Former SimCity developers launched a new city builder today—but sadly it's not on PC
It's been 10 years since the catastrophic launch of SimCity(opens in new tab), a game so poorly received that it killed the immensely popular city builder series that had been running since 1989. The collapse of the series also led to layoffs at developer Maxis and eventually the closure of its main studio by Electronic Arts two years later.
A few of those former Maxis developers wound up at Magic Fuel Games(opens in new tab), a studio co-founded by SimCity senior producer Kip Katsarelis in 2015. And here's some extremely cool news: the studio has developed a new city builder, and it's out today.
The uncool news, at least for PC gamers: Cityscapes: Sim Builder(opens in new tab) is a mobile-only game. In fact, it's an Apple Arcade exclusive. That's a bit of a shame if you like playing city builders on PC and are interested in a new city building game made by some of the talent behind the SimCity series, because it looks pretty neat:
You can see some futuristic-looking buildings, monuments like the Statue of Liberty and The Eiffel Tower, and lots of cute, chunky vehicles filling the city streets. There's also a focus on transportation networks, green spaces to please your citizens, and the sustainability of your growing city:
«Choice matters when building a city of the future, one that is profitable, thriving and fully sustainable. Strategize about both environmental and social sustainability; reduce waste and pollution whilst also managing business impacts, both positive and negative on your citizens.»
I'll probably check it out at some point—I recently played a city builder called Pocket City 2 on my phone and not only is it great but I'd really love to see some of its features come to city builders on PC(opens in new
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