2. SimCity 4

SimCity 4 Gameplay

Developed by Maxis and published by EA Games, SimCity 4 allows you to terraform a region, and then build on it.

With no real plot to follow, SimCity 4 focuses on growing a city and keeping the citizens happy. Unhappy citizens will leave if their needs are not met. As the mayor, you are in charge of providing it all, and running it like a real city.

It is a great responsibility, okay, it’s just a game, but building and running a city is fun and inspiring.

I wonder how the game is going, it needs a giant scoreboard.

To the class of 2012, I say congratulations and good luck.

1.Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines Trailer

Like SimCity, Cities: Skylines is a city-building simulation and is open-ended. But it is unique in its attention to detail, I don’t mean shadows from trees detail, but building powerlines and water lines and connecting them properly. 

There is also the fact that you are not restricted to one square region. You can purchase more land after reaching realistic goals, you can also enact realistic policies like green energy which cuts down on the power usage.

Cities is worth a try.

The streets are empty and there are plows out, it could only mean one thing. Winter has come.

The city is a sprawling metropolis and very well organized, I wonder who the architect was?

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