SimEarth: The Living Planet

SimEarth: The Living Planet (1993)

Genres:Simulator
Story:The most ambitious and far-reaching of Maxis’ Sim lineage, Sim Earth puts you in charge of an entire planet throughout its 10 billion year lifespan. Your ultimate task is to guide the planet’s inhabitants into the stars, from its humble single-celled roots. The main threats you face include pollution, disease, famine, war and global warming. The controls available to you include the chance to move mountains and continents, creating different levels of species, and unleash tidal waves and earthquakes so as to reshape your planet. All of these things take from your limited energy, which must be replenished.Show more
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February 04, 2025
Yes, many people don't regard Sim Earth among it's many Sim Peers, but I've often found myself charmed by it's presentation and means. (Often the SNES version), it manages to bring a unique spin on the god game after a sort. Lacking traditional objectives or direct influence over the beings and fauna of of the planet (the Flora is slightly different and more easily influenced with terrain shaping), I tend to see Sim Earth as more a very large zen garden. See what happens. Observe. Let your mind free. Or perhaps you can drop a bomb on your nanotech city to unleash the robots.
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