Introducing video game genres; Simulation • DigiKala Meg

Video games are one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in the world today. The industry not only has a wide audience of all ages, but with a wide variety of genres and styles, it has been able to respond to different needs and interests of gamers. From exciting adventures in fantasy worlds to realistic experiences that immerse players in real environments, different genres of games each have their own characteristics and experiences to the players. A better understanding of these genres and the differences between them helps players to better understand games that fit their taste and interest and have a more enjoyable experience than games.

The main purpose of the style of simulation is to recreate the reality or specific circumstances in a precise and experienced way by the player. This style can cover a variety of real -life areas, such as simulating aircraft flight, farm management, everyday life, driving, city construction, or even the experience of a physician or manager of a football team. Simulator games usually focus very much on detail and realism, and encourage the player to control or move forward with careful planning and decision -making. Some simulators can also be a professional and educational tool, as some are carefully designed in driving or driving training. The attractiveness of the simulator style is to allow the player to experience roles that in the real world may be difficult, dangerous or impossible to access. This style generally consists of three subgroups. Of course, there are some games that are generally in the simulation category and do not include the following. These games include works such as the Powerwash Simulator.

Urbanization (City-Building)

Urbanization is one of the popular subsystems in video games that focuses on the construction, management and development of a city or urban area by the player. In this style, the player appears in the role of a mayor and must create a dynamic and efficient community using limited resources, infrastructure, public services and budget.

Games like Simcity, Cities: Skylines and Tropico are prominent examples of this style that each offer a different experience with their own features. The gameplay of these games usually includes designing streets, creating residential, commercial and industrial areas, service management such as police, firefighting, education and health and dealing with crises such as traffic, pollution and more.

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One of the attractive features of this style is the freedom of operation and the lack of linear path, so that any player’s decision can lead to a different formation of the city. This genre is not only entertaining, but it can also enhance skills such as planning, system thinking and resource management. This style can also be intertwined with genres such as survival that results in something like the Frostpunk series.

Life simulation (Life Simulation)

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Life simulation games include control or experience of one or more avatars. These games may focus on people’s lives and their relationships or simulate a complete ecosystem. One of the most famous examples of this style that focuses on human life is the Sims game series in which the player takes control of his personalized avatar and controls him in his personal and business life. Other games that have recently been released and have made a lot of noise are Inzoi. Social simulator games such as animals crossing: New Horizons, farming like Stardew Valley, and an appointment simulator and romantic relationships are also included.

In the meantime, biological simulations allow the player to test with concepts such as genetics, survival or ecosystems, and most of these games are educational. One of the prototypes of this style is Simlife. Relatively newer examples are Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis and Spore. In some other educational simulations, such as Wolf, the player experiences the life of a particular animal in a relatively real way.

Inzoi

The acclaimed games of this style include the Creatures series, in which the player nurtures different generations of one species in a very complex ecosystem. Unlike other game styles, life simulator games usually have no specific purpose to win. Focus this style is more about controlling people’s lives; From partial management of a family to monitoring the formation and growth of a civilization.

Vehicle Simulator (Vehicle Simulation)

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Vehicle simulator games are one of the genres of video games that strive to provide a more realistic experience of guiding different types of vehicles for the player. In flight simulator games such as Microsoft’s flight simulator, the player has the task of directing a plane. War flight simulators such as Ace Combat 7: Unknown are the most popular subcategory of these games. In these games, the player simulates both the flight and in the battlefields.

In simulator car games, the player plays the driver of a car and asks him to compete with other drivers or sometimes only with time. The genre is one of the foundations of the game industry and many of the first video games made in the same category. The genre has emerged from the late 1980s and is still very popular and has made a lot of progress in graphics and complexity.

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Contest simulators try to rebuild the driving experience as much as possible. Examples of this style include the Fortza Sport or Gran Torismo series. Of course, this style does not always focus on fast machines, and we have also seen games focused on simulating train, trucks, agricultural cars, etc. such as Snoors and Farming Simulator.