Chronology of business simulation video games

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Video game platforms

3DO 3DO AMI Commodore Amiga APPII Apple II ATR Atari 8-bit family BBC BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and BBC Master BROW Browser game C64 Commodore 64 CROSS Cross-platform DOS DOS / MS-DOS DS Nintendo DS GB Game Boy GBA Game Boy Advance GBC Game Boy Color GCN Nintendo GameCube GEN Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive JAG Atari Jaguar LIN Linux MAC Macintosh / Mac OS MSX MSX N64 Nintendo 64 NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom OSX Mac OS X PALM Palm OS PC88 NEC PC-8801 PCJR IBM PCjr PPC Pocket PC PS1 PlayStation / PSone PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PSN PlayStation Network PSP PlayStation Portable SAT Sega Saturn SCD Sega Mega-CD SNES Super NES / Super Famicom ST Atari ST VC Virtual Console (Wii) Wii Wii WIN Microsoft Windows WIN3X Windows 3.x WIN9X Windows 9x X360 Xbox 360 XBLA Xbox Live Arcade XBOX Xbox ZETA magnussoft ZETA ZX ZX Spectrum

List

Year	Game	Developer	Setting	Platform	Notes
1963	Intopia		Modern	Various
1980	Windfall: The Oil Crisis Game	David Mullich	Modern	APPII
1983	Business Games	Acornsoft	Modern	BBC	Contains Stokmark and Telemark.
1983	M.U.L.E.	Ozark	Sci-fi	APPII, ATR, C64, MSX, NES, PC88, PCJR
1983	Oil Barons	Epyx	Modern	APPII, C64, DOS
1984	Mugsy	Melbourne House	Historical	ZX
1985	Make Millions	Tom Snyder Productions	Modern	MAC
1986	Mugsy's Revenge	Beam	Historical	C64, ZX	Sequel to Mugsy.
1987	Earth Orbit Stations	Karl Buiter	Sci-fi	APPII, C64
1987	Ports of Call	Aegis	Historical	AMI, DOS
1988	Fugger, Die	Ballhaus	Historical	AMI, C64	First title in the series.
1989	Black Gold (a.k.a. Oil Imperium)	reLINE	Historical	AMI, C64, DOS, ST
1990	Big Business	DigiTek	Modern	AMI, DOS, ST
1990	Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon	MicroProse	Historical	AMI, DOS, MAC, ST	First title in the series.
1991	Mad TV	Rainbow	Modern	AMI, DOS	First title in the series.
1991	Merchant Colony	Impressions	Historical	AMI, DOS, ST
1992	A-Train	Artdink	Modern	AMI, DOS, MAC, PS1
1992	Aerobiz	Koei	Modern	GEN, SNES
1992	Patrician, The	Ascaron	Historical	AMI, DOS, ST	First title in the series.
1993	Aerobiz Supersonic	Koei	Modern	GEN, SNES	Sequel to Aerobiz.
1993	Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space	Strategic	Historical	DOS
1993	DinoPark Tycoon	MECC, Manley & Associates	Sci-fi	3DO, DOS, MAC, WIN
1993	Merchant Prince	Holistic	Historical	DOS
1993	Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon Deluxe	MicroProse	Historical	DOS	Re-release of Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon.
