Simulation games to stimulate your brain

Transport Fever

Availability: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux

Price: $11.99(Steam)

For those curious about the nightmarish logistics of maintaining a transport company, this game will deliver. In-game, you start around 1850 as a rail service and as time progresses, you can start to expand roadway, maintain water supplies and air quality, while building up your huge network of trucks, trains, boats and planes to become the biggest transport tycoon of the 21st century.

Rise of Industry

Availability: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux

Price: $10.99 (Steam)

You start as an eccentric entrepreneur and slowly build up your means of production, set up supply lines and eventually, become a business mogul who owns virtually everything. All in all, if you ever wanted to experience the wild days of early industrialization, then this is the perfect game for you.

Democracy 3

Availability: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux

Price: $24.99

The third instalment of the Democracy series offers a much deeper look into the life of a head of state. In the game, you enact policy to tackle everything from petty crimes to climate change, dismiss or support demands of various parties and most importantly, make sure that the general populace is happy enough that they won't kick you out of the office.