Immersive sim

Game genre concept

Game genre focusing on generally systems-driven and open-ended gameplay, that is, immersive and reactive game systems that allow multiple solutions. Usually first-person and sometimes with role-playing game influences.

games

platforms

Name variations: immersive simulation

Deus Ex: Invisible War

XBOX 2003-12-02

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

X360 2013-10-22

Deus Ex

WIN 2000-06-22

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

PS3 2013-10-22

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

9801 1993-12-17

X360 2010-02-09

PS3 2008-10-17

WIN 2007-08-21

PS4 2016-11-10

WIN 2002-06-28

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

WIN 2016-08-23

System Shock 2

WIN 1999-08-11

Prime examples of the genre: Thief, Deus Ex, and System Shock.

Popular tags

actionrpg dungeoncrawler stealthgame

Games by year

The first Immersive sim video game was released on March 1992.

Bethesda Softworks, Square Enix and 2K Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		17
Mac OS X		6
X360		5
PS3		5
Xbox One		3
PS4		3
MS-DOS		3
Linux		2
FM Towns		2
NEC PC9801		2
Xbox		2
Wii U		1
Switch		1
PS		1
BSD		1
Pandora		1
WinCE		1
PS2		1
Mac OS Classic		1