Apps with 'Simulation' feature

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  1. OpenGL icon
     189 likes

    OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications. Since its introduction in 1992, OpenGL has become the industry's most widely used and supported 2D and 3D graphics application programming interface (API), bringing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Project64 (Nintendo 64 emulator) with the Glide64 video plugin (which uses OpenGL) playing Super Mario 64.
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  2. Celestia icon
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    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    The orbits of a number of main belt asteroids (in brown) plotted together with major planet orbits (in blue).
    A closeup of the space shuttle Discovery in orbit over Florida; this shot demonstrates Celestia's virtual texture feature for extremely high resolution mapping of planets.
    The 1989 flyby of Neptune by Voyager 2--last stop before leaving the solar system.
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  3. Autodesk Maya icon
     149 likes

    Comprehensive software for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering, trusted by top artists for films and games, with tools to enhance workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. SOLIDWORKS icon
     88 likes

    Leading 3D CAD software facilitating design, analysis, and product data management. Boosts productivity and accelerates time to market through seamless integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  6. RimWorld icon
     36 likes

    RimWorld follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40,000.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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  7. Synthetiq icon
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    Synthetiq is an advanced social media simulation platform that allows you to see how your content performs before you ever post it online. Synthetiq allows creators to A/B test rapidly in a simulated environment to optimize their content before posting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Test Your Post Before Publishing
    Compare posts with a built-in
A/B testing feature.
    Simulate reactions.
Improve before publishing.
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  8. The Sims icon
     36 likes

    The Sims is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling video games series of all time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • Origin
    • Steam
    The Sims 4
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  9. Houdini icon
     40 likes

    Houdini covers all the major areas of 3D production, including:

    • Modeling - All standard geometry entities including Polygons, (Hierarchical) NURBs/Bezier Curves/Patches & Trims, Metaballs
    • Animation - Keyframed animation and raw channel manipulation (CHOPs), motion captur.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Packet Tracer is an essential learning tool used in these Cisco Networking Academy courses: IT Essentials, CCNA Routing and Switching, CCNA Security, Intro to Internet of Things (IoT), and Mobility Fundamentals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. Forza Horizon icon
     12 likes

    Forza Horizon is a 2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. The game is the fifth instalment of the Forza series, having originally spun-off from Turn 10 Studios-developed Forza Motorsport titles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
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  12. SteamVR icon
     6 likes

    SteamVR is the ultimate tool for experiencing VR content on the hardware of your choice. SteamVR supports the Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Meta Quest
    • SteamVR
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  13. SimulIDE icon
     15 likes

    SimulIDE is a simple real time electronic circuit simulator. It's intended for general purpose electronics and microcontroller simulation, supporting PIC and AVR. PIC simulation is provided by gpsim and avr simulation by simavr.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Gaia Sky icon
     11 likes

    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  15. The Powder Toy icon
     27 likes

    The Powder Toy is a desktop version of the classic 'falling sand' physics sandbox game, it simulates air pressure and velocity as well as heat!.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  16. EmptyEpsilon icon
     4 likes

    EmptyEpsilon places you in the roles of a spaceship's bridge officers, like those seen in Star Trek. While you can play EmptyEpsilon alone or with friends, the best experience involves 6 players working together on each ship.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Main screen view from a cruiser near a station being attacked by two enemy cruisers
    View of the helms officer's screen, which controls the ship's movement.
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  17. HARFANG 3D icon
     13 likes

    HARFANG®3D is a cross-platform & multi-language solution to integrate with embedded systems, existing environments & combining features to meet the industrial standards of 3D imaging.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  18. Play with fluids with a touch of your fingers. Experiment and play with those swirling substances. Gorgeous visuals with professional post-effects like bloom and sun rays. The Android version can also be used as live wallpaper.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  19. SymPy icon
     31 likes

    SymPy is a Python library for symbolic computation. The stated goals of the library are to become a full-featured computer algebra system and to keep a simple code base to promote extensibility and comprehensibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  20. BOOLR icon
     13 likes

    BOOLR is a digital logic simulator built with HTML and JavaScript using Electron . Simulations run asynchronously and in ticks so complex simulations won't cause freezes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  21. Inkarnate icon
     11 likes

    Inkarnate is an all-in-one fantasy mapmaking platform with a free version and a huge library of assets. With Inkarnate, one can create world and region maps, city and village maps, battlemaps and interiors, as well as scenery maps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    World & Region Maps
    City and Village Maps
    City and Village Maps
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    Battlemaps
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