life sim

plural life sims

1. video gamesSynonym of life simulation.

   In fact, as far as full-fledged life sims go, The Sims has pretty much been it for most gamers.

   2005, Sean Carton, 2005 Gamer's Almanac, page 282

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   Although there are other life sims such as Theme Park, Sim City and so on, they've all had a gameplay objective, a purpose for playing.

   2003 November, “The Usual Suspects”, in Cube, UK, page 35

   Kynseed: The most Fable-y of the games on this list, Kynseed is a life sim currently in early access, from ex-Fable devs PixelCount Studios.

   2019 November 21, Jack Yarwood, “Leaving Albion: The epic making of Fable”, in Wireframe, page 25

   Synonyms: life simulation