City building simulations

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

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Afterlife

Windows XP/98/951996protected3.7/5 LucasArts
Caesar

DOS19924/5 Impressions Games
Caesar 2

DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
Caesar 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.3/5 Impressions Games
Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
Holiday Island

Windows 3.x19964/5 Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software
Lego Loco

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Intelligent Games
Outpost

Windows 3.x19944/5 Sierra On-Line
Pharaoh

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Impressions Games
SimCity

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 ...
SimCity 2000

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.
SimCity 3000

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
SimTown

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19954.1/5 Maxis
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

DOSMac1996protected3.8/5 Blue Byte Software
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation

DOS19924/5 Celestial software
Zeus: Master of Olympus

Windows XP/98/952000protected4.2/5 Impressions Games