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Build and manage cities, balance services and budgets, connect regional neighbors, and take the wheel in mission challenges.
Released 20 Jul 2010
Connect Regional Cities
Sculpt City Terrain
Manage Roads and Rail
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
Developed by EA - Maxis, Aspyr (Mac) · Published by Electronic Arts, Aspyr (Mac)









As mayor, shape terrain and grow cities by zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Build roads, utilities, and public services while managing finances and responding to residents’ needs.
Develop multiple cities across a region and connect them through shared transport networks. Cities can specialize in different roles and exchange resources, so decisions about infrastructure and growth affect their neighbors too.
Rush Hour adds more control over roads, rail, air, and waterways, along with missions where you drive selected vehicles to handle situations such as pursuing criminals. You can also trigger disasters, from tornadoes and volcanoes to meteors and lightning.
Players often praise the detailed city simulation, especially the way traffic, wealth, services, pollution, and regional connections shape a city’s development. Many enjoy the planning challenge and watching small settlements grow into large cities, while also citing the soundtrack, nostalgic appeal, and long-running modding community. Some reviewers report frequent crashes or difficulty getting the game running on modern systems.


| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Players | 1 |
| Multiplayer | The provided store text describes single-player city-building and U-Drive-It missions. No multiplayer mode, player count, or multiplayer functionality is described. Steam features list only Single-player, despite the Multiplayer tag being present. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game is tagged Moddable, but the provided information does not describe any multiplayer support or any mod-related multiplayer functionality. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |