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Play Overview
Sim City (1989) is a series of city-building games, created by Will Wright. Since their inception as educational experiences in 1989, the games have enabled players to design ambitious cities. The attraction is the openness of play, where you can let your imagination and ideas play out on a grand scale to see the implications.
You start with a small budget and a patch of undeveloped land. By establishing residential, commercial and industrial zones, and providing electricity and water you soon have people moving in and building their homes. Then, by means of taxes, you can make money to develop your city further.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Sim City 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 6 months ago.
You start with a small budget and a patch of undeveloped land. By establishing residential, commercial and industrial zones, and providing electricity and water you soon have people moving in and building their homes. Then, by means of taxes, you can make money to develop your city further.
- SimCity (1989) on PC, Mac, Amiga, Atari ST
- SimCity 2000 (1993) on Mac, PC, SNES, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance
- SimCity 3000 (1999) on Windows, Mac, iOS
- SimCity 64 (2000) on Nintendo 64
- SimCity 4 (2002) on PC and Mac
- SimCity DS (2007) on DS
- SimCity (2013) relaunched on Mac and PC
- SimCity: BuildIt (2014) on iOS and Android
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Sim City 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 6 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Simulation and Strategy game with Creative and World Building elements. This is a single-player game.
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 10 hours and 20 hours to complete. The time to play depends on how ambitious your plans are and how successful you are at completing them.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
- Take on a mountainous challenge
- Create something for visitors
- Understand government
- Play games with building like LEGO
This game has helped players develop their Disposition as part of the following pathways:
This game has been the inspiration for the following activities:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game.
Our Game Pathways reveal how 18-year-olds play this game:
- 18-year-old: The Joy Of Well Planned Transport
Costs
Game Details
Release Date: 02/02/1989, updated in 2014
Out Now: Amazon Fire, Android, Mac, PC and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Simulation, Strategy (Creative and World Building)
Accessibility: 14 features
Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night and Grid
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