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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition

Single-player city builder focused on regional planning and transportation

EA - Maxis, Aspyr (Mac) · Published by Electronic Arts, Aspyr (Mac) · Released Jul 20, 2010

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Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 8,955
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 41 in 30 days
Players
319
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
May 19, 2020
Minimum PC
DirectX 7 GPU
0.3 GB RAM · 1.6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition?

An isometric city-building simulation where you shape terrain and develop interconnected cities across a region. You manage transportation and resources, place civic buildings, respond to emergencies, and drive vehicles in optional missions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy slow, detailed city building and economic management
  • +you want to plan transportation across interconnected cities
  • +you prefer open-ended single-player sandbox play

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike balancing traffic, budgets, and city services
  • −you prefer fast-paced play over gradual regional growth

What players say

81% of 8,955 reviews are positive · 85% of 41 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed city simulation, regional connections, transportation planning, and soundtrack. The dominant complaint is poor compatibility with modern Windows systems: players report launch failures, frequent crashes, lost progress, resolution problems, and needing community patches or launch tweaks.

Players over time

▼ -14% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 415 players on Oct 12, 2026.

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Sep 23, 2026310
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Sep 21, 2026379

Screenshots and trailer

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition screenshot 1

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 1.6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP
Processor
PIII 500 or equivalent
Graphics
32MB supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 7.0 or greater compatible driver
Memory
256MB
Storage
1.6GB

Does SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Swedish.

Does SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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