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224 games like SimCity 4 · 1989 – 2027

  • Why 92Form.58World.28Curated.89Lists.75City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    DR Studios · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyConstructionManagement

    Here's your chance to make it big in the Big Apple... New York City, the city that never sleeps! Go for broke building your own Manhattan empire, creating and customising over 100 types of major businesses: run a hot nightclub, oversee a me

    73 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 92Form.56World.25Curated.87Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    3Division Entertainment · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is the ultimate real-time soviet-themed city builder tycoon game. Construct your own republic and transform a poor country into a rich industrial superpower!

    95 rating2 lists68 h main storyOften paired

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 87Form.21World.25Curated.94Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Frontier Developments · Android, Windows, Xbox

    SimulationStrategyManagementBuildingBusiness

    The premise of the game is to complete a series of preset scenarios by successfully building and maintaining amusement parks through business ownership as a theme park entrepreneur. The key to any park is building a large amount and diverse

    83 rating1 list15 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 86Form.59World.59Curated.74Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    Monte Cristo · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementMicromanagement

    Cities XL is a simulation game in which players can build their own cities on realistic 3D maps. Players are challenged to create the right combination of social services, employment, activities, and job opportunities for the cities' citize

    70 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 86Form.45World.74Curated.79Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    Tilted Mill Entertainment · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementBuilding

    Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to create their own kinds of cities, shape their cultures, societal behaviors and environments. Build an artistic city, an Orwellian city, futuristic city, gr

    66 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 85Form.30World.30Curated.87Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    SimulationStrategyManagementBuildingBusiness

    Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!

    67 rating3 lists24 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 85Form.29World.25Curated.84Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Nikita Online · Windows

    SimulationStrategyConstructionManagementBusiness

    Freight Tycoon is an economic simulation game which challenges players’ management skills. It puts one into the shoes of an owner of a cargo transportation company. One has to evaluate the profitability of contracts, contact customers, and

    50 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 84Form.37World.52Curated.67Lists.00City-building · Simulation · Often paired

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    Cities in Motion 2 (CIM2) is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. Cities in Motion 2 introduces new fea

    70 rating3 lists32 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 80Form.20World.25Curated.81Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    PopTop Software · Windows, macOS

    SimulationStrategyConstructionManagementBusiness

    A fully realised 3D gaming world scaling from eye in the sky views of entire continents down to incredibly detailed close-ups of beautifully modelled locomotives, buildings and landscapes. As well as the 25 challenging scenarios to recreate

    83 rating1 list26 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.37World.25Curated.68Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    SimulationStrategyConstructionManagementMicromanagement

    Hard Time is Money Build a profitable privately run prison from the ground up. Every wall, every fence, every decision is yours. Start small and forge your reputation as a first rate warden. Grow your facility to SuperMax capabilitie

    40 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 78Form.20World.25Curated.76Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Firaxis Games · Windows, macOS

    SimulationStrategyManagementMicromanagementBusiness

    Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads! comes home to its original creator, the le

    76 rating4 lists15 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 78Form.45World.34Curated.68Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementMicromanagement

    Starpeace is a massive multiplayer online city building game developed by Oceanus.

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 77Form.14World.25Curated.72Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Urban Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    SimulationStrategyBusinessSandboxBird view / Isometric

    The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

    73 rating2 lists45 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 75Form.27World.13Curated.61Lists.62City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    PopTop Software · Windows, macOS

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyConstructionManagement

    As the newly instated dictator of an obscure Caribbean Island, you will build a path of progress for your sapling nation, overcoming poverty, strife and other evils. Combining building-oriented gameplay with a healthy dose of Latin American

    82 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.29World.14Curated.50Lists.66City-building · Simulation · Often paired · Also in City-building games

    Blue Byte Mainz · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementBuilding

    Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the Anno series. It was released on 17 November 2011, and was co-developed by the German studios Related Designs and Ubisoft

    75 rating6 lists25 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.26World.18Curated.70Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    DR Studios · Mobile, Windows

    SimulationStrategyManagementDay/night cycleCity builder

    Build your fortune in a living, breathing Monopoly City(TM). Create a top property business and battle against your opponents to become the richest and biggest property tycoon around! Create multiple businesses in Monopoly City, from a humb

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 67Form.36World.25Curated.56Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Virtual Playground · Windows

    SimulationStrategyManagementBuildingDay/night cycle

    Prison Tycoon 2 builds on the basics of the first game, adding new game-play options.

