city sim

plural city sims

1. video gamesSynonym of city-building game.

   Caesar II stands a step above common city sims by adding the war element to game play.

   1996, "Et tu, Build Rome!", InterAction, Spring 1996, page 32

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   Most modern city sims content themselves with jazzing up some core element, offering a simpler, more accessible experience, or transplanting the production to an unconventional setting.

   2006 September, “City Life”, in Computer Gaming World, page 98

   This is exactly the kind of playfulness I expect from Tropico—it may be a city sim, but it’s never been about building by the book.

   2010 September, Evan Lahti, “Totalitariani-sim”, in PC Gamer, page 84

   Synonyms: city-building game