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1989
Will Wright's genre-founding city builder: you lay out zones, roads and power and watch your city thrive or struggle with budgets, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goals that launched a whole genre.
The closest matches for SimCity are SimCity, SimFarm and SimCity 2000. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes SimCity special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
100 %
Best match
2013
The founding city-building simulation: you zone land, lay out roads and infrastructure, and watch your city grow or struggle with traffic, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goal.
98 %
Cosy, great for unwinding
A classic Maxis spinoff of SimCity where you plan and manage a farm, balancing crops, weather and market prices. It is seen as a pioneer of the farm simulation subgenre.
97 %
Tactical depth
A classic city-builder where you plan and run a metropolis with roads, rail, subways, power and public services. You juggle budget, traffic and citizen happiness, in open sandbox play or in disaster scenarios.
97 %
Cosy, great for unwinding
You build and run your own casino, growing from a small venue to a huge gambling palace. Empire Mode gives you timed objectives, while Sandbox Mode lets you build freely.
97 %
Cosy, great for unwinding
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.
97 % 9.99 €
Cosy, great for unwinding
A top-down transport tycoon sim where you plan road, rail and other transport networks to move goods and people cheaply, keeping your business growing and supplied.
96 %
Tactical depth
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.
96 %
Tactical depth
You build and run a skyscraper from the ground up, balancing offices, apartments, shops and elevators to keep tenants happy and the tower growing. The appeal is in tinkering with elevator logistics and steadily working toward a top-rated tower.
96 % 8.19 €
Bright, upbeat tone
You run a lobster fishing business and balance profit with sustainability by investing in research and conservation of lobster stocks. A small, calm management sim from the indie scene.
95 % −66 %Cosy, great for unwinding
You run your own game studio, develop games and grow your company into an industry giant. A laid-back business sim for players who enjoy planning and optimizing.
