About the game
Build a city and keep it alive: zoning, power, water, roads, taxes, and citizens who leave if you get it wrong. The isometric view and the terrain layers were new here.
There is no way to win — the game is the city itself.
Controls
- Mouse — everything
- Right click — menu
- Esc — cancel tool
The version in short
- Year: 1993
- Genre: City builder
- Size: 5.2 MB, loaded once
- Controls: mouse, or your finger on a phone
How this runs
The game runs through a DOS emulator inside your browser: the emulator, the files and your saves all stay on your device and nothing reaches our server. The emulator, the licensing and what to do about a black screen are explained on the retro games section page.
FAQ
Is this the actual 1993 release?
Yes, these are the original SimCity 2000 files, not a remake or a port. The emulator runs them the way they ran on a machine of that time.
How big is it and what loads?
The game archive is 5.2 MB plus about two megabytes of emulator. It loads once — after that the browser keeps the files cached and the next launch is instant.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. The game uses a mouse, so on a phone your finger is the cursor: drag to move it, tap to click.
Are my saves kept?
They are, but only in this browser on this device — they are written inside the emulator. A different browser or a cleared cache means starting over.
