Games Like Pocket City Similar City Building Games like Pocket City

Pocket City is described as 'Build your own unique city as the new mayor. Create residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Build parks and recreation spots. Respond to crime and disasters. Watch your city come alive!' and is a city building game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Pocket City for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad and Linux apps. The best Pocket City alternative is Cities: Skylines. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cytopia or Micropolis. Other Pocket City like games are SimCity, Islanders, CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer and Citybound.

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  1. Cities: Skylines icon

    Cities: Skylines

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    Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

    30 Cities: Skylines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    • Cities: Skylines is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pocket City.

    • Cities: Skylines is the most popular commercial alternative to Pocket City.

    • Cities: Skylines is Paid and ProprietaryPocket City is also Paid and Proprietary
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    SimCity

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    SimCity is a series of city-building simulation games, where you are given the task of founding and developing a city, while maintaining the happiness of the citizens and keeping a stable budget.

    36 SimCity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • ReactOS
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    • SimCity is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Pocket City.

    • SimCity is Paid and ProprietaryPocket City is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Cytopia

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    Cytopia is a free, open source retro pixel-art city building game with a big focus on mods. It utilizes a custom isometric rendering engine based on SDL2.

    29 Cytopia alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Cytopia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pocket City.

    • Cytopia is Free and Open SourcePocket City is Paid and Proprietary
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    Micropolis

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    Micropolis is a open city-building simulator game and is based on the original source code of SimCity , which was donated to the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project by Electronic Arts as free and open source software under the terms of the...

    41 Micropolis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Micropolis is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Pocket City.

    • Micropolis is Free and Open SourcePocket City is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Islanders icon

    Islanders

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    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  7. CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer icon

    CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer

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    CSM is a multiplayer mod for Cities: Skylines. This mod aims to provide a simple client-server experience where users can play and build together in a single game. Initially, resources such as money, costs demand will be synced between clients.

    26 CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cities: Skylines
     
  10. Citystate icon

    Citystate

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    Combining the classic city building game experience with advanced macro-economics, Citystate aims to be the most realistic urban simulator ever made. Build the cities of a new Nation and bring about your vision of the ideal society.

    31 Citystate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  11. TheoTown icon

    TheoTown

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    Do you want to build your own city? In TheoTown you can watch your own city growing. Declare zones for residential, commercial or industrial buildings and build road to connect them. Make your city more attractive by building parks, schools and so on.

    12 TheoTown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
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    • TheoTown is the most popular iPad alternative to Pocket City.

    • TheoTown is Freemium and ProprietaryPocket City is Paid and Proprietary
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    Designer City

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    Create a thriving metropolis by building houses, condos, apartments and skyscrapers to attract residents. Construct businesses and industries for them to work. Add bars, restaurants, theaters, stadiums and more to keep residents happy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Dino Island

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    Dino Island (also known as Dino Tycoon) is a PC business simulation game developed by Hasbro Interactive and published by Monte Cristo and PopTop Software.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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