1993	SimFarm	Maxis	Modern	DOS, MAC, WIN3X
1994	Airlines	Interactivision	Modern	DOS
1994	Planer, Der	Greenwood	Modern	DOS
1994	Flamingo Tours	Sayonara	Modern	AMI, DOS
1994	Hanse: Die Expedition	Ascaron	Historical	AMI, DOS
1994	Mad News	Ikarion	Modern	AMI, DOS
1994	Motor City(a.k.a. Oldtimer in Germany)	Max Design	Historical	DOS
1994	Pizza Tycoon (a.k.a. Pizza Connection)	Software 2000	Modern	AMI, DOS, WIN	First title in the series.
1994	SimHealth	Thinking Tools	Modern	DOS
1994	SimTower	OPeNBooK	Modern	MAC, WIN3X, WIN9X
1994	Theme Park	Bullfrog	Modern	3DO, AMI, DOS, DS, GEN, MAC, JAG, PS1, SAT, SCD, SNES
1994	Transport Tycoon	Chris Sawyer	Modern	DOS, PS1
1995	Capitalism	Enlight	Modern	DOS, MAC
1995	Elisabeth I.	Ascaron	Historical	DOS
1995	Hillsea Lido	Vulcan	Modern	AMI
1995	Kaiser Deluxe	Linel	Historical	DOS, WIN	Remake of Kaiser.
1995	Kosmos	AK	Sci-fi	DOS
1995	Machiavelli: The Prince	Holistic	Historical	DOS
1995	Transport Tycoon Deluxe	Chris Sawyer	Modern	DOS, WIN9X, PS1	Remake of Transport Tycoon.
1996	Capitalism Plus	Enlight	Modern	WIN	Remake of Capitalism.
1996	Fugger II, Die	Sunflowers	Historical	DOS, WIN	Sequel to Die Fugger.
1996	Harvest Moon	Pack-In-Video	Fantasy	GBC, SNES, VC	First title in the series.
1996	Mad TV 2	Greenwood	Modern	DOS	Sequel to Mad TV.
1996	Zapitalism	LavaMind	Fantasy	WIN
1997	Entrepreneur	Stardock	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
1997	Harvest Moon GB	Victor	Fantasy	GB, GBC
1997	Herrscher der Meere	NovaTrix	Historical	DOS
1997	Hollywood Mogul	Hollywood Mogul Co.	Modern	WIN
1997	Industry Giant	JoWood	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
1997	Legal Crime	Byte Enchanters	Historical	WIN
1997	Industry Giant: Expansion Set, The	JoWood	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Industry Giant.
1997	Maid's Story, The	C's Ware	Modern	WIN
1997	Theme Hospital	Bullfrog	Modern	DOS, PS1, PSN, WIN
1998	Airline Tycoon	Spellbound	Modern	LIN, OSX, WIN, ZETA
1998	Anno 1602: Creation of a New World	Max	Historical	WIN9X	First title in the series. Hybrid with RTS elements.
1998	Gangsters: Organized Crime	Hothouse	Historical	WIN
1998	Lula: The Sexy Empire	CDV	Modern	WIN
1998	Railroad Tycoon II	PopTop	Historical	DC, LIN, MAC, PS1, WIN	Sequel to Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon.
1998	Yoot Tower	OpeNBooK9003	Modern	MAC, WIN9X	Unofficial sequel to SimTower.
1999	Harvest Moon 2	Pack-In-Video	Fantasy	GBC	Sequel to Harvest Moon.
1999	Harvest Moon 64	Toy Box, Victor	Fantasy	N64
1999	Harvest Moon: Back to Nature	Victor, Marvelous	Fantasy	PS1, PSP
1999	RollerCoaster Tycoon	Chris Sawyer	Modern	WIN, Xbox	First title in the series.
1999	RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies	Chris Sawyer	Modern	WIN	Expansion to RollerCoaster Tycoon.
1999	Simutrans	Hansjörg Malthaner, Various	Modern	CROSS	Open source Transport Tycoon Deluxe clone. A development version is available for download.
1999	Wet Attack: The Empire Cums Back	Interactive Strip	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Lula: The Sexy Empire.
1999	X: Beyond the Frontier	Egosoft	Sci-fi	WIN	First title in the series.
2000	Airport Tycoon	Krisalis	Modern	WIN
2000	Business Tycoon	Stardock	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Entrepreneur.
2000	Fast Food Tycoon (a.k.a. Pizza Syndicate)	Software 2000	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Pizza Tycoon.
2000	Harvest Moon 3	Victor, Natsume	Fantasy	GBC	Sequel to Harvest Moon 2.
2000	Harvest Moon for Girls	Victor, Natsume	Fantasy	PS1
2000	Patrician II: Quest for Power	Ascaron	Historical	WIN	Sequel to The Patrician.
2000	RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes	Chris Sawyer	Modern	WIN	Expansion to RollerCoaster Tycoon.
2000	Traffic Giant	JoWood	Modern	WIN
2000	X-Tension	Egosoft	Sci-fi	WIN	Expansion to X: Beyond the Frontier.
2001	Casino Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2001	Fast Food Tycoon 2 (a.k.a. Pizza Connection 2)	Software 2000	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Fast Food Tycoon.
