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SimCity 4 combines the elements of Construction and Management, City-Building, Crafting and Simulation developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fourth major entry in the series of SimCity. In the beginning, you have an empty land, and the ultimate task is to create different buildings which grow into a fantastic and beautiful city. There are different types of buildings, materials, and items to use and create. Gather resources and build settlements, commercial buildings, houses, shops, roads, and more. Offers all the facilities to the inhabitants and keep them happy. Compete against rival NPCs and earn experience points and money to unlock further content in the game. In the game, you can assume the role of the Mayor and your goal is to populate all tracts into cities. You’ll face different challenges such as overpopulation, electricity shortage, garbage, water, disposal and other. The game is distributed into three different modes such as MySim, mayor, and god. Establish a city and earn money through different ways. SimCity 4 offers exciting features such as Build an Entire Region, Unleash your Imagination, Upgrades, Competition, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

CityVille was a fantastic City Building, Construction and Management Simulation by Zynga, the creator of biggest titles such as FarmVille and Draw Something. Back in the day the game allowed the players to be the owner of a whole new City and develop it from scratch by erecting buildings, developing markets, businesses and by collecting taxes, and resources, etc. The basic task of the players was to start developing the City and eventually turn it into a massive Metropolis. Visiting the neighboring Cities, trading for resources, building diplomatic ties and strengthening the economy were the most important and promising parts of the game. As the City grew, the players were rewarded with experience points along with the reputation points that they could use to buy upgrades, energy and loads of other great things. The players could also earn the CityVille currencies such as CV Cash and CV Coins and spend them to acquire some of the most special items from the in-game store. With a variety of tasks that the players could do, amazingly addictive gameplay and beautiful 3D visuals, CityVille was a fun Construction and Management Simulation to enjoy until it was closed down in late 2011 because of some undisclosed reasons. From the day on, the game is no longer available on any of the servers but a number of groups are trying to revive the game. Hopefully there will be another game someday that will offer the same fantastic things that the CityVille did.

Tropico 5 is a marvelous new MMO-RTS, City-Building, Management Simulation that offers gameplay a lot similar to its predecessors and Anno series games. With a unique Co-op Multiplayer (4-Player) feature, Tropico 5 lets you build whole cities on different islands and allows you to work with or against each other. The main task in the game is to manage your cities and take your settlement to the Colonial Era, witness World Wars, Cold War and finally reach to the modern era, embrace technological advancements and thrive in an advanced society. You can also be one of the super powers of the time by simply working hard, write the constitution and decide the independence of your cities or countries and by waging wars against your enemies and defeating them. With all the wonderful building and management options, great visuals, and an addictive game-play, Tropico 5 is a brilliant Simulation to spend your precious time on. Do try it out for a beautiful MMO, RTS, management and City-building experience.

Towns is a great Isometric City-Building and Management MMO-RTS simulation that offers a beautiful sandbox style theme. The game leaves you in a partially build piece of land and allows you to manipulate the land as you like it, explore, gather up resources and build structures you want. At the beginning, Towns allows you to choose biomes (Grass, Desert, Snow or Land) process your selected biomes with their own qualities, grow crops or clean the land and wildlife, build homes, farms and other structures by using the resources and eventually build a whole new civilization and help your people thrive in a very friendly environment. With the help of 11 villagers, you must perform the necessary tasks, settle them up in homes and grow the population, befriend neighboring settlements and grow economically, start trade and grow your nation and enjoy playing this marvelous game. Towns as compared to a lot of other titles of the similar nature, is one of the best simulation to enjoy. Try it out and you’ll love it for sure.

Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition is a brilliant New City Building, MMO, Real-Time Strategy and Management video game by Haemimont Games and Feral interactive. Just like the previous games of the series, Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition allows you to be the president of Isla Nublar, choose the best outfit and customize your character, get into the awesome game-play and face some new challenges, govern over your Naysayers and make the decisions that will write the fate of your nation and grow your off-shore bank accounts. As compared to Tropico 3, Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition offers enhanced more political aspects and more powerful nations to negotiate with, a whole new democracy system in which you can elect more new ministers and get your cunning and controversial policies passed to finally implement the changes you want. With all of the political Drama, you will also have to focus on your enemies, cater with the natural disasters, and lure the populace towards yourself by simply engaging into epic developments and enjoy leading a lavish life. With a new feature of social interaction, integration of social portals like Facebook and twitter, amazing missions to complete, countless rewards, great visuals, great storyline and an amazingly engaging game-play, Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition is a marvelous new addition to the Tropico Series.

Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile is an Open Ended MMO, RTS City Building, Construction and Management Simulation set in Ancient Egypt. The game allows you to be a ruler over the distances that Egypt covers and build cities by selecting different construction sites for various groups of people who are further parted into two more groups, Private Workers, and Government Workers. You must select the workers from both groups and assign them their tasks to build different buildings and structures. When a city is completed you can move to the next one to build it and you can move all the workers with you too. The game provides with only bread as to use it to bargain or trade or use it as the currency. Just like all other games of this genre, Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile lets you complete a task of building a city and then moves you towards the next. Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile features good 3D graphics, engaging game objectives and a lot more to explore and enjoy. Do try it out for a great City-Building and RTS experience.

Tropico is a City Building, Construction, and Management Simulation by Pop Top Software and Feral Interactive. The game allows the players to get into the role of “El Presidente.”, Rule over the Island in the Carribean Sea in the Era of Cold War. As the primary goal of the game is to stay always in Power, the players are required to keep the population of the Island Happy. If the Populace is unhappy with the El President’s actions, they may vote somebody else instead of the player. All the non-governmental powers and Factions can unsettle the Rule of El Presidente, so the player must keep all of these factors controlled. If there are Powers that get unhappy with El President’s rule, they will form an alliance and challenge the players so the players will need to keep them happy as well. As this game is all about Democracy and Foreign relations, diplomacy and Trade, the players must be good at every said aspect or else he/she can lose the title. Customizing the Island’s Map, political and economic relations, enemy intrusions and other governmental affairs are the most critical and challenging tasks to perform. With all the addictive gameplay, constructions, management and socio-economic elements, Tropico offers various game modes such as Scenario, Custome Game, Random Map and Campaign. Furthermore, Tropico offers brilliant character customization options for the character of El Presidente and allows the players to select any of the real life figures such as Che Guevara, Augusto Pinochet, Fidel Castro, Hernando Blanco, Lou Baga and Sancho Baraega, etc. Tropico is an amazingly addictive and quite surprisingly informative simulation to enjoy. Do give it a try for an excellent City Building, Construction, and Management experience.

SimCity Buildit is an addictive and quite brilliant Building and Management Simulation by Electronic Arts (EA). The game lets the players be the mayor of a city, construct various types of buildings, factories, research facilities, generate and collect resources, etc. To generate the resources, the players must build factories where they can forge Metal, plastic and other types of resources. Building parks, Apartments and a good sewerage system keeps the citizens happy, so the players will definitely have to manage their resources well and build beautiful houses and apartments for the people living in the SimCity. To supply clean water and continuous power supply, players will have to build power houses and a whole new system of water supply for each and every apartment in the city. The trade element of the game allows the player to collect resources from the factories, use them on the city and if they have extra they can sell them in markets and earn SimCity coins. Players can also visit neighboring cities, take a look at their design and buy some of the building material to use them in their own city. Good strategic and management abilities will always benefit good so the players must use their abilities to plan the city, water and power supply lines, keep the factories far from the population and must collect taxes to keep the economy in good shape. Building parks, assigning jobs to the people of the City and taking care of the law and order situations would definitely make the game more entertaining for the Mayor. With a remarkable gameplay, beautiful 3D visuals and all the building and management fun, SimCity Buildit is one of the best mobile simulations to enjoy. Do try it out.

Rising Cities is a Massively Multiplayer Online, Strategy, and City-building Simulation created by Bigpoint. The game focuses on strategy, urban development, finance, and power elements. In the beginning, you can start off from a small land, and your job is to turn it into a massive metropolis. There is a chance to assume the role of the mayor, and it’s your responsibility as the mayor to provide all facilities to your citizens. Grow crops to keep your citizen always fed and produce different goods in factories. Use your items and earn lots of money, build different commercial buildings, homes, offices, restaurant and café. Fulfill the desires of citizens and earn money through transport. Become the business tycoon, interact with other players, and show off your abilities. Use your money to develop power plants, buildings, and industry. Purchase different vehicles, create roads and collect rent from different buildings to progress. Rising Cities is the wonderful game that offers superb features, and addictive gameplay. Try it out.

