Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

SimLife

Title	SimLife
First release	1992
Developer	Maxis
Publisher	Maxis
Platforms	Amiga, DOS, PC (Windows)
Genres	biological simulation video game, life simulation game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	DOS: 1992-01-01 (Other)
Wikidata ID	Q2446031

Genetic diversification allows players to engineer new life forms to populate a planet's ecosystem. By introducing these custom organisms into the environment, you observe whether they successfully flourish or succumb to extinction through simulated evolutionary pressures.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2446031) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (amiga/simlife) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (32182) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Maxis · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Maxis · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, Other release) · © Maxis · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Maxis · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

SimLife gameplay (PC Game, 1992)

Squakenet · DOS version · gameplay · 9:25auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Sim Life - gameplay (Amiga)

zxretrosoft · Amiga version · gameplay · 7:55auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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