Sim City 4 is the best version of the Sim City games, and is 75% off on GOG right now, $5 / £4.
Cities Skylines 1 is the best modern city builder, 3D and a lot of fun plus well designed. But only really worth it when it’s on sale; lots of DLC and overpriced as a package when not on sale. Avoid Cities Skylines 2 - it’s just not fun and hasn’t been fixed - maybe they will one day fix but I doubt it 2.5 years in..
The original developer has literally been pulled off of Cities Skylines 2. Maybe the little developer that Paradox put on it to crank out DLCs will do a good job and fix it, but I doubt it.
And don’t forget the Network Addon Mod for Sim City 4. Improves traffic simulation and adds a whole bunch of new sorts of transportation stuff. It’s really the expansion pack Sim City 4 never had.
negativenull@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
Aw, now I miss Sim City 2000
BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
Sim City 4 is the best version of the Sim City games, and is 75% off on GOG right now, $5 / £4.
Cities Skylines 1 is the best modern city builder, 3D and a lot of fun plus well designed. But only really worth it when it’s on sale; lots of DLC and overpriced as a package when not on sale. Avoid Cities Skylines 2 - it’s just not fun and hasn’t been fixed - maybe they will one day fix but I doubt it 2.5 years in..
Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Imagine what Cities Skylines could have been without Paradox’s super monetization plan
recursivethinking@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lol I was just thinking “this sounds like Stellaris” then you say it’s Paradox
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Pssst…just pirate it with all DLC.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
The original developer has literally been pulled off of Cities Skylines 2. Maybe the little developer that Paradox put on it to crank out DLCs will do a good job and fix it, but I doubt it.
auntieclokwise@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And don’t forget the Network Addon Mod for Sim City 4. Improves traffic simulation and adds a whole bunch of new sorts of transportation stuff. It’s really the expansion pack Sim City 4 never had.
ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Cities and Skylines isn’t too far off from that sim city 2000 vibe, if you need a fix
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
The GoG version of SimCity 2000 runs fine in wine. The originals, not so much.
appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applica…
negativenull@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
I’ll check that out! Thanks for the rec!
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just avoid cities skylines 2. It’s just a cash grab