efficiently running a city isn’t as easy as it looks okay maybe it doesn’t look
as it looks okay maybe it doesn’t look
as it looks okay maybe it doesn’t look easy
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watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 cities simulators greetings
cities simulators greetings
cities simulators greetings Presidente I understand you have a
Presidente I understand you have a
Presidente I understand you have a request for Mother Russia with elements
request for Mother Russia with elements
request for Mother Russia with elements of city management being found in all
of city management being found in all
of city management being found in all genres in the industry it wasn’t easy to
genres in the industry it wasn’t easy to
genres in the industry it wasn’t easy to draw the line in the sand here while the
draw the line in the sand here while the
draw the line in the sand here while the mobile market has many examples on
mobile market has many examples on
mobile market has many examples on display we feel like games like The
display we feel like games like The
display we feel like games like The Simpsons tapped-out
Simpsons tapped-out
Simpsons tapped-out are about as close to true city sims as
are about as close to true city sims as
are about as close to true city sims as armed robbery is to speed dating and we
armed robbery is to speed dating and we
armed robbery is to speed dating and we ultimately decided to narrow down our
ultimately decided to narrow down our
ultimately decided to narrow down our list to just those core gaming
list to just those core gaming
list to just those core gaming experiences where the main focus of the
experiences where the main focus of the
experiences where the main focus of the game is on building managing and
game is on building managing and
game is on building managing and operating the city not strategy action
operating the city not strategy action
operating the city not strategy action or microtransactions I can still improve
or microtransactions I can still improve
or microtransactions I can still improve that system just a little fine
that system just a little fine
that system just a little fine calibration number 10 Zeus master of
calibration number 10 Zeus master of
calibration number 10 Zeus master of Olympus
while we would have figured running a
while we would have figured running a city in ancient times would be easier
city in ancient times would be easier
city in ancient times would be easier that its modern counterpart this
that its modern counterpart this
that its modern counterpart this mythologically inspired entry proved us
mythologically inspired entry proved us
mythologically inspired entry proved us very very wrong worship me the great
very very wrong worship me the great
very very wrong worship me the great Zeus and I will make use master of all
Zeus and I will make use master of all
Zeus and I will make use master of all successfully building a city throughout
successfully building a city throughout
successfully building a city throughout the seven different campaigns requires a
the seven different campaigns requires a
the seven different campaigns requires a careful balance of food production
careful balance of food production
careful balance of food production resource management and of course
resource management and of course
resource management and of course defending your city from the ancient
defending your city from the ancient
defending your city from the ancient monsters roaming the countryside it just
monsters roaming the countryside it just
monsters roaming the countryside it just wouldn’t be Greece without them I guess
complex enough to be challenging but
complex enough to be challenging but light-hearted enough to keep us building
light-hearted enough to keep us building
light-hearted enough to keep us building Zeus master of Olympus hits all the
Zeus master of Olympus hits all the
Zeus master of Olympus hits all the notes we’d expect from a good city sim
notes we’d expect from a good city sim
notes we’d expect from a good city sim but doesn’t do any of them spectacularly
number nine cities Excel 2011 the
number nine cities Excel 2011 the graphically more powerful follow-up to
graphically more powerful follow-up to
graphically more powerful follow-up to the first entry in the series has a lot
the first entry in the series has a lot
the first entry in the series has a lot to offer anyone looking to break into
to offer anyone looking to break into
to offer anyone looking to break into city planning while it perhaps didn’t
city planning while it perhaps didn’t
city planning while it perhaps didn’t have much in the way of groundbreaking
have much in the way of groundbreaking
have much in the way of groundbreaking new features or innovations on existing
new features or innovations on existing
new features or innovations on existing ones focus Home Interactive did a good
ones focus Home Interactive did a good
ones focus Home Interactive did a good job in making the world feel like a
job in making the world feel like a
job in making the world feel like a living and breathing entity from the
living and breathing entity from the
living and breathing entity from the constant buzzing of traffic at street
constant buzzing of traffic at street
constant buzzing of traffic at street level to the management and training of
level to the management and training of
level to the management and training of citizens to neighboring corporations and
citizens to neighboring corporations and
citizens to neighboring corporations and cities every person and city block feels
cities every person and city block feels