City Island is a Construction and Management, Creativity and Single-player Simulation created by Sparkling Society for Android and iOS. The game takes you in your dream world where you can create anything like buildings, roads, factories, railways and airport. Start off from an empty land and create your city, develop houses to offers shelter to the citizen, build offices to provide jobs and create your transport system. Build roads, purchase vehicles and buses to transport people from one destination to others. Expand your city further and further, earn lots of money and unlock other buildings, vehicles, and more. Decorate your city using different accessories and face challenging problems such as overpopulation, pollution, traffic controls, finance, and more. Create fantasy farm to grow different crops, vegetables, and fruits to feed your people. Keep your citizens happy to progress through the game and build amusement parks to entertain your residents. Gather hundreds of prizes while playing and complete all objectives to earn XP points. City Island offers prominent features such as Speed up Construction, Play with Friends, Collect Rewards, Upgrade your Buildings, Collect Profits, etc. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

Paradise Island 2 is an addictive, Massively Multiplayer Online, City-Building, and Management Simulation developed and published by Game Insight. The game is available to play on Mobile platforms such as Windows Phone, Android, and iOS. It takes place in the super world and allows you a chance to create your dream Island using a variety of buildings. Gather useful resources, create a playfield, amusement parks and attract as many visitors as you can to earn a massive amount of money. Upgrade your city, invite your friends to assist you in your project and engage yourself in management experience. Create an exciting zoo in your Island, buy exotic animals and take care of them by feeding, and caring. Collect dangerous animals, complete your collection and show off in the zoo to earn money. Explore the fantastic world to find the buried treasures and play different mini-games like arcades, puzzles, pairs, etc. with daily ranking and achievements. Play against your friends in PvP mode or compete against environment and NPCs in PvP mode. Paradise Island 2 includes core features such asDevelop the City, Feed Animals, PvP Fights, Play with Friends, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition combines the elements of Construction and Management, Strategy and Business Simulation developed by EA Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The game offers enhanced gameplay, visuals, and controls with attractive sound in this edition and lets you create your dream city using tons of items, buildings, and accessories. Your ultimate task is to create a different building, roads, power plants, and more to facilitate your people. Build an amusement park to entertain citizens and earn lots of money to expand your city further and further. Control traffic flow, face power shortage, population, and pollution. Create railways, airports, and harbor to transport people and good from one place to another. Become a mayor to control each and everything in your city and your primary objective is to keep your people happy. As the game progress, other rare items and secrets levels will be unlocked. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition offers prominent features such as Create an Entire Region, Become the wonderful Mayor, Solve Complex Issues, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Virtual City HD centers on City building and Strategy Simulation developed and published by G5 Entertainment. The game takes place in five different locations such as New York, Colorado, California, Montana, and Michigan. It consists of up to fifty challenging levels with eighteen distinct missions. The player get a chance through this simulation to create his dream city using different types of buildings, accessories and items. Your ultimate objective to build a city and manage it. Take on the role of the mayor, perform everything to run your industry and maintain your economy to survive in the world. Complete a set of levels, and complete missions to earn money and upgrade your city, building and more. Build factories to produce goods, create routes, open airport, and transport passengers from their desired locations. Navigate five different states and maintain balance between key parameters such as income, population, pollution, environment, and happiness. Virtual City HD offers core features such as Twenty-five types of Goods, Ton of Upgrades, Fifty types of Buildings, and more. Try it out.

City Island 4 is a City-Building, Management, and Business Simulation developed and published by Sparkling Society for Android and iOS platforms. The game lets you a chance to show off your creativity and build your dream city using tons of features, buildings, accessories and items. Start off from a small village and turn it into a megapolis city. Explore the world, find superb Islands, expand your city and keep your citizens happy. Place buildings, decorate them using a variety of items, accessories, and decorations to look fabulous. The game offers day/night cycle and assigns you a task to become a business tycoon by defeating different competitors. Build offices, transport system, purchase buses and select their routes to transport passengers from their desired places. Expand your city further and further and become the business tycoon by earning as much money as possible. Collect XP points to unlock new buildings and other equipment and win dozens of rewards. City Island 4 offers prominent features such as Attract Citizens, Collect Profits, Expand your City, Lots of Adventure, Unlock Transport and more. City Island 4 is the wonderful game to play and enjoy. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

SimCity DS is a City-Building, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by EA Japan and published by EA Games for Nintendo DS. It is the first game available to play on Nintendo platform in the series of the SimCity. The game uses dual screen mode to show off additional interfaces and uses the graphics of SimCity 3000. To get into the world, the player needs to select his location in the region, choose his one of five characters and start playing the game. There is a chance for the player to create his dream world in his style. The game features lots of building material to construct different structures, offices, houses, amusement parks, and restaurants. The primary objective of the player is to keeps his citizens happy and earn money from them by offering the best services. Build roads, airports, rail station, and harbor to transport people to their desired destination. The game rewards you with money as you fulfill your money and you can also earn money from citizen by renting your house, by transporting people, and more. With brilliant gameplay, excellent mechanics, and addictive visuals, SimCity DS is the best game to play and enjoy.

