City Life 2008
City-building simulation where neighborhood groups can clash as cities grow
Monte Cristo · Published by Focus Entertainment · Released Sep 29, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 255
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is City Life 2008?
In this 3D city-building simulation, you build a modern city and manage housing, jobs, public services, finances, traffic, and pollution. Scenario and free modes let you plan around six subcultures whose relationships can deteriorate into conflict and riots.
For you if...
- +you enjoy complex, long-term city planning
- +you like having both scenarios and freeform construction
Not for you if...
- −you want city building without managing competing citizen needs
What players say
81% of 255 reviews are positive
Players praise the focus on neighborhood demographics and social dynamics.
Screenshots and trailer
City Life 2008 system requirements
Minimum: DirectX® 9.0c compatible …, 0.3 GB RAM, 4.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run City Life 2008?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Processor or the equivalent
- Graphics
- DirectX® 9.0c compatible 64 MB 3D graphic card (GeForce 4Ti or Radeon 8000)
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 4.5 GB free space
Does City Life 2008 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does City Life 2008 run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German.
Does City Life 2008 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
