Sim Taxi Amsterdam Overview
Sim Taxi Amsterdam was one of those straightforward driving games from the Flash era. It appeared online in the early 2000s, a time when a simple concept and a recognizable city map were enough to hold your attention for a good while. You didn't need a complicated story or fancy graphics. The game just put you behind the wheel.
You control a yellow taxi, navigating a top-down map of Amsterdam's canals and streets. Your job is to pick up passengers and deliver them to their destinations. The moment-to-moment play involves watching for pedestrians hailing you, then carefully driving them across town while avoiding collisions with other cars and the scenery. If you drive recklessly or take too long, the fare meter drops. You also have to manage your fuel, pulling into gas stations before you run out. The pace is steady, with a quiet tension that builds as you try to maximize each fare while dodging traffic. It feels like a focused, solitary task where a single wrong turn can undo your careful work.
