simcade

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noun

A game with the simple, intuitive controls of an arcade game but also having some of the technical accuracy of a simulation.

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Meanings

nounsimcade (plural simcades)

plural simcades

  1. video gamesA game with the simple, intuitive controls of an arcade game but also having some of the technical accuracy of a simulation.

Origin

Blend of sim(ulation) + (ar)cade (game). See also sim.

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Cite this entry
APA

simcade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simcade

MLA

“simcade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simcade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simcade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simcade.

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