SimCity 4 2003

Released: January 14, 2003
Genres: Simulator · Strategy
Platforms: PC · Mac
Developer: Maxis
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Is it still worth playing?

You start by terraforming a region of land, then design a settlement that can grow into a city, in this city building simulation released in January 2003 for Windows and June 2003 for Mac OS X. Cities are built in segments of three sizes, from one to four kilometers on a side. Neighbor cities matter, since deals can swap water, electricity and garbage disposal for money, and several inter-dependent cities can fill a whole region. The game is divided into three modes: god mode, mayor mode and MySim mode. Rush Hour is its one expansion pack, and the Deluxe Edition includes both. Growing a region one segment at a time is a long project that remains absorbing today.