cities every person and city block feels crucial to the overall snapshot of the
crucial to the overall snapshot of the
crucial to the overall snapshot of the city
with over 50 maps hundreds of buildings
with over 50 maps hundreds of buildings and a variety of industries there has
and a variety of industries there has
and a variety of industries there has been plenty on offer to keep us busy to
been plenty on offer to keep us busy to
been plenty on offer to keep us busy to this day
number 8 banished a dark and greedy take
number 8 banished a dark and greedy take on the genre that’s right in line with
on the genre that’s right in line with
on the genre that’s right in line with today’s current trends this small scale
today’s current trends this small scale
today’s current trends this small scale city builder had us appreciating it for
city builder had us appreciating it for
city builder had us appreciating it for a whole bunch of different reasons
trying to lead our small band of
trying to lead our small band of villagers to survival through the harsh
villagers to survival through the harsh
villagers to survival through the harsh winters
winters
winters we are constantly buffeted by the
we are constantly buffeted by the
we are constantly buffeted by the disease starvation and inevitable death
disease starvation and inevitable death
disease starvation and inevitable death of our local tribesmen Wow hazards and
of our local tribesmen Wow hazards and
of our local tribesmen Wow hazards and population control are a key aspect when
population control are a key aspect when
population control are a key aspect when trying to manage a city’s well-being and
trying to manage a city’s well-being and
trying to manage a city’s well-being and happiness the small scale and much more
happiness the small scale and much more
happiness the small scale and much more realistic nature of this game had us
realistic nature of this game had us
realistic nature of this game had us surprisingly upset at each passing as we
surprisingly upset at each passing as we
surprisingly upset at each passing as we scramble to plug up the societal holes
scramble to plug up the societal holes
scramble to plug up the societal holes that were left behind as best we could
number seven cities in motion – as
number seven cities in motion – as frustrated as we might get when our
frustrated as we might get when our
frustrated as we might get when our buses in Subway’s aren’t on time this
buses in Subway’s aren’t on time this
buses in Subway’s aren’t on time this complex public transportation simulator
complex public transportation simulator
complex public transportation simulator showed us that it’s not always an easy
showed us that it’s not always an easy
showed us that it’s not always an easy fix
in charge of everything in the city from
in charge of everything in the city from bus schedules to subway lines and
bus schedules to subway lines and
bus schedules to subway lines and connective terminals you’re responsible
connective terminals you’re responsible
connective terminals you’re responsible for the mass transit experience of
for the mass transit experience of
for the mass transit experience of cities that grow disturbingly large
aging vehicles and breakdowns are all
aging vehicles and breakdowns are all too common problems we constantly had to
too common problems we constantly had to
too common problems we constantly had to tackle and after only a short while we
tackle and after only a short while we
tackle and after only a short while we could feel our standards start to slip
could feel our standards start to slip
could feel our standards start to slip as we let more and more people run late
as we let more and more people run late
as we let more and more people run late throughout their day the next time it
throughout their day the next time it
throughout their day the next time it happens to us in real life will be a
happens to us in real life will be a
happens to us in real life will be a little more sympathetic to the poor guy
little more sympathetic to the poor guy
little more sympathetic to the poor guy in charge of that system actually you
in charge of that system actually you
in charge of that system actually you know what no screw that guy
taking city building to the future and
taking city building to the future and into space nothing really compared to
into space nothing really compared to
into space nothing really compared to the experience you get playing through
the experience you get playing through
the experience you get playing through this sci-fi economy simulator ah I knew
this sci-fi economy simulator ah I knew
this sci-fi economy simulator ah I knew there was something going on here with
there was something going on here with
there was something going on here with gameplay varying depending on whether
gameplay varying depending on whether
gameplay varying depending on whether you find yourself in different climates
you find yourself in different climates
you find yourself in different climates of the earth or in outer space the
of the earth or in outer space the
of the earth or in outer space the experience never gets stale as you
experience never gets stale as you
experience never gets stale as you modify your strategies around the region
modify your strategies around the region
modify your strategies around the region specific structures clear correction
causing us to be glued to our screens
causing us to be glued to our screens for hours at a time a no 22:05 has a
for hours at a time a no 22:05 has a
for hours at a time a no 22:05 has a distinct advantage over the rest of the
distinct advantage over the rest of the
