Where can you play retro management / raising sims today?
Management and raising sims. These reflect their era so strongly that faithful re-releases are uncommon.
Of the 15 titles listed here, 3 are playable on Nintendo Switch and 3 on Steam, while 12 have never been ported at all.
| Title | Original release | Where you can play it |
|---|---|---|
| A-Train | PC-8801 · 1985 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via A-Train — remake / remaster |
| SimCity | Super Famicom / SNES · 1991 | Not available on any current platform — original Super Famicom / SNES hardware only |
| Graduation | PC-9801 · 1992 | Not available on any current platform — original PC-9801 hardware only |
| Princess Maker 2 | PC-9801 · 1993 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC) via Princess Maker 2 — remake / remaster |
| Tokimeki Memorial | PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 · 1994 | Not available on any current platform — original PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 hardware only |
| Chaos Seed: Feng Shui Kairouki | Super Famicom / SNES · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Super Famicom / SNES hardware only |
| Monster Rancher | PlayStation · 1997 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), Mobile (iOS / Android) via Monster Rancher — modern re-release |
| Seaman | Dreamcast · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original Dreamcast hardware only |
| Animal Crossing-e: Animal Crossing | GameCube · 2001 | Not available on any current platform — original GameCube hardware only |
| Segagaga | Dreamcast · 2001 | Not available on any current platform — original Dreamcast hardware only |
| Animal Forest | Nintendo 64 · 2001 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo 64 hardware only |
| Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo DS · 2005 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo DS hardware only |
| What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? | PSP · 2007 | Not available on any current platform — original PSP hardware only |
| LovePlus | Nintendo DS · 2009 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo DS hardware only |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | Nintendo 3DS · 2012 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo 3DS hardware only |