Cities XL is a Massively Multiplayer Online, City-building and Management video game created and published by Monte Cristo for Microsoft Windows. The game takes place in the detailed environment and offers you an opportunity to build your dream city filled with thousands of people, houses, buildings, amusements parks, airports, roads and more. In the game world, you can interact with other players and work together for trading resources, build structures, etc. to keep your citizens happy. There are three different types of buildings such as Commercial, Industrial and Residential and each has its different density. In the beginning, you have to start off from an empty land with a task to turn it into a gorgeous city. The game unlocks other content or features as you gain experience. Build airports, railways, and roads to transport people to their desired place. Create factories to produce useful goods, and earn money from people. Upgrade your city and expand it further and further to progress through the game. Cities XL offers addictive features, brilliant mechanics, superb gameplay, and fantastic visuals. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

SimTower: The Vertical Empire is a Construction and Management Simulation developed by OpenBook Co, Ltd and published by Maxis. The game has Single-player mode and offers an opportunity to the player to build and manage his tower and make decision about various facilities to place in it. The player starts the game with an empty land and his primary objective use several material to create a five-star tower, containing offices, elevators, hotel rooms, condominiums, restaurants, and more. During the gameplay, the player will face terrorist attack and other nature troubles and he must respond to immediately. Start the game with limited building options and struggle to increase the tower’s rating to attract more tenants and earn as much money as possible to unlock further content. The player must expand his tower by adding new building and take care of the inhabitants of the hotel and keep them happy. Collect monthly rent from tenants and upgrade the services. With engaging gameplay, and brilliant mechanics, tenants is the best game to play and enjoy.

Cities In Motion 2 is a Construction and Management, and Business Simulation developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive. The game has both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and offers you an opportunity to assume the role of the leader, mayor or governor and establish your transport system in huge cities of the world. It takes place in the fabulous world and introduces day/night cycles, capable of creating timetable, and rush hours. The game offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and the ultimate goal is to create a wonderful public transport systems in major cities. It has dynamic cities, where your decisions have a notable impact on the growth of the city. You explores the land from either or a top-down and a first-person perspectives, and can create different railways, routes, and roads to control the flow of traffic. Cities In Motion 2 offers prominent features such as Dynamic Cities, Multiplayer (Competitive and Co-op modes), Manage the Timetables, Two Modes (Sandbox and Campaign), and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

SimCity 3000 is a mix of City-building, Construction and Management, and Business Simulation elements developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The game acts as the 3rd major title in the series of SimCity, and it is the sequel to SimCity 2000. It takes place in an open-ended world where the player starts his game from an empty land and with few resources and tools. The ultimate task of the player is to establish a beautiful city where he can control everything, make a decision that affects the outcome of the game. The game introduces new elements and features and enables the player to grow his city and turn the garbage land into the expensive city. Agriculture and farm structures are available in the title, appearing on massive light industrial zones in the land with little pollution and land low land value. During the gameplay, the player must provide all the facilities to his citizens and must deal with other mayors such as sale or purchase of waste management, electricity and water services. With prominent features, impressive gameplay, and detailed graphics, Murder, She Wrote is the brilliant gameplay to play.

SimCity 2000 is a City Building and Single-player video game created and published by Maxis. The game is the 2nd installment in the series of SimCity and offers the isometric perspective instead of top-down viewpoint. The land of the game has different elevations, and underground layers introduce for subways and water pipes. Different new kinds of facilities such as schools, marinas, libraries, prisons, and hospitals are available in the game. Now, the player can create roads, highways, railway tracks, and bus depots to advance through the game. During the gameplay, the player will find out nine different types of power plants, including nuclear, natural gas, coal, and more. Most of the power plants have a limited lifespan and must be reconstructed after the period. The game puts the player in the role of the major who must create a beautiful city and provide all the facilities of its citizen. He can also create highways to neighbouring cities in order to increase the trade and population. SimCity 2000 includes prominent features such as Playable Scenarios, New Items, New Types of Facilities, Power Plants, and more.

SimCity Societies: Destinations is a Downloadable Content Pack for Building and Single-player video game, SimCity Societies published by EA in 2008. Now this time, the focus of the game has moved to build a tourism industry in the city. In the game, the player must make money from a set of different kinds of tourists, and each has its unique goals to achieve. There are more than 100 new buildings available in five new archetypes, including First Class, Family Fun, Forced Relaxation, and more. More have been included in the game to assist the player in completing the basic requirements of the tourists. However, under the guidance of the player, a city can grow to form a destination to a five-star hot spot. The player starts the game from an empty land, and his journey will end when the player has a metropolitan city. SimCity Societies: Destinations includes key features such as Detailed Graphics, Building Gameplay, Smooth Controls, and more.