    1 listOften paired

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 66Form.15World.25Curated.68Lists.00Simulation · Management · Often paired

    Blue Fang Games · Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One +1

    SimulationManagementMicromanagementSandboxBird view / Isometric

    Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Maci

    74 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Why 65Form.15World.25Curated.67Lists.00Simulation · Management · Often paired

    Blue Fang Games · Windows, macOS

    SimulationManagementMicromanagementSandboxBird view / Isometric

    Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Maci

    74 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 64Form.10World.13Curated.54Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Bullfrog Productions · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +13

    SimulationStrategyManagementSandboxBird view / Isometric

    Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influenc

    74 rating1 list2 h main storyOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 62Form.09World.13Curated.65Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Bullfrog Productions · MS-DOS, PS3, Windows

    SimulationStrategyManagementBusinessBird view / Isometric

    Theme Hospital is a business simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1997, in which the player designs and operates a hospital. Like most of Bullfrog's games, Theme Hospital is permeated by an e

    86 rating1 list8 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.56World.50Curated.03Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Iceflake Studios · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderSandbox

    Create and manage your own city without restrictions. Offering a deep simulation and a living economy, Cities: Skylines II will challenge your decision-making skills and allow you to build the cities of your dreams. Get ready for a new epic

    73 rating2 lists28 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 59Form.11World.13Curated.60Lists.00Simulation · Strategy · Often paired

    Lionhead Studios · Windows, macOS

    SimulationStrategyMicromanagementDay/night cycleSandbox

    Play the role of a deity in a land where the surroundings are yours to shape and its people are yours to lord over. Be an evil, malevolent god and the natives will worship you with fear in their eyes. Play as a kind, benevolent god and they

    75 rating10 lists16 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.35World.58Curated.14Lists.74City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Linux, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +7

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and u

    78 rating19 lists16 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 54Form.40World.13Curated.09Lists.82City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementBuilding

    Builders Of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!

    2 listsAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 53Form.26World.27Curated.18Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    Frontier Developments · PS4, Windows, Xbox One +2

    SimulationStrategyConstructionManagementSandbox

    Planet Coaster is a construction and management simulation video game. Similar to its spiritual predecessor, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (also developed by Frontier), the game allows players to build different theme park rides and roller-coaster

    82 rating3 lists28 h main story

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  • Why 52Form.35World.49Curated.04Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    SomaSim · Android, Switch, PS4 +4

    SimulationStrategyManagementBuildingBusiness

    Project Highrise is a Tower Building Business Management Simulator. Managing your sky-scraping empire will be no easy task – growth will require a mastery of the various interlocking systems that are required for each type of establishment

    74 rating3 lists10 h main story

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  • Why 51Form.17World.37Curated.20Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    Windows

    SimulationStrategyManagementBuildingBusiness

    Step into the chaotic 24/7 lifestyle of a hotel owner as you design and build grand hotels across the globe. Juggle the increasingly elaborate demands of disorderly guests, logistical nightmares and unexpected obstacles in Hotel Architect,

    80 rating1 list23 h main story

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 51Form.48World.00Curated.04Lists.59City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord. Grow your starting village into a bustling city, manage resources and production chains, and expand your lands through conquest. Inspired by the art

    78 rating7 lists11 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 50Form.52World.11Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    The Wandering Band · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

    Take a fantastical journey - fly the desert and build your domain. Airborne Kingdom uniquely blends city management and exploration, with a world and lore all its own. Build housing, gather food, satisfy needs, and grow your tribe. Maintain

    74 rating2 lists7.5 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 49Form.34World.38Curated.08Lists.00City-building · Simulation

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBusiness

    City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city t

    80 rating1 list13 h main story

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  • Why 49Form.53World.00Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Linux, Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderIndie

    Nebuchadnezzar is a classic isometric city builder game inviting players to experience the mysterious history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia. In the campaign, players get to rule over influential historical cities filled with magnificen

    64 rating3 lists38 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 49Form.35World.26Curated.12Lists.00City-building · Simulation

    Texel Raptor · Linux, Windows, macOS

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementBuilding

    Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks.

