City-Building Simulation
Ongoing coverage on City-Building Simulation.
Latest coverage
City Architect - Free Online Browser Game
City Architect is a free-to-play browser-based city-building simulation game inspired by SimCity. Players design, build, and manage a metropolis, balancing budgets, citizen happiness, and infrastructure. The game features procedural terrain, a detailed RCI demand system, and player-triggered disasters.
After Manor Lords Reworked Pathfinding, What Else Do Strategy Games Need to Solve?
This article analyzes how strategy games like Manor Lords and Mandate Order need to improve simulation and pathfinding to build player trust. Recent updates to Manor Lords focused on technical revisions to movement and task behavior, aiming to make the game's execution of player decisions more reliable. Mandate Order is highlighted for its approach to integrating warfare with city-building, making conscription a clear trade-off that impacts the entire city's economy and logistics, thus requiring better feedback systems.
Steel Artery Arrives May 15 — A City-Building Simulation Game Set on a Moving Train
Crytivo announced that Steel Artery: Train City Builder, a city-building and management game set on a moving train, will be released on May 15, 2026, for PC via Steam. Priced at $14.99 USD, the game features autonomous citizen behavior and requires players to balance systems within limited space. The developer, SoulAge23, is an independent solo developer.
Metropolis 1998 - This SimCity/Transport Tycoon like game coming Soon To Early Access, looks awesome!
Metropolis 1998, a new city-building simulation game inspired by classics like SimCity and Transport Tycoon, is preparing for its Early Access launch. The game features a blend of nostalgic 90s aesthetics with modern simulation depth, allowing players to observe citizen lives and manage granular population needs. It boasts a custom engine designed to handle complex traffic and population simulations for over 100,000 individuals and vehicles, with a playable demo available on Steam.
Frostpunk coming to Switch
11 bit studios announced that the city-building simulation game Frostpunk is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Lead designer Jakub Stokalski expressed excitement about bringing the game's moral tension and gameplay to a portable format. A release date for the Switch version has not yet been announced.
11 years of Cities Skylines – it might not all have been plain sailing, but March sees a host of new content for both games
Paradox Interactive is celebrating the 11th anniversary of Cities: Skylines with a month of new content and updates for both the original game and Cities: Skylines II. The original game receives a free-to-play weekend and the 'Race Day' expansion on March 10, adding motor racing, running, and cycling events. Cities: Skylines II will also receive new creator packs and radio stations in March.
