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Game entry

SimCity

1989 · Sandbox, Strategy, Simulation · PC, Mac, DOS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, PC-98, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Sharp X68000, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns, BBC Microcomputer System, Acorn Electron · Fujitsu Interactive

After 118 duels settled by the community, SimCity stands no. 850 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,606 ELO points and 44% of wins. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 4 out of 45 (Sandbox).

World rank

no. 850

ELO score

1,606

Wins

44%

Duels played

118

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About SimCity

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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,606 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games SimCity sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 847 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 1,606
  2. 848 Doom: The Dark Ages 1,606
  3. 849 Sam & Max Hit the Road 1,606
  4. 850 SimCity 1,606
  5. 851 Pragmata 1,606
  6. 852 Earthworm Jim 2 1,606
  7. 853 Gears of War: Judgment 1,606

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The standing

Where SimCity ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where SimCity stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 4 out of 45 (Sandbox).

Where SimCity ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 850 5,035
Sandbox 4 45
1980s 14 155
1989 5 23

The community

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