Year
|
Game
|
Developer
|
Setting
|
Platform
|
Notes
|
1969 |
The Sumer Game |
Richard Merrill |
Historical |
MAIN |
|
1975 |
Hamurabi |
David H. Ahl |
Historical |
MAIN |
Expanded version of The Sumer Game. Published later as part of BASIC Computer Games.
|
1978 |
Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio |
|
Historical |
MAIN |
|
1981 |
Kingdom (Also known as Yellow River Kingdom)[1] |
David Allen[2] |
Historical |
BBC |
A conversion of the game "Hamurabi", it was included as part of welcome package to BBC Microcomputers.
|
1982 |
Utopia |
Don Daglow |
Contemporary |
AQUA, INT |
|
1989 |
SimCity |
Maxis, Nintendo EAD, Babaroga |
Contemporary |
AMI, ARC, BBC, C64, CDTV, CPC, DESQ, DOS, EPOC32, FMT, GBA, iPod, LIN, MAC, MOBI (iPhone, JAVAME, SYB), NeWS, OS2, PC98, SNES, ST, Tk, UNIX, VC, WIN, XO1, X11, ZX |
First title in the series.
|
1990 |
ActRaiser |
Quintet |
Fantasy |
MOBI, SNES, VC |
Hybrid with side-scrolling platform game.
|
1990 |
Moonbase |
Wesson |
Sci-fi |
AMI, DOS |
|
1991 |
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation |
Celestial |
Sci-fi |
AMI, DOS, SNES, ST |
|
1992 |
Caesar |
Impressions |
Historical |
AMI, DOS, ST |
First title in the series.
|
1993 |
Stronghold |
Stormfront |
Fantasy |
DOS |
Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
1993 |
SimCity 2000 |
Maxis, Full Fat |
Contemporary |
AMI, DOS, GBA, MAC, N64, PS1, PSP, SAT, SNES |
Sequel to SimCity.
|
1993 |
Lunar Command |
Wesson |
Sci-fi |
DOS |
Updated version of Moonbase.
|
1993 |
Settlers, The (a.k.a. Serf City: Life is Feudal) |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
AMI, DOS |
First title in the series.
|
1994 |
Outpost |
Sierra |
Sci-fi |
MAC, WIN3X |
Sci-fi version of SimCity.
|
1995 |
SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest |
Intelligent |
Contemporary |
DOS, MAC, WIN3X |
|
1995 |
SimTown |
Maxis |
Contemporary |
MAC, WIN, WIN3X |
|
1995 |
Caesar II |
Impressions |
Historical |
MAC, WIN |
Sequel to Caesar.
|
1996 |
Afterlife |
LucasArts |
Fantasy |
DOS, MAC, WIN9X |
|
1996 |
Holiday Island (video game) |
Sunflower |
Contemporary |
WIN9X |
|
1996 |
Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
DOS, DS, MAC |
Sequel to The Settlers. Nintendo DS port was released in 2007.
|
1996 |
Settlers II Mission CD, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
DOS |
Expansion to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.
|
1997 |
Constructor |
System 3 |
Contemporary |
PS1, WIN |
|
1998 |
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World |
Max |
Historical |
WIN9X |
First title in the series. Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
1998 |
Settlers III, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN9X |
Sequel to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.
|
1998 |
Caesar III |
Impressions |
Historical |
MAC, WIN9X, Not |
Sequel to Caesar II.
|
1999 |
Lincity |
Various |
Contemporary |
CROSS |
Open source clone of Sim City.
|
1999 |
Pharaoh |
Impressions |
Historical |
WIN9X |
|
1999 |
SimCity 3000 |
Maxis |
Contemporary |
DS, iPhone, LIN, MAC, WIN |
Sequel to SimCity 2000.
|
2000 |
Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile |
Impressions |
Historical |
WIN9X |
Expansion to Pharaoh.
|
2000 |
Master of Olympus: Zeus |
Impressions |
Fantasy |
WIN |
|
2000 |
SimCity 64 |
HAL |
Contemporary |
N64 |
Spin-off of the SimCity series.
|
2000 |
SimCity 3000 Unlimited |
Maxis |
Contemporary |
LIN, WIN |
Re-release of SimCity 3000.
|
2000 |
StarPeace |
Oceanus |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
MMOG.
|
2001 |
StarTopia |
Mucky Foot |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2001 |
Mobility (video game) |
Glamus |
Contemporary |
WIN, LIN |
|
2001 |
Master of Atlantis: Poseidon |
Impressions |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Expansion to Master of Olympus: Zeus.
|
2001 |
Tropico |
PopTop |
Contemporary |
MAC, OSX, WIN, WIN9X |
|
2001 |
Stronghold (2001 video game) |
Firefly Studios |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2001 |
Settlers IV, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Sequel to The Settlers III.
|
2002 |
Metropolismania |
Media Factory |
Contemporary |
PS2 |
First title in the series.
|
2002 |
Tropico: Paradise Island |
BreakAway |
Contemporary |
WIN, WIN9X |
Expansion to Tropico.
|
2002 |
Moonbase Commander |
Humongous |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2002 |
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom |
BreakAway, Impressions |
Historical |
WIN |
|
2003 |
SimCity 4 |
Maxis |
Contemporary |
OSX, WIN |
Sequel to SimCity 3000.
|
2003 |
SimCity 4: Rush Hour |
Maxis |
Contemporary |
OSX, WIN |
Expansion to SimCity 4.
