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SimCity

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First release
Oct 03, 1989
Genres
Simulator, Strategy · Sandbox, Business
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, PC-9800 Series, Atari ST/STE, Sharp X68000, Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns

SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer. SimCity was Maxis's second product, which has since been ported into various personal computers and game consoles, and spawned several sequels including SimCity 2000 in 1993, SimCity 3000 in 1999, SimCity 4 in 2003, SimCity DS, SimCity Societies in 2007, and SimCity in 2013. Until the release of The Sims in 2000, the SimCity series was the best-selling line of computer games made by Maxis.

Also known as SimCity Classic, Sim City, The SimCity

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Release dates
DOS
Oct 03, 1989
Amiga
Oct 03, 1989
Mac
1989
All 14 release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1989
ZX Spectrum
1989
PC-9800 Series
Sep 07, 1990
Sharp X68000
Sep 07, 1990
Amstrad CPC
1990
Atari ST/STE
1990
Acorn Electron
1990
BBC Microcomputer System
1990
FM Towns
1990
PC (Microsoft Windows)
1992
Acorn Archimedes
1993
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
tycoon, management, kaiju, freeware, building
… All 15, economy, natural disaster, city builder, nintendo power, launch titles, pack-in game, never-ending, world building, seasons, fictional currencies

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59
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IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026