2001	Gadget Tycoon	Monte Cristo	Modern	WIN
2001	Gangsters 2: Vendetta	Hothouse	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Gangsters: Organized Crime.
2001	Golf Resort Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2001	Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland	Victor	Fantasy	PS2
2001	Heist	Virgin	Modern	WIN
2001	Merchant Prince II	Holistic	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Merchant Prince.
2001	Monopoly Tycoon	Deep Red	Modern	WIN
2001	Moon Tycoon	Legacy	Sci-fi	WIN
2001	Oil Tycoon	Soft	Modern	WIN
2001	Skateboard Park Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2001	Ski Resort Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2001	StarTopia	Mucky Foot	Sci-fi	WIN
2001	Corporate Machine, The	Stardock	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Business Tycoon.
2001	Trevor Chan's Capitalism II	Enlight	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Capitalism.
2001	Tropico	PopTop	Modern	MAC, OSX, WIN, WIN9X
2001	TV Tycoon	Niels Bauer	Modern	WIN
2001	Zoo Tycoon	Blue Fang	Modern	DS, MAC, WIN	First title in the series.
2002	Airlines 2	InterActive	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Airlines.
2002	Beach Life	Deep Red	Modern	WIN
2002	Big Biz Tycoon	Animedia	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
2002	Casino Mogul	Monte Cristo	Modern	WIN
2002	Dino Island	Monte Cristo	Sci-fi	WIN
2002	Dino Island (a.k.a. Dyno Tycoon)	Monte Cristo	Sci-fi	WIN
2002	Donald Trump's Real Estate Tycoon!	Red Cap	Modern	WIN
2002	Europa 1400: The Guild	4HEAD	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Die Fugger II.
2002	Golf Resort Tycoon II	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Golf Resort Tycoon.
2002	Industry Giant II	JoWood	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Industry Giant.
2002	Lemonade Tycoon	Hexacto, Jamdat	Modern	PALM, PPC, MOBI, WIN
2002	Mall Tycoon	Holistic	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
2002	Maximum Capacity: Hotel Giant	Enlight	Modern	WIN
2002	Miniconomy	Trade Games	Modern	BROW
2002	Rock Manager	PAN	Modern	WIN
2002	RollerCoaster Tycoon 2	Chris Sawyer	Modern	WIN	Sequel to RollerCoaster Tycoon.
2002	Shopping Centre Tycoon	Holistic	Modern	WIN
2002	Snowboard Park Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2002	Trailer Park Tycoon	Jaleco	Modern	WIN
2002	Tropico: Paradise Island	BreakAway	Modern	WIN, WIN9X	Expansion to Tropico.
2002	Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon.
2002	Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon.
2003	Airport Tycoon 2	Sunstorm	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Airport Tycoon.
2003	Airport Tycoon 3	InterActive	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Airport Tycoon 2.
2003	Anno 1503: The New World	Max	Historical	WIN9X, WIN	Sequel to Anno 1602: Creation of a New World. Hybrid with RTS elements.
2003	Anno 1503: Treasures, Monsters and Pirates	Max	Historical	WIN	Expansion to Anno 1503: The New World.
2003	Atlantis Underwater Tycoon	Activision	Modern	WIN
2003	Big Biz Tycoon 2	2head	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Big Biz Tycoon.
2003	Car Tycoon	Vectorcom	Modern	WIN
2003	Casino, Inc: The Management	Hothouse	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Casino, Inc..
2003	Casino, Inc.	Hothouse	Modern	WIN
2003	Cruise Ship Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2003	Deep Sea Tycoon	Anarchy	Modern	WIN
2003	Eve Online	CCP	Sci-Fi	LIN, OSX, WIN	Space sim. MMORPG.
2003	Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life	Marvelous	Fantasy	GCN, PS2
2003	Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town	Marvelous	Fantasy	GBA
2003	Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town	Marvelous	Fantasy	GBA	"Female" version of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
2003	Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis	Blue Tongue	Sci-fi	PS2, WIN, Xbox
2003	Mall Tycoon 2	Fusion Digital, Virtual Playground	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Mall Tycoon.
2003	Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse	Ascaron	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Patrician II.
