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The best city building games

City building games are simulation games in which the player is in charge of planning a whole city. The player can manage a city by developing different areas and infrastructure, tweaking the economy and paying attention to the citizens need. Some of the most popular city-building simulations are the SimCity series, The Settlers and Caesar.

Most popular city building games

SimCity 2000
simulationDOS, Windows 3.x, Windows XP/98/95
Caesar 3
simulationWindows XP/98/95, Mac
SimCity
simulationDOS, Windows 3.x, Windows XP/98/95

City building games

  • caesar-3-09
    Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.3/5 Impressions Games
  • simcity2000-1
    DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951993protected4.2/5 Maxis

    SimCity 2000 is a classic city building simulation, part of the popular SimCity series, developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. SimCity 2000 is a huge step up from the 2D predecessor SimCity and boasts improvements like: isometric view, underground, water pipes, subways, new buildings like prisons, schools, libraries, museums, etc.

  • zeus-poseidon-08
    Windows XP/98/952000protected4.2/5 Impressions Games
  • caesar2-3
    DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
  • pharaoh-sierra-4
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Impressions Games
  • global-effect-05
    DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
  • simcity-6
    DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 Maxis

    SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...

  • lego-loco-04
    Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Intelligent Games
  • simtown-01
    Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19954.1/5 Maxis
  • simcity3000-03
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
  • outpost-win-03
    Windows 3.x19944/5 Sierra On-Line
  • utopia-6
    DOS19924/5 Celestial software
  • caesar1-4
    DOS19924/5 Impressions Games
  • holiday-island-4
    Windows 3.x19964/5 Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software
  • settlers-2-04
    DOSMac1996protected3.8/5 Blue Byte Software
  • afterlife-06
    Windows XP/98/951996protected3.7/5 LucasArts
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