Best PC Games

By Carl Barton

PC simulation games are great because they allow gamers to simulate real life in a safe and consequence free environment. Simulation games mimic all aspects of life, from the extreme to the banal. The following is a list of some of the five best PC simulation games ever created.

Second Life is one of the many PC simulation games where the game play is exactly what the title suggests. Second Life offers gamers a second life. This is one of the first PC simulation games to offer a social networking aspect. Gamers travel around in a virtual second world, interacting with other characters owned and operated by other very real people. Second Life takes life simulation PC games to a new level, and Second Life inhabitants often engage in activity that they would never attempt in their first lives. Although not quite the Matrix, Second Life is about as close as you can get.

Need For Speed is the absolutely classic GT PC racing game. This is the king of PC racing simulation games. Not only are the games fun and realistic, but also the franchise is so prolific it seems there is an unlimited amount of Need For Speed titles to choose from. Besides, not only does Need For Speed let the driver evade the police, it lets the driver be the police.

Roller Coaster Tycoon falls under the "God" category of simulation PC games, but roller coaster tycoon doesn't exactly let gamers play God. Instead, it merely lets gamers assume the role of an uber-rich tycoon hell-bent on creating the world's wildest amusement park, which is almost as cool as playing God. Roller Coaster Tycoon lets everyone live out his or her childhood dream of building a roller coaster in the back yard.

The Microsoft Flight Simulator is without doubt the best flight simulator franchise in the market today. MSF is one of the longest running PC simulation franchises around. The newest incarnation, Microsoft Flight Simulator X is the king of PC flight simulation games. MSFX is the most realistic flight simulator available to consumers. How realistic can a video game possibly be? Well, if the film Snakes On A Plane has any important lessons, and it does, it is that flight simulators provide civilians with ample training to successfully land a 737. Conversely, if Hollywood movies aren't convincing, the US military has repeatedly stated that recruits familiar with flight simulation video game software are significantly more prepared for military flight school than those recruits who had never played such a game. How's that for a good excuse to play PC simulation games?

Finally, of course, there is the Sims. The Sims isn't just one of the top simulation PC games of all time, it's the top selling PC game franchise ever. It seems that everyone wants to have fun playing God and bossing around tiny humanoids. Well actually, that does sound like fun. Playing house got a whole lot cooler in the 21st century, and the Sims led the way.

Clearly, PC simulation games offer some of the most fun video games on the market today. The only regret people often have with these games is that they are too much fun and that they spend too much time playing them. Try one out today, but be careful, they might be addicting.

If you are interested in finding out more about PC simulation games, and where you can perhaps buy some for yourself, check out my other site entirely dedicated to PC simulation games.

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