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SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited

Isometric city builder with custom scenarios and player-triggered disasters

Maxis · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Mar 7, 2024

CasualSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 787
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now
30
peak 24h 40
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

What is SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited?

An isometric, single-player city-building simulation where you build and manage a city using buildings from Asian and European sets. You can play preset scenarios or create your own, design buildings, and trigger disasters.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy building and expanding cities at your own pace
  • +you like a city-building challenge that includes managing budgets
  • +you want to create scenarios as well as play them

Not for you if...

  • you prefer fast action to planning and building cities
  • you want a city builder without financial pressure

What players say

84% of 787 reviews are positive · 85% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the familiar city-building gameplay and the chance to revisit a game they remember. The most common complaint is overly fast map scrolling; some players also report crashes and building-related bugs.

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SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited

SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor
1.8 GHz
Graphics
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor
1.8 GHz
Graphics
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish.

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