Cityscapes: Sim Builder
Build the best cities!
Welcome! You are a short helicopter ride away from becoming one of the most celebrated and admired city mayors of all time.
This is Cityscapes: Sim Builder! A brand new, sustainable take on classic city building games, and brought to you by veteran sim builders.
::::: A RICH CITY BUILDING EXPERIENCE
- Cityscapes will get you thinking. As Mayor you need to make meaningful decisions and build carefully thought out systems, so as to protect the health and happiness of your citizens.
- Citizens have basic needs of course - they need housing, jobs and shops, and a means to travel between them.
- Distance matters - industry and road traffic create pollution. It is important to think sustainably when building transportation networks.
- Citizens need utilities - power, clean water and garbage collection.
- And as their Mayor, you’ll quickly need to start strategizing about policing, education, fire safety and medical care. As your citizens develop more complex needs you’ll have to plan how to provide tranquil green spaces for them to unwind in.
- Have you got what it takes to make the right choices to develop a thriving metropolis?
::::: CITY PASS
- The City Pass is a monthly event that enables you to earn exclusive parks, buildings, landmarks and other special items. You progress in the pass by completing daily and weekly tasks.
::::: UNLOCKS
- Raise your player level and unlock more cities to build in a variety of rich biomes.
- Get to unlock land parcels and discover natural curiosities hidden in the landscape. You can even build famous architectural landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty, giving your city indomitable style and instant attractiveness.
::::: IMAGINATION
- Stunning 3D architecture and vistas will captivate your imagination as you watch your city grow. Collect diverse building blueprints approved for your unique city and be awed by the endless design possibilities.
::::: MEET
- Meet Anne Council who runs the city challenges but beware of May Grede CEO whose middle name is ‘Sabotage’. Friendly advisors such as Paula Powers and Frankie Flint are always there to help.
- And check in on your citizens who will keep you in the know with what life is like in your city. They will come to you with problems and make suggestions as to how to solve them. Be sure to listen to them, every citizen wants to feel heard.
::::: SUSTAINABILITY
- Choice matters when building a city of the future, one that is profitable, thriving and fully sustainable. Strategize about both environmental and social sustainability; reduce waste and pollution whilst also managing business impacts, both positive and negative on your citizens. Design cities in which your citizens want to live, happy and healthy side by side and feel as proud and fulfilled as they are!
more Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.3.91 15/10/2025
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.3.80 22/05/2025
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.3.70 05/02/2025
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.3.60 04/12/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.3.50 16/10/2024
Hello Mayors!
This update brings an abundance of enhancements designed to streamline city-building and enrich your gameplay experience.
General Improvements:
- Use the 2 hand pinch and rotate gesture to rotate maps on Vision Pro
- Renamed Game Modes so they’re easier to understand
- Campaign = Story Mode
- Trials = Multiplayer
- Sandbox = Free Play
- Sandbox “Relaxed Mode” = Creative Mode
- More variety added to Multiplayer maps
- Added new Civic and Landmark buildings to the layouts
- Can now have anywhere from 3-5 active policies instead of always having 4
- Can have more buildings overall pre placed in the maps
- Refreshed map layouts
Balancing:
- Residential, Commercial, and Industrial buildings level up faster so you get to bigger cities sooner
- Reduced the amount of Population and Sustainability required to level up so there isn't too much of a grind at certain City Levels
- Adjusted Workers/Shoppers needed for City Challenges to go along with other Population and Sustainability changes
- Increased Coins from taxes so you don't run out too frequently
- Increased Coin rewards for reaching the first 10 City levels
- Lowered the Tax penalties/bonuses for high/low Approval scores so there isn’t too much of a drastic swing for tax income
- Increased the default zone for Approval before Tax penalties/bonuses kick in
- Reduced Coin rewards from Projects so they're focused on Approval rewards/penalties
- Unlock Common and Uncommon Civic buildings at the same time so there's a choice between cheap standard buildings or expensive powerful versions
