SimCity BuildIt
Build your extraordinary city.
Ratings
Age
9+
Category
Simulation
Languages
English
Tue Feb 03 2026
Hey Mayors,
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Happy building!
In SimCity BuildIt, you are the hero of your own city. Design a beautiful, bustling metropolis where every decision is yours. Make smart building choices to keep citizens happy and your skyline growing. Trade, chat, and join clubs with fellow Mayors to build the ultimate community.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
SimCity BuildIt is arguably the most visually impressive city builder on mobile. Unlike the hardcore simulation roots of the PC original, BuildIt focuses on resource management and industrial production chains. You aren't just zoning areas; you are managing factories to produce nails, wood, and bricks to upgrade your residential zones. The sense of growth is palpable, as you start with a few dirt roads and eventually manage a sprawling metropolis complete with landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and luxury skyscrapers.
What sets this apart from other mobile builders is the 'Club Wars' and 'Contest of Mayors' features. These add a surprisingly competitive social layer where you can battle other cities with disasters like the Disco Twister or collaborate in trade. While the wait times for high-tier items can become steep, the constant flow of seasonal events and the ability to design specific regions—like the Frosty Fjords or Sunny Isles—ensures that your city always feels personal and unique.
Features
Stunning 3D graphics
Real-time resource management
Competitive Club Wars and Mayor contests
Iconic landmarks and geographic regions
Interactive trade and social systems
Upcoming Events
Tips & Walkthrough
Place power stations and police departments strategically. Use the 'coverage' view to ensure every residential zone is covered, otherwise citizens will move out, reducing your tax income.
Gameplays
Join a Mayor’s Club to participate in real-time battles. Launch disasters on opponent cities to earn rewards and climb the ranks of the Contest of Mayors.
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes, SimCity BuildIt requires a persistent internet connection to access trade, clubs, and cloud saves.
Ratings & Reviews
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Very Enjoyable- PLEASE CONSIDER NEW FEATURES COMMENTED
Tue Sep 19 2017 Incite3I really enjoy this game however there are some things i believe many players would agree would help if were available: 1. It would be nice you are able to look at your storage items when in another city. Sometimes i am looking for several items and since we are limited on time we cannot so easily go back to our city check what we need then go back to the city to buy any other items that are convenient. 2. I am usually in a hurry especially when it comes to challenges or when there is just too many items at the store i need. Having the option of popping a random bubble in another city really close to their store would save a lot of time. 3. It would also save a lot of time if it would just go straight to the city once it loads instead of slightly rotating around for a bit before you can look around or select anything within the city. 4. It would also be very very nice if there was a way of selecting only the items you need at a time in out factories. For example: I collect 5 items from my factory i need the 5th item but i cannot receive it unless i sell or use something in order to get the 5th item because i only have space for 4 more items when i could maybe for example hold the factory to move, or bulldoze, double tap to collect all items at the same time and tap it once to select the items i need first. I believe many players would agree if these features existed it would make the game more enjoyable!
My favorite game
Fri May 16 2025 Herb RobbI don’t spend money on this game unless there is a special on Sim Cash (initial bump + some everyday for 1 month, for $2.99); or, I make it to the end of the Mayors’ Pass and there are some properties I really like in the Premium Pass for $8.99. (Sometimes that helps to complete the last 5 Free Pass tiers at the last minute.) Even so, that is only about once or twice a year. Have been playing almost 10 years and I have all but 1 region and about 1/2 of the Capitol City land expansion. I used to enjoy Design Challenge (and I would start playing it again *if* EA would return items used in the Challenge to where they were before the competition started. Figuring out where everything was before that is not too difficult, but is a drag. I started a club that was pretty successful, but keeping everyone on board and following the same strategy got old, as well as, watching the hackers do whatever they please. I had people around the world on my team and meeting up twice a week was not always convenient. Most of my team members wanted to war so they just stopped playing. Now I only have one member, but he is a great guy who always wants to help with the Contest of Mayor’s when he shows up. The key to playing the way I do is patience - especially when it comes to getting what I need from the Global Trade HQ, because of my lack of members. But, the trade off is that I don’t have to deal with trying to figure out the optimal time to begin wars or determine trade practices without alienating someone.
Great game but here are some things that can be worked on
Sun Nov 10 2024 starwarslego101I live this game! I've been playing it for many years now and I've enjoyed it so much. I can't find any other game like it and that's what makes it unique. However, there are still bugs with the game and some missing features that would make the game a whole lot more fun. For example, whenever there is a train track crossing and a train is coming, some of the pedestrians like to run out in front and get hit by the train. Also, some cars like to wait at the train track crossings after the gates have already gone back up. I've also seen some cars faze through each other. It would be cool if instead of them fazing through each other, they crash and cause traffic. Talking about traffic, I've also noticed that when some of the roads need upgrades, there never is actual traffic on those roads and the roads that actually have heavy traffic need no requirement to upgrade them. That has always confused me. Now some things that would be cool if the game developers added would be if you could be able to customize the terrain a little more like being able to add little hills and such. It would also be nice if there were also more different styles of buildings because some of my buildings look exactly the same just with different colors. Hopefully, you take my advice with care and use it to your advantage game developers. Love the game!
Enjoy the game...
