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 1 month ago
Aw, now I miss Sim City 2000
BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
Imagine what Cities Skylines could have been without Paradox’s super monetization plan
recursivethinking@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lol I was just thinking “this sounds like Stellaris” then you say it’s Paradox
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Pssst…just pirate it with all DLC.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
Cities and Skylines isn’t too far off from that sim city 2000 vibe, if you need a fix
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 month 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 1 month ago
I’ll check that out! Thanks for the rec!
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just avoid cities skylines 2. It’s just a cash grab