distinct advantage over the rest of the field while in other games too many
field while in other games too many
field while in other games too many lapses in realism can sour your
lapses in realism can sour your
lapses in realism can sour your experience this entry escapes those
experience this entry escapes those
experience this entry escapes those traps by letting your imagination run
traps by letting your imagination run
traps by letting your imagination run wild after all it’s not every day you
wild after all it’s not every day you
wild after all it’s not every day you get to build colonies on the moon this
get to build colonies on the moon this
get to build colonies on the moon this human analyses show unfulfilled demand
human analyses show unfulfilled demand
human analyses show unfulfilled demand for specific commodities number 5
for specific commodities number 5
for specific commodities number 5 patrician 3 rise of the Hunts it’s kind
patrician 3 rise of the Hunts it’s kind
patrician 3 rise of the Hunts it’s kind of hard not to be immersed in the Baltic
of hard not to be immersed in the Baltic
of hard not to be immersed in the Baltic world of patrician 3 as you sail across
world of patrician 3 as you sail across
world of patrician 3 as you sail across the sea to various coastal cities
the sea to various coastal cities
the sea to various coastal cities trading and peddling your wares while
trading and peddling your wares while
trading and peddling your wares while trying to satisfy the market needs of
trying to satisfy the market needs of
trying to satisfy the market needs of the Hanseatic League as a novice trader
the Hanseatic League as a novice trader
the Hanseatic League as a novice trader with just a ship to our name got a
with just a ship to our name got a
with just a ship to our name got a little tedious at times it was extremely
little tedious at times it was extremely
little tedious at times it was extremely rewarding watching our reputations grow
rewarding watching our reputations grow
rewarding watching our reputations grow expanding our economies and political
expanding our economies and political
expanding our economies and political influence through more and more of the
influence through more and more of the
influence through more and more of the game’s historically themed cities
the Pirates and competitors provide
the Pirates and competitors provide stiff competition at first but once we
stiff competition at first but once we
stiff competition at first but once we persevered long enough to be named the
persevered long enough to be named the
persevered long enough to be named the mayor of our little town expanding and
mayor of our little town expanding and
mayor of our little town expanding and fine-tuning it were well worth the
fine-tuning it were well worth the
fine-tuning it were well worth the struggle
number four Caesar for allowing us to
number four Caesar for allowing us to take our expertise to the hilly
take our expertise to the hilly
take our expertise to the hilly countryside of Rome this painstakingly
countryside of Rome this painstakingly
countryside of Rome this painstakingly historically accurate sim let us live
historically accurate sim let us live
historically accurate sim let us live out our dreams of developing a city for
out our dreams of developing a city for
out our dreams of developing a city for one of the greatest empires ever to see
one of the greatest empires ever to see
one of the greatest empires ever to see it with beautiful 3d landscapes and tons
it with beautiful 3d landscapes and tons
it with beautiful 3d landscapes and tons of options at creating an efficient
of options at creating an efficient
of options at creating an efficient appealing layout our job of leading the
appealing layout our job of leading the
appealing layout our job of leading the cities through the ages of the
cities through the ages of the
cities through the ages of the Republican Empire through dozens of
Republican Empire through dozens of
Republican Empire through dozens of assignments had us feeling like we were
assignments had us feeling like we were
assignments had us feeling like we were really there
featuring two different methods of
featuring two different methods of playing through the game Caesar for
playing through the game Caesar for
playing through the game Caesar for provided everything we needed to feel
provided everything we needed to feel
provided everything we needed to feel like console for a day including
like console for a day including
like console for a day including unfortunately the gulls
number three Tropico for look at the
number three Tropico for look at the water look at the beaches look the palm
water look at the beaches look the palm
water look at the beaches look the palm trees taking control of El Presidente on
trees taking control of El Presidente on
trees taking control of El Presidente on our little communist dictatorship of an
our little communist dictatorship of an
our little communist dictatorship of an island is one of the most fun
island is one of the most fun
island is one of the most fun experiences we’ve had building up and
experiences we’ve had building up and
experiences we’ve had building up and managing a city each always our workers
managing a city each always our workers
managing a city each always our workers go crazy from the light-hearted humor of
go crazy from the light-hearted humor of
go crazy from the light-hearted humor of historically themed foreign diplomats to
historically themed foreign diplomats to
historically themed foreign diplomats to the crime ridden slums of our local
the crime ridden slums of our local
