Games Like SimCity (Series) Great City Building Games & Simulation Games like SimCity (Series)

SimCity is described as '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' and is a popular city building game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to SimCity for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iPhone, Android, iPad and Linux apps. The best SimCity alternative is Cities: Skylines. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Lincity-NG or Cytopia. Other SimCity like games are Tiny Glade, CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer, Citystate and Pocket City.

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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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    It's got the core mechanics(building, zoning, stats) down flat, and the graphics make it easy for any ole granny to get into it. The graphics are pretty intensive though

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    its just better than simcity

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    Citirs: Skylines is not just a alternative to SimCity. In my opnion, it is better! =)

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    • Almost everyone thinks Cities: Skylines is a great SimCity alternative.

    • Cities: Skylines is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SimCity.

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

    • Cities: Skylines is Paid and ProprietarySimCity is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Tiny Glade

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    Tiny Glade is a relaxing free-form building game. Tap into the joy of making something pretty with no management, no combat, or wrong answers — just kick back, doodle some castles, and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.

    36 Tiny Glade alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
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  4. Lincity-NG icon

    Lincity-NG

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    Lincity is a construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy. Its name is a play on the title of the original city-building game, SimCity, and it was released under the GNU General Public License.

    12 Lincity-NG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lincity-NG is a great SimCity alternative.

    • Lincity-NG is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SimCity.

    • Lincity-NG is Free and Open SourceSimCity is 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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    • CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to SimCity.

    • CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer is Free and Open SourceSimCity is Paid and Proprietary
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    Pocket City

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    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!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Pocket City is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to SimCity.

    • Pocket City is Paid and ProprietarySimCity is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Cities XL (Series)

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    The game (developed by Monte Cristo and originally released on October 2009) offers challenging gameplay about money and space management as well as urban planning. It provides a variety of planning tools and a unicque setup for zoning.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The environment of the game (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_XL)
     
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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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    It is the original source code ported into Java.

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    • Micropolis is Free and Open SourceSimCity is Paid and Proprietary
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    Industries of Titan

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    SimCity BuildIt

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    Build, craft, and control! SimCity BuildIt is an all-new SimCity game designed just for mobile.

    34 SimCity BuildIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    If you are not willing to pay to play, forget about this game. You start with a low budget and hardly any way to improve that. It is a great game if you are willing to p2p.

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    • Some users think SimCity BuildIt is a great SimCity alternative, some don't.

    • SimCity BuildIt is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to SimCity.

    • SimCity BuildIt is Freemium and ProprietarySimCity is Paid and Proprietary
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