2003	Planer 3, Die	MadCat	Modern	WIN	Third title in the Der Planer series.
2003	Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates	Ascaron	Historical	WIN
2003	Railroad Tycoon 3	PopTop	Historical	MAC, WIN	Sequel to Railroad Tycoon II.
2003	Restaurant Empire	Enlight	Modern	WIN
2003	RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister	Frontier	Modern	WIN	Expansion to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
2003	RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds	Frontier	Modern	WIN	Expansion to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
2003	SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon	Deep Red	Modern	WIN
2003	Tropico 2: Pirate Cove	Frog City	Historical	OSX, WIN
2003	Vegas Tycoon	JoWood	Modern	WIN
2003	Wildlife Park	JoWood, Encore	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
2003	X2: The Threat	Egosoft	Sci-fi	LIN, OSX, WIN	Sequel to X: Beyond the Frontier.
2004	A-Train 6	Artdink	Modern	PS2	Sixth game in the A-Train series.
2004	Carnival Cruise Line Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping	Artex	Modern	WIN
2004	Chris Sawyer's Locomotion	Chris Sawyer	Modern	WIN
2004	Fish Tycoon	Last Day	Modern	DS, iPod, iPhone, MOBI, PALM, PPC, OSX, WIN
2004	Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life	Marvelous	Fantasy	GBA	"Female" version of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life.
2004	Holiday World	Island	Modern	WIN
2004	John Deere: American Farmer	Gabriel	Modern	WIN
2004	Lemonade Tycoon 2	Jamdat	Modern	MAC, WIN	Sequel to Lemonade Tycoon.
2004	OpenTTD	Various	Modern	LIN, WIN	Open source game engine based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Version 1.0 released April 1, 2010.
2004	Port Royale 2	Ascaron	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates.
2004	Railroad Tycoon 3: Coast to Coast	PopTop	Historical	WIN	Expansion to Railroad Tycoon 3.
2004	RollerCoaster Tycoon 3	Frontier	Modern	OSX, WIN	Sequel to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
2004	School Tycoon	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN
2004	Zoo Empire	Enlight	Modern	WIN
2004	Zoo Tycoon 2	Blue Fang, MacSoft	Modern	MAC, WIN	Sequel to Zoo Tycoon.
2005	Caterpillar Construction Tycoon	Gabriel	Modern	WIN
2005	Cinema Tycoon	Tikgames	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
2005	Coffee Tycoon	Jamopolis	Modern	WIN
2005	Geniu$: The Tech Tycoon Game	Radon Labs	Modern	WIN
2005	Harvest Moon DS Cute	Marvelous	Fantasy	DS	"Female" version of Harvest Moon DS.
2005	Harvest Moon DS	Marvelous	Fantasy	DS
2005	Harvest Moon: Magical Melody	Marvelous	Fantasy	GCN, Wii
2005	Mall of America Tycoon	4HEAD	Modern	WIN
2005	Mall Tycoon 3	Cat Daddy	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Mall Tycoon 2.
2005	Marine Park Empire	Enlight	Modern	WIN
2005	Playboy: The Mansion	Cyberlore	Modern	PS2, WIN, Xbox
2005	Prison Tycoon	Virtual Playground	Modern	WIN	First title in the series.
2005	RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!	Frontier	Modern	WIN	Expansion to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.
2005	RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!	Frontier	Modern	WIN	Expansion to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.
2005	Tabloid Tycoon	ValuSoft	Modern	WIN
2005	Movies, The	Lionhead, Robosoft	Modern	OSX, WIN
2005	Tower SP, The	Vivarium	Modern	GBA	Remake of SimTower.
2005	Wildlife Tycoon	Pocketwatch Games	Modern	WIN, MAC
2005	X3: Reunion	Egosoft	Sci-fi	LIN, OSX, WIN	Sequel to X2: The Threat.
2005	Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon 2.
