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SimCity
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Limited Edition cover art
Developer(s) Maxis
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Producer(s) Kip Katsarelis
Jason Haber
Designer(s) Ocean Quigley
Stone Librande
Composer(s) Chris Tilton
Series SimCity
Engine RenderWare
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
OS X
Release Windows
  • NA: March 6, 2013
  • EU: March 7, 2013
  • AU: March 7, 2013
  • JP: March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)
  • UK: March 8, 2013
OS X
  • WW: August 29, 2013
Genre(s) Simulation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 63.82%
Metacritic 64/100
Review scores
Publication Score
CVG 6.8/10
Destructoid 4/10
Eurogamer 4/10
Game Informer 6.5/10
Game Revolution 3.5/5 stars
GameSpot 5.0/10
GamesRadar 3/5 stars
GameTrailers 8.0/10
IGN 7.0/10
Joystiq 2.5/5 stars
PC Gamer (US) 69/100
Polygon 6.5/10
The Guardian 2/5 stars
The Daily Telegraph 2/5 stars
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 61/100

SimCity is a city-building and urban planning simulation massively multiplayer online game developed by Maxis, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. Released for Microsoft Windows in early March 2013, it is the first major installment in the SimCity series since the release of SimCity 4 a decade prior. An OS X version was released on August 29, 2013.

The game is considered to be a reboot of the SimCity series. Players can create a settlement that can grow into a city by zoning land for residential, commercial, or industrial development, as well as building and maintaining public services, transport and utilities. SimCity uses a new engine called GlassBox, allowing for more detailed simulation than previous games. Throughout its development, SimCity received critical acclaim for its new engine and reimagined gameplay; however, publications cautioned the game's use of a persistent Internet connection, with which it stores saved games and allows players to share resources.

Prior to release, SimCity received positive reviews; however, the game's launch was met with negative reception as a result of widespread technical and gameplay problems related to the mandatory use of a network connection to play and save game data. These issues included network outages, problems with saving progress and difficulty connecting to the game's servers. As a result, some reviewers were unable to review the game, labeling the launch as a "disaster" and the game as "unplayably broken", urging players to avoid purchasing the game until the issues were resolved.


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