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1999PC

A classic city-building sim where you plan zoning, traffic, power, finances and services for a growing metropolis. Trading with neighboring cities and famous landmarks like the Empire State Building or Big Ben add flavor.

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Tactical depth

The closest matches for SimCity 3000 are Cities in Motion, Railroad Corporation and Caesar III. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes SimCity 3000 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Cities in Motion

98 %Match

2011PC77 % positive19.99 €

  • Realistic visuals
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Gameplay comes before story

A transport simulation where you plan bus, tram and subway networks across Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin and Amsterdam from 1920 to 2020. The fun lies in optimizing routes and schedules so the system turns a profit while keeping passengers happy.

Caesar III

Realistic visuals

A classic city builder set in ancient Rome: you keep citizens fed, watered, entertained and protected while managing trade and provinces. The blend of logistics and careful planning is its main appeal.

Car Manufacture

Realistic visuals

An automotive tycoon game where you start a car company in the early 20th century, manage staff, expand your factory, research new tech and work your way to the top of the market.

Sumerians

Cosy, great for unwinding

A city builder set in ancient Mesopotamia where you grow your settlement through irrigation, production chains, trade, and monumental temples and ziggurats.

CivCity: Rome

Bright, upbeat tone

A city-builder that zooms in from empire management to the planning, supplying and running of individual Roman cities, culminating in Rome itself. Play centers on city layout, economy and citizen happiness across many missions.

Caesar IV

Cosy, great for unwinding

As a Roman provincial governor you build and manage cities, keep citizens supplied, handle trade and defense, and climb the political ladder toward Caesar. A classic, measured city-builder set in antiquity.

Railroad Tycoon II

Tactical depth

Build a railway empire across the 19th and 20th centuries by laying track, running trains, delivering goods and outmaneuvering rivals on the stock market. A classic business sim with plenty of planning depth.

Rise of Industry

Cosy, great for unwinding

An early 20th-century tycoon game where you build production chains, delivery routes and an industrial empire in a procedurally generated world, optimizing it against rival companies.

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