Remake
Release
Tuesday, October 3, 1989
Critic score
59/100
Platform families
2
Editorial overview
What it is
SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer. SimCity was Maxis's second product, which has since been ported into various personal computers and game consoles, and spawned several sequels including SimCity 2000 in 1993, SimCity 3000 in 1999, SimCity 4 in 2003, SimCity DS, SimCity Societies in 2007, and SimCity in 2013. Until the release of The Sims in 2000, the SimCity series was the best-selling line of computer games made by Maxis.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
Maxis · Fujitsu Interactive
Connected releases
3
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Business · Sandbox
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Gameplay video
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Content map
DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.
Reimagined
New productions that rebuild the original experience for another era.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Acorn Archimedes

BBC Microcomputer System

PC-9800 Series

Sharp X68000

Commodore C64/128/MAX

ZX Spectrum
Restored
Modernised releases built from the original production.
Platform versions
Adaptations made for another platform, device, or hardware generation.

Atari ST/STE

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Acorn Electron

Mac

DOS
FM Towns
Amiga

Amstrad CPC