SimCity is a city-building simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first installment in the SimCity series. The game tasks players with building and maintaining a city, while also keeping a balance between the needs of the population and the available resources. Players can build their cities by placing roads, buildings, and other infrastructure, while also managing the city's economy, environment, and citizens. Through the game's five stages, players must keep their cities running efficiently and effectively. SimCity offers a variety of different tools and options to help manage the city, such as zoning to determine land use, taxation to finance city services, and city ordinances to set policies for the city. The game also features a range of disasters, such as tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and fires, that players can use to challenge their cities. Additionally, players can compete with each other in the game's multiplayer mode, which allows them to manage their own cities and interact with other players.
It has the basic mechanics (building, zoning, stats) completely flat, and the graphics make it easy for any granny to get into. Although the graphics are quite intensive