SimCity: BuildIt

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SimCity: BuildIt
DeveloperEA Tracktwenty
PublisherElectronic Arts
SeriesSimCity
Platforms
ReleaseDecember 16, 2014
GenreCity-building
ModeSingle-player

SimCity: BuildIt is a mobile city-building game developed by EA Tracktwenty and published by Electronic Arts. It was launched in late 2014. The game is part of the SimCity franchise,[1] and is available to download from the Google Play Store,[2] Amazon Appstore,[3] and the Apple App Store.

This game allows players to solve real-life situations like fire, sewage, pollution, and traffic and helps deal with public problems. Players can connect and compete with other players for more connected gameplay.[4]

A screenshot showing a level 15 city in the game

Development

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The game started development after the release of SimCity (2013) in an effort to develop a game quicker than prior installments and at a much higher profit margin. BuildIt uses many assets from SimCity (2013).[5]

Reception

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As of October 2021, the application has been downloaded over 100 million times on the Google Play Store.[11] It ranks number four all-time in simulation game downloads operating on Android.[citation needed]

In 2018, according to EA Mobile, SimCity: BuildIt became the most-played SimCity game ever. It stayed in the top 10 in U.S. sim and strategy games on iOS platforms, in the top 100 for U.S. games overall, and in the top 150 games globally.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "SimCity BuildIt – Free Mobile Game – EA Official Site – Electronic Arts EA.com › games › simcity-buildit". ea.com. January 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "SimCity BuildIt – Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "SimCity BuildIt:Amazon.co.uk:Appstore for Android". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ ARTS, ELECTRONIC (January 22, 2018), SimCity BuildIt, ELECTRONIC ARTS, retrieved February 11, 2018
  5. ^ Bains, Callum (March 7, 2023). "SimCity launched a decade ago, and it was so disastrous it killed the series". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "SimCity BuildIt for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "SimCity BuildIt – IGN". IGN.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "SimCity BuildIt review – iPhone reviews Pocket Gamer". pocketgamer.co.uk. December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ Ford, Eric (December 23, 2014). "'SimCity BuildIt' Review – Actual City Planning Has Timers Too". TouchArcade. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "SimCity BuildIt (for iPad) Review". PCMAG. September 5, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "SimCity BuildIt – Apps on Google Play".
  12. ^ "SimCity BuildIt – The Best Construction Game". August 15, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.