Classic City Builder
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About this game
Start with an empty map and a city budget. Mark residential, commercial and industrial zones, then connect them with roads and supply power. As people move in, check demand, keep up with services and adjust taxes and maintenance in Budget.
Choose Play this map, enter a city name and pick a difficulty. On a phone, drag the map to pan. Select a construction tool in the panel and tap the map to place it. On a computer, use the arrow keys or WASD to move the map and the mouse to build. Pause lets you plan and place buildings while the city simulation is stopped.
This edition adapts Graeme McCutcheon’s micropolisJS port of the open-source 1989 city simulator. The Archive added a phone toolbar and touch panning. The original game menus are in English. Save writes one city to the current browser; open the player again and choose Load game to continue.
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Quick tips
Start with a few zones linked by roads and power. Watch demand before adding another large district.
Use Pause while laying out roads or making a budget decision. Building remains available.
Use Save before closing the game, then choose Load game on your next visit in the same browser.
- Arrow keys / WASD
- Pan the map on a computer.
- Left mouse button
- Select a tool and place it on the map, or open a city menu.
- Touch drag / tap
- Drag the map to pan. Select a tool and tap a tile to build.
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Browser play is available for this entry. Official project references are listed below.
- Distribution
- GPL-3.0
- Browser player
- JavaScript · Browser play
- Added to archive
- 2026-11-12
- Official references
- Source code
- Download open-source code packageSource code only; this is not a game ROM download.
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