Sun Jun 29 2025 I haste in the showerBeen playing now for a year and a half. I enjoy the game every day and look forward to growing my city. However, I would like to see some improvements: please change the statements for my citizens' opinion bubbles(seeing the same ones all the time is boring); I wish there was a comprehensive way to see a breakdown of all my cities' buildings by type, population, latest update date, etc; and although I enjoy the Mayoral Contests, I find it very difficult to finish in the top ten even though I only complete the assignments that have the highest point value. I understand that spending real money to finish higher in the standings is probably necessary(and even rewarded with higher point total assignments) however some mayors' point totals above me seem impossible for me to obtain without some kind of hacking of the game and that possibility makes me question even participating in future Mayoral Contests. Why spend real $$ trying to beat a cheater!!!" So now it is December 2019 and I am having problems after upgrading Mayors Pass Season 3. I cannot get into the game because I’m kicked out before my city appears. I have asked for an explanation and am told that “the team” is working on a solution. 3 days later I’m still waiting. Boiler plate responses and apologies just don’t do the trick. I have completed all updates of iOS, force-quit the app and reinstall the app but still nothing.
Suggestions! But good and enjoyable! 😊
Sun Dec 05 2021 Horrifying horrorI love this game! I also love the creators! I play sims almost every day! This game is great! But, I do have some suggestions... My first suggestion is to make it easier to progress. I always run out of money the first five seconds I start playing the game. My second suggestion is that there should be guides to build better cities. Because when I load up other players cities they look a lot more improved than mine when I come back and look at it. If I had a guide to follow to make something that looks like a city. (You should have a variety of guides to choose from to get the perfect city!) My third suggestion is that it is easier to get the bucks. When I buy some it runs out less than a second. Also I think my money runs out to fast to because I have non at the and of my playtime on this app which usually ranges from 5 minutes to 1 and a half hours. A little bit of other suggestions I have are that you should be able to make cities with your friends. Like having a special friend city world. If this was possible I would love it: In the game you are able to make wooden chairs and I this this city buildings should have a inside apartment where you can put all different furniture and have a sim walk around in there. You should also be able to see what’s wrong in there ( if anything ) like no power or water. About everything else I love in this game!😉
Frustrating
Fri Oct 13 2017 mancynessI really like this game and I want to keep playing, but it is so frustrating. Firstly, expanding your land is so difficult. You need certain items and the game rarely gives you these items and you have about a 1% chance of finding them for sale from other players. Then, expanding your city storage is frustrating. The game gives you a ton of those items right up until you almost have enough, and then it just stops giving them to you. The game tries so hard to make you spend real money, and honestly Id feel better if I just never downloaded it. I want to play this game but I cant expand my territory without paying 24 simcash for EACH upgrade item!! Ridiculous!! I actually broke down and paid 2.99 to get 200 simcash, and it was only barely enough for one expansion, including the items I already had. Seriously this game is ridiculous!! Earning money hasnt even been the problem for me at all, like some other reviewers have said. To earn money you just have to produce and sell a lot. That is easy and feasible, and pretty fun as well. But expanding your city is difficult and frustrating. To the developers.. Please make it easier to expand!! Edit: The clubs are a cool idea, but there is no point in having them or the wars if I cant find a club that is active. Every club I join has like one post a week. I would like to participate in the wars, but I have been unable to find an active club that will allow me to do so.
Great game but needs work
Sun Dec 15 2024 aarti19Overall the game is amazing and highly addicting, however there are some things that need to be fixed/updated. For instance, in the game once u start and go deeper into the game u won’t be able to remodel your city if u wish to do so. They should add a option where it saves ur progress, buildings, and all other things or make a option where u can put those buildings, roads, etc. into a UNLIMITED storage. That way if the player wishes to remodel from the start they can without any troubles. Another issue they should work on is being able to access your storage in another players city. The countless of times I have to go back to a city to see how much I have of something or how much I need of something is too much, especially when I loose the item I was going to buy because I had to go back to my city to check my storage resulting in the shop resetting. Another option they should add is to pause the game. For example, if you were going to change a few buildings around and add stuff sometimes rearranging things can decrease your sim’s happiness level. Something as simple as moving a hospital just for a few minutes so you can fix something makes your sim’s happiness level go down. It’s kind of annoying when all I’m doing is to improve the city that THEIR living in. Honestly it’s a great game, but it can be better. More improvements on certain features and more productive ways to do stuff should be taken into consideration. But otherwise, it’s a great game and I enjoy it highly!
I love it... kinda (please read if you want thorough review)
Tue Apr 28 2020 minor childOk, so I’ve been playing this game for a while now. It’s been really great and a fun way to build a city. However, I have some complaints and suggestions. One thing I really don’t like about the game, is the difficulty to expand cities or certain areas (mountains, beaches). The expandable areas are only gained through the small chance of receiving the materials, or the even smaller chance of them being on sale from other players. This makes the game hard to play because after a while, it takes more and more of these materials, and if you can’t expand and build more, you can’t make money. I think it would be easier to create a cap or limit on the amount of materials needed eventually, as they are hard to get and take up space. Another thing is the Global Trade algorithm. Later in the game, building your city has a heavy reliance on Global Trade and the random availability of items from other players. Whenever I don’t need something, have a lot of something, or have that item on sale currently, the item appears almost excessively on Global Trade. However, when I need a certain item, it filters it out of Global Trade making you waste a good 30 minutes searching until you find a couple of the items. This is vey frustrating and I would recommend an update or change. Otherwise, the game is extremely fun and creative. I love the game and can’t wait for future updates!
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MacRumors Wed Mar 23 2016
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