Apps with 'Simulation' feature

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  1. FreeCAD icon
     524 likes

    A versatile open-source 3D CAD modeler with modular architecture, suitable for engineering applications across multiple platforms, supporting Python scripting.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Docker
    • Steam
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Part Design WB
    FEM
    Assembly
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    BIM
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    4.3
    Very Good22 ratings
  2. OpenGL icon
     193 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
    • US flagUnited States
    Project64 (Nintendo 64 emulator) with the Glide64 video plugin (which uses OpenGL) playing Super Mario 64.
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  3. Velxio icon
     15 likes

    Emulate Arduino, ESP32 & Raspberry Pi. in your browser. Write code, compile, and run on 19 real boards — Arduino Uno, ESP32, ESP32-C3, Raspberry Pi Pico, Raspberry Pi 3, and more. No hardware, no cloud, no limits.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • UY flagUruguay
    Raspberry Pi Pico simulation — ADC read test with two potentiometers, Serial Monitor showing live output, and compilation console at the bottom.
    Arduino Uno driving an ILI9341 240×320 TFT display via SPI — rendering a real-time graphics demo using Adafruit_GFX + Adafruit_ILI9341.
    Library Manager loads the full Arduino library index on open — browse and install libraries without typing first.
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    Component Picker showing 48 available components with visual previews, search, and category filters.
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  4. Celestia icon
     136 likes

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • visionOS
    • Online
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • US flagUnited States
    A view of the Solar System from afar, with the orbits and labels of planets and dwarf planets visible. The constellation Orion can be seen on the right side of the image.
    A closeup of Valles Marineris on Mars, this shot demonstrates Celestia's virtual texture feature that allows for extremely high resolution mapping of planets without a major performance loss.
    A low FOV shot of the Earth from low lunar orbit, with a high resolution virtual texture applied to the Moon.
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    A detailed model of the International Space Station in Celestia.
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  5. SOLIDWORKS icon
     89 likes

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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
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  6. Autodesk Maya icon
     150 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
    • US flagUnited States
    Autodesk Maya screenshot 1
    Created with Maya
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  7. Mindustry icon
     33 likes

    Create complex supply chains, produce materials, and defend against enemy waves in this cross-platform sandbox tower defense game.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
    • itch.io
    • RU flagRussia
    Mindustry screenshot 1
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  8. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU
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  9. SimulIDE icon
     20 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
    • Mac
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  10. Open Historia icon
     4 likes

    Open Historia is an AI-driven turn-based strategy game. Lead any nation on a living world map, act in plain language, and watch an AI simulate the consequences — wars, diplomacy, and borders that actually shift.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Interface and Map
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  11. 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
    • US flagUnited States
    Cisco Packet Tracer screenshot 1
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  12. The Sims icon
     37 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Blackberry
    • Windows Phone
    • Origin
    • Steam
    • US flagUnited States
    The Sims 4
    The Sims 4
    The Sims 4
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    The Sims 4
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  13. Synthetiq icon
     9 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • AE flagUnited Arab Emirates
    Test Your Post Before Publishing
    Compare posts with a built-in
A/B testing feature.
    Simulate reactions.
Improve before publishing.
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  14. SteamVR icon
     7 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
    • US flagUnited States
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  15. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • CA flagCanada
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  16. Gaia Sky icon
     13 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  17. Houdini icon
     41 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
    • CA flagCanada
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  18. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  19. Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator (FMG) is a free online tool which produces procedurally generated and highly customizable fantasy maps. You can just use auto-generated maps or create your own world from scratch.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • RU flagRussia
    Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator screenshot 1
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  20. Falcon BMS icon
     2 likes

    Falcon 4.0 Origins Falcon 4 roots can be traced as far back as 1984 with the release of F-16 Fight Falcon by Spectrum Holobyte. Development of Falcon continued for the next 10 years with the release of Falcon AT in 1988 and Falcon 3.0 in 1991.

    In 1994 Falcon 4.0 development was.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  21. Automobilista icon
     2 likes

    Automobilista 2 is all the racing simulators you ever wanted - in just one. An incredibly diverse collection of cars and tracks cohesively simulated, featuring incredible graphics and audio quality.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
    • SteamVR
    • BR flagBrazil
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  22. OpenSPH icon
     2 likes

    C++ SPH/N-body library and standalone GUI application, mainly designed for astrophysical simulations

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Impact into the parent body of the Hygiea family

SPH impact simulation with Dpb=428 km target, showing the origin of the Hygiea family.
    Accretion disk around a neutron star

N-body simulation with soft-particle model.
    Reaccumulation of fragment field

Self-gravitational reaccumulation and formation of rubble-pile asteroids, simulated using SPH.
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    Collapse of a rotating cloud

SPH simulation of a self-gravitating cloud of ideal gas.
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  23. 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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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Global
    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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