Meanings
plural city-builders · alternative city builder
- video gamesSynonym of city-building game.
Cities: Skyline excels and delivers the new gold standard of modern city-builders.
2015 May, Brian Shea, “Cities: Skylines”, in Game Informer, page 922 more examples
Impressions Games' line of historic city-builders like CAESAR and PHARAOH have long appealed to hardcore gamers.
2000 August, Robert Coffey, “Where All All the Strat Games?”, in Computer Gaming World, page 131The Tropico series takes the best elements of strategic titles, city builders and manager games and thrusts players into a beautiful tropical paradise where you’ll work to improve the quality of life for your citizens.
2009 September, Mike Griffin, “Tropico 3”, in Play, page 76Synonyms: city-building game
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of city-building game.
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