SimCity™

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A bustling cityscape with skyscrapers and oil derricks, lit by a dusky sky.

A bustling cityscape with skyscrapers and oil derricks, lit by a dusky sky.

UFO abducting a figure with a green beam in a suburban neighborhood at night.

UFO abducting a figure with a green beam in a suburban neighborhood at night.

Colorful, grid-patterned suburban neighborhood with diverse houses and intersecting roads.

Colorful, grid-patterned suburban neighborhood with diverse houses and intersecting roads.

Illustration of a vibrant cityscape with the Eiffel Tower, river, bridge, and modern skyline.

Illustration of a vibrant cityscape with the Eiffel Tower, river, bridge, and modern skyline.

Aerial view of a simulated cityscape with a tornado touching down amid buildings.

Aerial view of a simulated cityscape with a tornado touching down amid buildings.

A vibrant cityscape featuring hotels, businesses, streets with vehicles, and pedestrians.

A vibrant cityscape featuring hotels, businesses, streets with vehicles, and pedestrians.

Artistic rendition of an aerial view showing different cities along a river connected by bridges.
Base game
Strategy
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$19.99
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SimCity™ Standard Edition Terms & Conditions

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SimCity™ Complete Edition Terms & Conditions

PERSISTENT INTERNET CONNECTION, ACCEPTANCE OF EA USER AGREEMENT, INSTALLATION OF EA app (www.origin.com/about) AND EA ACCOUNT REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE(S) REQUIRED TO PLAY AND ACCESS BONUS CONTENT (IF ANY). YOU MUST BE 13+ TO PLAY. SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE. SERIAL CODE(S) ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED. EULAS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com/legal. EA ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com.

ONLINE FEATURES FOR THIS TITLE WILL BE DISCONTINUED; SEE www.ea.com/service-updates FOR MORE INFORMATION.

E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Mild Violence
Users Interact

Editions

Artistic rendition of an aerial view showing different cities along a river connected by bridges.

Standard Edition

  • Base Game
  • Plumbob Pack
  • Cities of Tomorrow
  • Heroes and Villains Set
  • City Sets
  • Airships Set
  • Amusement Park
Artistic rendition of an aerial view of a city.

Complete Edition

  • Base Game
  • Plumbob Pack
  • Cities of Tomorrow
  • Heroes and Villains Set
  • City Sets
  • Airships Set
  • Amusement Park

Add-Ons for SimCity™

Artistic rendition of a futuristic cityscape with tall towers and colorful neon lights.
Add On
Bundle
SimCity™: Cities of Tomorrow
$19.99
Artistic rendition of an aerial view of futuristic cities built along a river connected via bridges.
Add On
Bundle
SimCity™ Digital Deluxe Upgrade Pack
$9.99
Artistic rendition of an aerial view of an amusement park with various rides, a Ferris wheel and a giant parking lot.
Add On
Bundle
Amusement Park Set
$4.99
Artistic rendition of an airport and control tower surrounded by hot air balloons.
Add On
Microcontent
Airships Set
$4.99
Artistic rendition of a nighttime aerial view showing the Big Ben with buildings, grasslands, river and a skyline.
Add On
Microcontent
British City Set
$4.99
Artistic rendition of an aerial view showing the Eiffel Tower with buildings, grasslands, river and a skyline.
Add On
Microcontent
French City Set
$4.99
Artistic rendition of an aerial view showing the buildings with gothic architecture, grasslands, river and a skyline.
Add On
Microcontent
German City Set
$4.99

About the game

The defining city simulation is back! Create the city you desire and make the choices that shape your city and power the Sims within it.

Languages

Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Chinese (Traditional)

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Developer

Maxis

Release Date

Mar 5, 2013 - 12 AM UTC

System Requirements

Minimum

  • Processor

    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz or better

  • Minimum OS

    Windows XP/Vista/7

  • Memory

    2GB RAM

  • Hard Drive

    12GB HD Space

  • Graphics Card

    ATI Radeon HD 2600 or better*, NVIDIA 7800 or better*, Intel HD Graphics or better*

  • Broadband Internet

    Minimum 256 kbps download, 64 kbps upload

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