SimEarth - The Living Planet

Developer: Maxis

SimEarth: The Living Planet puts you in the role of a planet-scale steward, sculpting atmosphere, geology and life over deep time. You seed oceans, nudge climates, guide evolution and manage civilizations while coping with volcanic eruptions, asteroid strikes and runaway greenhouse effects. Complex systems and long-term feedback reward careful planning and educated improvisation—expect plenty of trial-and-error and surprising emergent results. The slow, contemplative pace and crunchy, menu-driven interface recall early CD-era experiments in simulation, offering a nostalgic, brainy challenge for players who enjoy grand strategy and ecosystem sandbox play.