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Games like SimCity 2000

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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.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Economy and management
  • Deep systems to master

The closest matches for SimCity 2000 are Project Highrise, RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes SimCity 2000 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Project Highrise

98 %Match

2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable85 % positive19.50 €

  • Economy and management
  • Building and crafting
  • Deep systems to master

You build and run a skyscraper, balancing offices, restaurants, apartments, elevators and utilities. A calm yet intricately interlocking management puzzle about space, traffic flow and keeping tenants happy.

RollerCoaster Tycoon

Economy and management

A classic theme park management sim where you design coasters and rides, balance finances and guest happiness, and clear scenarios. The creative joy of crafting your own roller coasters is its signature appeal.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

Sandbox with your own goals

The classic theme park management sim where you design your own roller coasters piece by piece and steer your park to profitability across varied scenarios. Charming isometric visuals and a hugely flexible coaster editor make it an endlessly creative sandbox.

Shapez

Building and crafting

You build factories on an infinite map that automatically cut, rotate, paint and stack geometric shapes. It rewards clever layout design and optimization, with no combat or time pressure.

Cities: Skylines

Sandbox with your own goals

A deep, relaxing city-builder sandbox where you grow a town into a sprawling metropolis, with traffic management as the real brain-teaser. Huge mod support makes the creative possibilities almost endless.

Parkitect

Economy and management

A charming theme park management game in the spirit of the classics, where you design coasters, shops and staff logistics while keeping guests happy. Relaxed building meets economic tinkering.

Theme Park

Cosy, great for unwinding

A classic business sim in which you build an amusement park with rides, food stalls and staff, balancing prices, profit and guest happiness. Its tongue-in-cheek humor and the race to build the best park in the world give it charm.

Airport CEO

Deep systems to master

An airport management sim where you lay out runways, terminals, check-in and shops while balancing staff, contracts and budget. The appeal is in optimizing operations and watching your airport grow.

SimAirport

Sandbox with your own goals

A detailed tycoon sim where you plan, build and run an airport from a first terminal to a busy hub. The appeal lies in optimizing passenger flow, staff and flight schedules.

Zoo Tycoon 2

Sandbox with your own goals

You turn an empty plot of land into your own zoo, freely designing habitats for many animal species while keeping animals and visitors happy to keep the money flowing. A relaxed management sim with plenty of creative freedom.

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