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SimCity Social

SimCity Social is a city-building simulation game available on Facebook. SimCity Social brings the real city-building simulation to the masses, giving players the freedom to create sprawling cities that come…

25 June 2012

SimCity Social is a point-and-click, released 25 June 2012 on Web browser.

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What SimCity Social is

SimCity Social was released in 2012. It is available on Web browser only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

SimCity Social is a city-building simulation game available on Facebook. SimCity Social brings the real city-building simulation to the masses, giving players the freedom to create sprawling cities that come to life as a result of player-driven choice. In SimCity Social, players don’t just build a city – they choose the kind of city they want and watch its soul come to life as it grows and reacts to their decisions.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sim series

SimCity Social is the 57th of 64 entries we hold in the Sim series. It arrived 2 years after MySims Collection. The next entry was SimCity in 2013.

See all 64 Sim games in release order →

What it launched against

SimCity Social launched on 25 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon Black Version 2.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon Black Version 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

SimCity Social — frequently asked questions

When did SimCity Social come out?
SimCity Social was released on 25 June 2012 for Web browser.

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