SimLife
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| Developers | |
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| Maxis | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1992 |
| Windows 3.x | 1992 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1992 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Life sim |
| Series | Sim |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| SimCity (series) | |
| SimEarth | 1990 |
| SimAnt | 1991 |
| SimLife | 1992 |
| SimFarm | 1993 |
| SimHealth | 1994 |
| SimTower | 1994 |
| SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest | 1995 |
| SimTown | 1995 |
| SimPark | 1996 |
| SimGolf | 1996 |
| SimTunes | 1996 |
| SimSafari | 1998 |
| The Sims (series) | |
| Sid Meier's SimGolf | 2002 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
SimLife is a singleplayer top-down view life sim game in the Sim series.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| DOS | |
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
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System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 4.0 | 6.22 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i386 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
| Windows 3.x | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i386 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0.2 | 9.2.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68020 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2.5 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||