|
2003 |
Anno 1503: The New World |
Max |
Historical |
WIN9X, WIN |
Sequel to Anno 1602: Creation of a New World. Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2003 |
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove |
Frog City |
Historical |
OSX, WIN |
|
2003 |
Anno 1503: Treasures, Monsters and Pirates |
Max |
Historical |
WIN |
Expansion to Anno 1503: The New World.
|
2004 |
Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile |
Tilted Mill |
Historical |
WIN |
|
2004 |
Outpost Kaloki X |
NinjaBee |
Sci-fi |
WIN, X360 |
|
2005 |
Settlers: Heritage of Kings, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Sequel to The Settlers IV.
|
2005 |
Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand |
Monte Cristo |
Historical |
WIN |
|
2005 |
Stronghold 2 |
Firefly Studios |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2005 |
Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Expansion Disk, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Expansion to The Settlers: Heritage of Kings.
|
2005 |
Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Legends Expansion Disk, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Expansion to The Settlers: Heritage of Kings.
|
2006 |
CivCity: Rome |
Firefly, Firaxis |
Historical |
WIN |
|
2006 |
Caesar IV |
Tilted Mill |
Historical |
WIN |
Sequel to Caesar III.
|
2006 |
Tycoon City: New York |
Deep Red |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2006 |
Dwarf Fortress |
Bay 12 Games |
Fantasy |
WIN, LIN, MAC |
|
2006 |
City Life |
Monte Cristo |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2006 |
Anno 1701 |
Related |
Historical |
DS, WIN |
Sequel to Anno 1503: The New World Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2006 |
Glory of the Roman Empire |
Haemimont |
Historical |
WIN |
|
2006 |
Settlers II 10th Anniversary, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Remake of The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.
|
2007 |
Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery |
Keen |
Historical |
DS |
Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2007 |
Settlers: Rise of an Empire, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Sequel to The Settlers: Heritage of Kings.
|
2007 |
Anno 1701: The Curse of the Dragon |
Related |
Historical |
DS |
Expansion to Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2007 |
SimCity Societies |
Tilted Mill |
Contemporary |
MOBI, WIN |
Spin-off of the SimCity series.
|
2007 |
Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - The Vikings, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Expansion to The Settlers II 10th Anniversary.
|
2008 |
A Kingdom for Keflings |
Ninja Bee |
Fantasy |
X360 |
|
2008 |
Micropolis |
Don Hopkins |
Contemporary |
CROSS |
Open source version of SimCity.
|
2008 |
SimCity DS 2 |
|
Contemporary |
DS |
.
|
2008 |
SimCity Societies: Destinations |
Tilted Mill |
Contemporary |
WIN |
Expansion to SimCity Societies.
|
2008 |
Hinterland |
Tilted Mill |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Hybrid with RPG elements
|
2008 |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King |
Square Enix |
Fantasy |
Wii |
Hybrid with RPG elements
|
2008 |
Settlers: Rise of an Empire - The Eastern Realm, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Expansion to The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.
|
2008 |
Imperium Romanum |
Haemimont |
Historical |
WIN |
Sequel to Glory of the Roman Empire.
|
2009 |
Grand Ages: Rome |
Haemimont |
Historical |
WIN |
Sequel to Imperium Romanum.
|
2009 |
Anno 1404 |
Related, Ubisoft, Blue Byte |
Historical |
WIN, OSX, DS, Wii |
Sequel to Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery. Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2009 |
Tropico 3 |
Haemimont Games |
Contemporary |
OSX, WIN, X360 |
Successor to Tropico.
|
2009 |
Cities XL |
Monte Cristo |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2009 |
OpenCity |
Duong-Khang Nguyen |
Contemporary |
CROSS |
Open source. A development version is available.
|
2010 |
Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, The |
Blue Byte |
Fantasy |
OSX, WIN |
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.
|
2010 |
A World of Keflings |
Ninja Bee |
Fantasy |
X360 |
|
2010 |
Cities XL 2011 |
Focus Home Interactive |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2011 |
Anno 2070 |
Related Designs |
Sci-fi |
WIN |
|
2011 |
Tropico 4 |
Haemimont Games |
Contemporary |
WIN, X360, OSX |
|
2011 |
Cities XL 2012 |
Focus Home Interactive |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2011 |
Stronghold 3 |
Firefly Studios |
Fantasy |
WIN, OSX, LIN |
Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2013 |
SimCity |
Maxis |
Contemporary |
WIN, OSX |
Relaunch of Simcity Series.
|
2013 |
Tunnel Town |
WildWorks |
Contemporary |
iOS, Android |
First mobile app involving National Geographic Animal Jam
|
2014 |
1849 |
SomaSim |
Historical |
WIN |
Set during the California Gold Rush.
|
2014 |
Banished |
Shining Rock Software |
Historical |
WIN |
|
2014 |
Tropico 5 |
Haemimont Games |
Contemporary |
WIN, OSX, LIN, X360, PS4[3] |
|
2014 |
Stronghold Crusader 2 |
Firefly Studios |
Fantasy |
WIN |
Hybrid with RTS elements.
|
2014 |
Clockwork Empires |
Gaslamp Games |
Fantasy |
WIN |
|
2015 |
Cities: Skylines |
Colossal Order |
Contemporary |
WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne |
Based on the engine used for Cities in Motion 2
|
2015 |
Cities XXL |
Focus Home Interactive |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
2015 |
Anno 2205 |
Blue Byte |
Sci-Fi |
WIN |
Successor to Anno 2070
|
2017 |
µCity |
Antonio Niño Díaz |
Contemporary |
GBC |
GPLv3 open source clone of Sim City.
|
2018 |
Citystate |
Andy Sztark |
Contemporary |
WIN |
|
TBD |
Medieval Mayor |
Tilted Mill |
Historical |
PC, tablets |
|