2005	Zoo Tycoon DS	Blue Fang	Modern	DS	First title in the series.
2006	Anno 1701	Related	Historical	DS, WIN	Sequel to Anno 1503: The New World Hybrid with RTS elements.
2006	Game Tycoon	Try Synergy	Modern	WIN
2006	HotDogs HotGals	Fuzzyeyes	Modern	WIN
2006	Lionel Trains: On Track	Black Lantern	Modern	DS
2006	Prison Tycoon 2: Maximum Security	Virtual Playground	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Prison Tycoon.
2006	Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	Neverland	Fantasy	DS	First title in the series. Hybrid with RPG elements.
2006	Sid Meier's Railroads!	Firaxis	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Railroad Tycoon 3.
2006	Movies: Stunts & Effects, The	Lionhead, Robosoft	Modern	OSX, WIN	Expansion to The Movies.
2006	Tycoon City: New York	Deep Red	Modern	WIN
2006	Wildlife Park 2 (a.k.a. Wildlife Zoo)	Deep Silver	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Wildlife Park.
2006	Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon 2.
2006	Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon 2.
2006	Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon 2.
2007	Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery	Keen	Historical	DS	Hybrid with RTS elements.
2007	Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon	Related	Historical	WIN	Expansion to Anno 1701 Hybrid with RTS elements.
2007	Catan	Big Huge	Fantasy	XBLA
2007	Chocolatier	Big Splash	Modern	OSX, WIN
2007	Freight Tycoon	1C Company	Modern	WIN
2007	Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness	Marvelous	Fantasy	DS
2007	Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility	Marvelous	Fantasy	Wii
2007	Hospital Tycoon	DR	Modern	WIN
2007	IndustryPlayer	Thomas Lehnert	Modern	BROW
2007	Plant Tycoon	Last Day of Work	Modern	WIN
2007	Prison Tycoon 3: Lockdown	Virtual Playground	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Prison Tycoon 2: Maximum Security.
2007	Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals	Blue Fang	Modern	WIN	Expansion to Zoo Tycoon 2. Hybrid with FPS elements.
2008	A-Train HX	Artdink	Modern	X360	Eighth game in the A-Train series.
2008	BossInGame Business Game	Advanccing	Modern	BROW
2008	Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania		Modern	WIN	Sequel to Cinema Tycoon.
2008	Prison Tycoon 4: Supermax	Virtual Playground	Modern	WIN	Sequel to Prison Tycoon 3: Lockdown.
2008	Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	Neverland	Fantasy	DS	Sequel to Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon. Hybrid with RPG elements.
2008	Rune Factory Frontier	Neverland	Fantasy	Wii	Hybrid with RPG elements.
2008	X3: Terran Conflict	Egosoft	Sci-fi	OSX, WIN	Sequel to X3: Reunion.
2008	Zoo Tycoon 2 DS	Blue Fang	Modern	DS	Sequel to Zoo Tycoon DS.
2009	Anno 1404	Related, Ubisoft, Blue Byte	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery. Hybrid with RTS elements.
2009	Eco Tycoon: Project Green	ValuSoft	Sci-fi	WIN
2009	Virtonomics	Virtonomics Co	Modern	BROW	International version of Virtonomica (Ru).
2009	Tropico 3	Haemimont Games	Modern	WIN, X360	Successor to the original Tropico.
2010	Hotel Tycoon Resort	Claw Design Software	Modern	Mobile phones (J2ME)
2010	Gameday Tycoon	28wins	Web	CROSS
2010	Top Tycoon	TNT Interactive, LLC	Web	BROW	Facebook Application
2011	Tropico 4	Haemimont Games	Modern	WIN, X360
2011	Cities in Motion	Colossal Order	Modern	WIN, MAC
TBA	FreeTrain	Various	Modern	CROSS	Open source. A development version is available for download.
TBA	Automation	Camshaft Software	Modern	WIN
TBD	School District Tycoon	TVA[disambiguation needed ]	Modern	WIN, MAC
TBD	Tycoon Online		Modern	WIN
TBD	The Business Sim	Various	Modern	WIN
Year	Game	Developer	Setting	Platform	Notes

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