the crime ridden slums of our local workforce tropical four doesn’t pretend
workforce tropical four doesn’t pretend
workforce tropical four doesn’t pretend to be a serious take on the simulator
to be a serious take on the simulator
to be a serious take on the simulator genre and we kind of love it for it look
genre and we kind of love it for it look
genre and we kind of love it for it look Mathur requires President exploiting and
Mathur requires President exploiting and
Mathur requires President exploiting and exporting the natural resources of Saint
exporting the natural resources of Saint
exporting the natural resources of Saint Clara to pad our Swiss bank accounts
Clara to pad our Swiss bank accounts
Clara to pad our Swiss bank accounts provided the perfect balance of realism
provided the perfect balance of realism
provided the perfect balance of realism and quirkiness that allowed us to
and quirkiness that allowed us to
and quirkiness that allowed us to comfortably sit back and enjoy our reign
comfortably sit back and enjoy our reign
comfortably sit back and enjoy our reign of terror that is when we weren’t
of terror that is when we weren’t
of terror that is when we weren’t dealing with the rebels and tornados of
dealing with the rebels and tornados of
dealing with the rebels and tornados of course
number two cities skylines everything
number two cities skylines everything the Sim City reboot should have been and
the Sim City reboot should have been and
the Sim City reboot should have been and more cities skylines is the prototypical
more cities skylines is the prototypical
more cities skylines is the prototypical modern city simulator
modern city simulator
modern city simulator [Music]
[Music]
[Music] in charge of building from the ground up
in charge of building from the ground up
in charge of building from the ground up the game gave us all the tools we needed
the game gave us all the tools we needed
the game gave us all the tools we needed to zone out the different city sections
to zone out the different city sections
to zone out the different city sections and complete our vision for the town
and complete our vision for the town
and complete our vision for the town providing us complete control over how
providing us complete control over how
providing us complete control over how to structure your highway water and
to structure your highway water and
to structure your highway water and energy systems whether you’re a
energy systems whether you’re a
energy systems whether you’re a micromanager or a casual gamer running
micromanager or a casual gamer running
micromanager or a casual gamer running everything from a wind turbine powered
everything from a wind turbine powered
everything from a wind turbine powered super city to an environmentally gutted
super city to an environmentally gutted
super city to an environmentally gutted polluted industrial nightmare is as easy
polluted industrial nightmare is as easy
polluted industrial nightmare is as easy or as complex as you want it to be
or as complex as you want it to be
or as complex as you want it to be thanks to the intuitive almost second
thanks to the intuitive almost second
thanks to the intuitive almost second nature interface
was there ever a doubt the series that
was there ever a doubt the series that defined the genre has its rightful place
defined the genre has its rightful place
defined the genre has its rightful place on the top of the throne having been
on the top of the throne having been
on the top of the throne having been expanded and innovated from its
expanded and innovated from its
expanded and innovated from its predecessors the features riddled
predecessors the features riddled
predecessors the features riddled throughout this game still hold up as
throughout this game still hold up as
throughout this game still hold up as being extremely impressive for their age
being extremely impressive for their age
being extremely impressive for their age allowing anything from simple casual
allowing anything from simple casual
allowing anything from simple casual slums to replicas of some of the largest
slums to replicas of some of the largest
slums to replicas of some of the largest cities on earth no matter how many hours
cities on earth no matter how many hours
cities on earth no matter how many hours we poured into our city the game never
we poured into our city the game never
we poured into our city the game never cease to be downright fun even when
cease to be downright fun even when
cease to be downright fun even when things started to go kind of wrong
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[Music] providing the framework for almost every
providing the framework for almost every
providing the framework for almost every single city simulator we now know
single city simulator we now know
single city simulator we now know SimCity 2000 still stands out as being
SimCity 2000 still stands out as being
SimCity 2000 still stands out as being the best example of its class allowing
the best example of its class allowing
the best example of its class allowing you to create and destroy any way you
you to create and destroy any way you
you to create and destroy any way you see fit do you agree with our list are
see fit do you agree with our list are
see fit do you agree with our list are you all ready make it short do you have
you all ready make it short do you have
you all ready make it short do you have any other favorite city simulators for
any other favorite city simulators for
any other favorite city simulators for more entertaining top 10s published
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