SimCity (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Simulation Games
The best Simulation Games alternative to SimCity is Cities: Skylines. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cytopia or CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SimCity and 17 are Simulation Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Simulation Games alternatives to SimCity are Tiny Glade, Citystate, Micropolis and SimCity BuildIt.
- City Building Game
- Paid • Proprietary
29 Cities: Skylines alternativesCities: 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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Finland
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
- Playstation
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox
Cities: Skylines Features
Cities: Skylines VS SimCity
Comments about Cities: Skylines as an Alternative to SimCity
Most Recent Commentits just better than simcity
Citirs: Skylines is not just a alternative to SimCity. In my opnion, it is better! =)
36 Tiny Glade alternativesTiny 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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
- SteamOS
Tiny Glade Features
Tiny Glade VS SimCity
29 Cytopia alternativesCytopia 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Cytopia Features
Cytopia VS SimCity
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Self-Hosted
- Cities: Skylines
CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer Features
CSM - Cities: Skylines Multiplayer VS SimCity
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
France- EU
Platforms
- Windows
- Steam
Citystate Features
Citystate VS SimCity
40 Micropolis alternativesMicropolis 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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
DiscontinuedThe online version and theFacebook app are unavailable. The source code and the Java version are available from Google Code.
Micropolis VS SimCity
Comments about Micropolis as an Alternative to SimCity
It is the original source code ported into Java.
33 SimCity BuildIt alternativesBuild, craft, and control! SimCity BuildIt is an all-new SimCity game designed just for mobile.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
SimCity BuildIt Features
SimCity BuildIt VS SimCity
Comments about SimCity BuildIt as an Alternative to SimCity
Lateefat MohammedIf 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.
Citybound is a city building game with a focus on realism, collaborative planning and simulation of microscopic details.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DiscontinuedThe latest update is from November 2020.
Citybound Features
Citybound VS SimCity
Comments about Citybound as an Alternative to SimCity
DGMurdockIIIit still in develpment but open source and if it live up to what dev have set up to do will be very very good game
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Windows
Dino Island VS SimCity
Design, build and grow your town into the most extraordinary Citytopia®. Open card packs to build and upgrade all aspects of the city, from buildings to vehicles to the roads themselves. Master the supply chain to transform your city into a thriving metropolis!
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Citytopia Features
Citytopia VS SimCity
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