We know that there is a new craze for the best city-building games, so we have taken the initiative to search for the latest ones and listed them out for you here. So have a look and see the variety of choices that are there for you try out, if you haven’t done so already.
1. Anno 2070:
The first place on our list of city-building games goes to this popular title in the Anno series, published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows. Here you will get to choose to play as any of the three available factions i.e. the Tycoons, the Ecos or the Tech. Apart from the previous releases this one is based solely on your factions ability to generate power and energy from the given resources. Since global warming had caused melting of the ice caps, the sea levels have risen which caused land mass to diminish, so humans have to make optimum use of the limited land available to them and expand accordingly. The main structure here is the Ark which you can upgrade as you progress. There is also a multiplayer option where you and a bunch of other players can take part in the ‘World Events’.
2. Cities XL:
Next option on our roster of city-building games is another famous pick developed by Monte Cristo for your Microsoft Windows PC. It includes many lots which you can erect and build such as industrial, commercial and residential lots. You are also allowed to choose your lots individually or your lots can be created automatically when you zone in on a particular area of the map. You can even make your own network of roads to connect the different types of lots and even construct tunnels and bridges wherever necessary. The terrain which you will be using will be created with the help of third party tools like GeoControl and its 3D engine ensures you get spectacular graphical effects and real-world type of scenario.
3. Tropico 4:
Tropico 4 not only gives you an opportunity to build your own nation, but you can even control it and become a powerful and benevolent leader for your people. There are 10 different maps for you to play on and you can even customize the look of your character namely ‘El Presidente’. So basically you have to ensure that your nation prospers under your rule and that the demands of the various types of sections of the society or factions living on Tropico are met. When you make decisions, you have to careful that it does not create a conflict between two factions so as to maintain happiness. Some other things you have to keep in mind are your citizen’s needs, faith, health and leisure. This title is the forth in the series published by Kalypso Media and is definitely one of the most sought after games ever created for your PC or Xbox console.
4. SimCity:
This one is the latest installment in the SimCity series which was recently released this year by Electronic Arts for Windows and OS X. You will find a lot of differences here which were not there in the previous series such as the new user interface, better road creation tools, transportation choices and customization. This 2013 version also supports the latest multiplayer mode which has the full online playing feature and you also have the option of choosing a specialization sector such as education, manufacturing, tourism etc. You will notice the traffic jams, pollution and other economic problems more prominent and noticeable which are just some of the features that make this pick really attractive.
5. The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
The next item on our collection of city-building games is this seventh part of The Settlers series, developed by Blue Byte Software which also combines real-time strategy. You have three types of strategy that you can use to conquer enemies i.e. either through Trade, Military or Science. You will start off with just a small village and attempt to expand it into a larger kingdom using any of the three techniques. If you are new to this one you won’t have any difficulty learning how to play it, as the campaign mode will provide you with the basic tutorial. Here you will notice that the Artificial Intelligence of your enemies is more advanced than its predecessors and there four separate types of playing modes namely Skirmish, Multiplayer, Ranked and of course, the Campaign mode.
6. Grand Ages: Rome
Here’s another famed title published by Kalypso Media with a real-time strategy element. You can customize the look of your avatar according to your preference and can choose to play as any of the five families namely the Aemilii, Lucii, Flavii, Julii or Valerii, where each of these will have their own unique economic or military advantage associated with them. One of the key factors which will be vital for you to succeed in achieving your mission’s objective is to always keep your civilians content. This can be done by maintaining good food production units, providing them with sources for entertainment and also by constructing religious monuments. If you fail to provide for you people and keep them happy then you will notice a rise in disease and crime levels which will create an adverse effect on your economy. You can even purchase estates, trade and develop sustainable communities to gain more resources for the benefit of your economy.
Conclusion:
These are some of the best city-building games which we can suggest you to try, for an amazing experience in getting a feel of what it’s like to be the position of power and influence for taking important economic and strategic decisions, so that your small settlement turns into thriving successful nation.