    82 rating4 lists52 h main story

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  • Why 49Form.34World.13Curated.12Lists.75City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Mucky Foot Productions · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepte

    90 rating2 lists17 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 48Form.51World.08Curated.07Lists.00City-building · Simulation

    Brace Yourself Games · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with the other Great Houses of Titan for resources, territory, and power. Do battle with ships, technology, influence, or the sheer productive power of your factories. Stake your claim to the Indu

    60 rating1 list25 h main story

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  • Why 48Form.42World.28Curated.00Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    Iceflake Studios · Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Windows +1

    SimulationStrategyBuildingCity builderSandbox

    Build what only you can in LEGO Skylines. In this cozy, customizable city-builder, your choices bring a living, breathing metropolis to life. Go big or obsess over the details. No instructions. Unlimited space. And there’s just one rule. Ma

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  • Why 48Form.33World.27Curated.04Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    Introversion Software · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    SimulationStrategyConstructionManagementBuilding

    The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities

    78 rating10 lists17 h main story

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  • Why 48Form.35World.21Curated.08Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Towns

    2012

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementBuilding

    This game was released in 2012 on Steam through Steam Greenlight while still in its beta. The developers decided to abandon its development in 2014, leaving the game in an unfinished state but available for purchase. "The game brings a fre

    40 rating1 list16 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 47Form.23World.23Curated.21Lists.62City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    System 3 · MS-DOS, PlayStation, PS4 +3

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyConstructionManagement

    In a town where anything goes, you can’t rise to the top without taking a few others down. From dodgy deals to shifty tricks, do what you gotta do to go from small-time slumlord to filthy rich tycoon.

    79 rating9 lists10 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 47Form.33World.25Curated.04Lists.75City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Dapper Penguin Studios · Linux, Windows, macOS

    City-buildingSimulationStrategySandboxBird view / Isometric

    Rise of Industry is a strategic tycoon game that puts you in the shoes of an early 20th-century industrialist. Build and manage your growing empire in a living, breathing, and procedurally generated world that is constantly evolving and ada

    65 rating6 lists19 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 47Form.56World.08Curated.00Lists.00City-building · Simulation

    Haemimont Games · Linux, PS4, Windows +2

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

    Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research n

    72 rating1 list23 h main story

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  • Why 46Form.23World.25Curated.14Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    SimulationStrategyBusinessSandboxBird view / Isometric

    It’s the grand opening of a new RollerCoaster Tycoon, featuring new levels of chaos and wonder as you do whatever it takes to keep guests happy (and injury-free). Customize rides, manage guests, and build wild roller coasters in your theme

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  • Why 46Form.47World.00Curated.03Lists.70City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Firefly Studios · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

    The next chapter in Firefly Studios' real-time strategy series, Stronghold: Warlords is Firefly's first game to recreate the castle economies of the Far East. In Warlords you take command of Mongol hordes, imperial warriors and samurai clan

    64 rating4 lists19 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 45Form.51World.68Curated.00Lists.00Simulation · Strategy

    Firemint Pty · Android, iOS

    SimulationStrategyManagementCity builderBusiness

    SimCity Deluxe was a mobile entry in the long-running city building franchise, based on the earlier SimCity 3000 for PC and Mac.

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  • Why 44Form.26World.13Curated.07Lists.60City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Ubisoft Blue Byte · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementCity builder

    Anno 1800: Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to y

    85 rating8 lists16 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 44Form.45World.00Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

    Aquatico is a survival city builder set deep beneath the waves. Choose your strategy, obtain resources, build your futuristic city and prove no challenge is too hard.

    68 rating2 lists15 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 44Form.45World.13Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Balancing Monkey Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderSandbox

    Before We Leave is a non-violent city building game set on multiple planets in your own cozy corner of the universe. Your people emerge from a long period hidden underground and they’ve forgotten the world above. Rebuild civilization back

    77 rating4 lists17 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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  • Why 44Form.38World.10Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementIndie

    Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 90+ building blocks to arrange and combine and to c

    68 rating1 list5.5 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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