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city sim en · NOUN
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Synonym of city-building game.
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: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 32Most 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:
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city-building game