city-builder
Metropolis planning game
A city-builder is a video game genre where players design and manage urban development—placing buildings, zoning districts, and infrastructure while balancing budgets and citizen needs: I spent the whole weekend playing city-builders.
The term also describes someone who contributes significantly to urban growth or civic development: The mayor was remembered as a great city-builder.
Urban planning simulation
Sectioning areas by use
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- districtsDefined administrative regions
- budgetPlan for spending
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
utilities · traffic · density · happiness · population · demand · services · upgrades
Imitation of real processes
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
construction · infrastructure · zoning · real-time · turn-based · campaign · scenario · isometric
Very old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- colonialOf occupied territories
- industrialOf factories and production
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
Roman · Greek · Chinese · feudal · dynasty · empire · settlement · fortification
Urban area exceeding ten million
- arcologySelf-contained sustainable city structure
- terraformingModifying worlds for habitability
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
cyberpunk · utopia · dystopia · underground · biodome · sustainability · renewable · automation
SimCity
Urban planning simulation
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
taxation · utilities · traffic · density · happiness · population · demand · services · upgrades · milestones
simulation
Imitation of real processes
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- sandboxEnclosed play area
tycoon · construction · infrastructure · zoning · real-time · turn-based · campaign · scenario · isometric · top-down
ancient
Very old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- colonialOf occupied territories
- industrialOf factories and production
Egyptian · Roman · Greek · Chinese · feudal · dynasty · empire · settlement · fortification · castle
megacity
Urban area exceeding ten million
- arcologySelf-contained sustainable city structure
- terraformingModifying worlds for habitability
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
colonies · cyberpunk · utopia · dystopia · underground · biodome · sustainability · renewable · automation · solarpunk
city-buildershooter
One who fires weapons
first-person shooter · run-and-gun · battle royale · fighting game · beat 'em up
city-builderdemolisher
One who destroys structures
conqueror · Attila the Hun · Genghis Khan · barbarian · invader
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