Systems-driven

Video game concept

Most of the gameplay is driven by multitude of interacting systems, such as physics, flammability, morale, conductivity, friction, simulated social relations, and so forth that work everywhere instead of specially scripted sequences.

games

platforms

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

9801 1993-12-17

Magicka

WIN 2011-01-26

World of Goo

WII 2008-10-13

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS 1992-03

WIN 2011-01-01

LIN 2011

ANDR 2009-02-27

WIN 2012-12-13

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

SWTC 2017-03-03

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

LIN 2015-12-23

Cargo – The Quest for Gravity

WIN 2011-04-21

Thief: The Dark Project

WIN 1998-11-30

This is mostly of interest for non-simulation games.

Related group

Video game
Open solutions

Games by year

The first Systems-driven video game was released on March 1992.

Zachtronics Industries, 2D BOY and Larian Studios published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		21
Mac OS X		11
Linux		9
PS4		3
Switch		2
MS-DOS		2
FM Towns		2
NEC PC9801		2
Xbox One		2
PS		1
BSD		1
Pandora		1
WinCE		1
PS2		1
Xbox		1
Wii		1
iOS		1
Wii U		1
Android		1

Most common companies

Zachtronics Industries	13
2D BOY	5
Larian Studios	4
Eidos	4
Electronic Arts	4
Tiger Style	3
Bethesda Softworks	3
Origin	2
Electronic Arts Victor	2