What Else Do You Sim?

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Most of us come to RaceDepartment to discuss and learn about racing simulations and racing games, but we want to know what other simulators you play.

We are experiencing one of the best periods in the history of sim racing. Sim hardware quality is improving while software options are plentiful and growing. But even in this amazing time, we all need breaks from sim racing, and we turn to other avenues of virtual entertainment.

We want to hear from you in the comments below. Let us know what else you enjoy simulating. From flight sims to farming to bus driving, whatever it is that you love to play outside the world of racing, share it with us.

Microsoft’s latest edition of Flight Simulator is a popular option amongst many in the racing community, and even allows us to repurpose our racing rigs as cockpits. Many videos have even been shared on popular sim racing channels featuring fly-overs of major racing circuits from around the world.

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Another widely loved sim that many of you are enjoying is Farm Simulator. On the surface, farming seems like an uneventful pastime, but Farm Sim has managed to make virtual farming fun and engaging. So much so, in fact, that there are Farm Simulator eSports championships.

For those who can’t get enough of driving, there are many choices outside of racing. Euro and American Truck Sims are a great way to relax the mind and pass an afternoon. Taxis and buses are also well represented in the sim world, or you can patrol the streets as an officer of the law. The choices for simulations seem limitless.

Share your personal favourites below. Whether your other sim favourites have you repairing cars, long-haul trucking, boating, mowing grass or anything else, share it below.
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Mike Smith
I have been obsessed with sim racing and racing games since the 1980's. My first taste of live auto racing was in 1988, and I couldn't get enough ever since. Lead writer for RaceDepartment, and owner of SimRacing604 and its YouTube channel. Favourite sims include Assetto Corsa Competizione, Assetto Corsa, rFactor 2, Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally 2 - On Twitter as @simracing604

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My VR rig is not up to running most of the 'proper' flight sims, so I have resorted to Elite and Ultrawings. Both have simplistic flight models, but are still great for immersion. I prefer to play Elite with FA-OFF, but you need a reasonable setup to be able to feather the thrusts accurately. Ultrawings is just a great simple flight sim/game with acrobatic challenges very reminiscent of the old pilotwings.
Try Aerofly FS 2. It's a good looking but also really efficient flight sim - I've no problem with 90 FPS in VR at max graphics. It's also got a reasonable amount of aircraft you can fly

The only downside with it is that if it had an Ace Combat like tag line then it would be "Empty Skies" - there's no ATC nor will you see any other aircraft, apart from static models parked up at various airports.

Still the flight model is good, and the cockpits for the most part are fully interactable and accurate.
 
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Sci-Fi titles like Mechwarrior (Battlemechs) and Squadrons (X-Wings & TIE Interceptors) are my kind of 'simulation side quests'.
 
Cars and planes, but as I was along the coast today, there were boats crossing by, and I thought that it would be so awesome if in the (hopefully near) future to have boat sims using Microsoft Flight Simulator kind of technology, one can always dream...
 
Bought Farm Simulator this summer while my county was in the midst of a several weeks drought and cutting the grass was something I was missing. Yes, I like mowing the lawn, problem is now I like harvesting crops and feeding the animals my racing has taken a back seat.
I think I need an intervention.
 
Train simulators (TS 20XX, TSW2, Open Rails, etc)
Transport Fever 2 (since some consider Cities: Skylines a sim, I'll include it)
Rise of Flight (only serious flight sim I play. Love the combat there)
 
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Wow, long list :D

- Car mechanic simulator 2015
- Car mechanic simulator 2021
- Euro truck simulator 2
- American truck simulator
- Lawn mowing simulator (but not so good as excepted)
- Farming simulator 17
- Farming simulator 19

Also played :
- Pcars
- Dirt rally
- iRacing
- MotoGP URT 3
- GRID
- Toca race driver
- Singles

but i don't forget my very first simulator "Microsoft Flight Simulator 95"
 
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Besides sim racing I also use Train Simulator/Train Sim World, and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
I never used a flight simulator before MSFS, but I'm really enjoying it. Lots to learn!!
 

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