SimCity (Series) AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to SimCity is Cities: Skylines. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Lincity-NG or GoCity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SimCity and seven of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to SimCity are Citystate, Cities XL (Series), Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic and The Settlers.

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  1. Cities: Skylines icon

    Cities: Skylines

     37 likes

    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

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    • Paid
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    • Steam
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    • Nintendo Switch
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    Comments about Cities: Skylines as an Alternative to SimCity
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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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    Citirs: Skylines is not just a alternative to SimCity. In my opnion, it is better! =)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Best alternative! Beautiful.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Cities: Skylines is Paid and ProprietarySimCity is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Lincity-NG icon

    Lincity-NG

     9 likes

    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.

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. Citystate icon

    Citystate

     1 like

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  5. Cities XL (Series) icon

    Cities XL (Series)

     1 like

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    The environment of the game (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_XL)
     
  6. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic icon

    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

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    Take part in building the ideal Soviet Republic in this city-builder as you harvest and process raw materials, design logistical infrastructure, and provide everything your loyal citizens need.

    8 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Steam
    • Windows
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  7. The Settlers icon

    The Settlers

     2 likes

    The Settlers is a video game series. The first game in the series is The Settlers (1993). There are eight games in the series, including remakes. All the games were developed by the German studio Blue Byte, and were published by either Blue Byte or Ubisoft, the company that...

    18 The Settlers alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Uplay
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  9. GoCity icon

    GoCity

     1 like

    GoCity is a groundbreaking new location-based game that lets you build your own city on the map. You can buy real-world roads and grow your city along them. Explore the game world and expand your city to new areas by moving around in the real world.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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