- Increased the range of Common and Uncommon Civic buildings
- Increased the power of starting level Common and Uncommon Police and Fire buildings
- Increased the cost of Uncommon Civic buildings to go along with their bigger ranges and higher power
- Increased the amount of Uncommon and Rare Residential, Commercial, and Industrial buildings that can be placed at each City level
- Removed Residential, Commercial, and Industrial building limits once you reach City Level 100
- Increased the Season Token rewards from Projects so it’s easier to purchase the Seasonal buildings in the Shop
- Increased Approval/Coin rewards/penalties for Decision bubble choices
- Buildings take longer before they actually go abandoned
- Can see more Abandonment bubbles at once, and see new bubbles more frequently at later City Levels
- Increased the Approval penalty when lower rarity buildings go abandoned
- Unlock Story mode maps 2, 3 and 4 all at the same time so you have more freedom on where to start your 2nd city
- Unlock Story mode maps 5-16 sooner so you get to experience all of the different locales sooner
- Unlock new land at earlier City levels, and reduced timers, so you have more freedom to layout cities the way you want
- Free Play mode unlocks sooner so you can experiment with different building types and layouts
- Tons of coins to start with in Free Play Creative mode
- No RCI building limits in Free Play Creative mode
- Doubled the amount of Coins to start with in Free Play Standard mode
- Unlock new maps in Free Play as soon as you get them to level 2 in Story Mode
Bug Fixes:
- Showing all of the correct building rewards for increasing your City Level
- Fixed various visual issues with buildings, the terrain, and the water--
- Fixed beachside buildings showing up in Multiplayer maps that don’t have beaches
- Fixed maps where beachside buildings were sunk into the sand
- Fixed issue where buildings placed with the Quick build button were not matching the same default building shown in the preview
- Fixed issue where some screen resolution settings were getting cut off on certain Macs
- Graphics settings now saving correctly when exiting and restarting the app
1.3.40 18/09/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes, performance boosts, and other improvements.
General Improvements
- Enabled Data Layers on Vision Pro so you can see all of your building’s needs, traffic levels, pollution areas, wealth levels and more!
- Enabled pedestrians on Vision Pro so you can keep an eye on your citizens
- Displaying how much Population and Sustainability you have, out of how much you need, on the main HUD
- Known issue, sometimes the “need stat” disappears and then reappears after you increase your City Level
Bug Fixes
- Fixed various visual issues with roads, bridges, water and more
- Fixed issues with some roads appearing underground
- Fixed missing card art on City Level up screens
- Fixed issue with UI occasionally disappearing after viewing a building’s info details
- Fixed floating building that would sometimes appear high above the City
- Fixed issues with some buttons becoming unresponsive on Vision Pro
- Fixed issues with grayed out images on Vision Pro
1.3.30 21/08/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes, performance boosts, and other improvements.
General Improvements
- Maps 2, 3 and 4 now all unlock at the same time to give more choice on where to start your 2nd city
- Sandbox maps unlock as soon as you get to level 2 in the Campaign version of that map so you can play in Sandbox mode sooner
- Improved the look of grayed out building cards in Vision Pro
- Smoother transitions of closing UI attached to buildings when that building is outside of the view on Vision Pro
- Improved performance across all versions
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with the Wind Turbine being locked when playing maps with the “No Dirty Power” policy
- Fixed issue with weather sound and visual effects sometimes lingering after exiting a city
- Fixed issue where building UI would sometimes lock buildings due to insufficient funds when there actually was enough Coins available to purchase them.
- Fixed an issue where buildings were going abandoned twice as fast on the River Valley map
- Fixed issue with some buildings appearing brown
- All building rewards now being shown in the City Level unlock screen
- Fixed some unbuildable areas on the Glacier Glen map
- Fixed issue on Surf Island map that showed valid placement for an area of the beach that was actually unbuildable
- Fixed issue where sometimes the range from a previous building would stick around after selecting a new building
- Fixed various visual issues for Roads, Land unlock areas, water, and debris objects in multiple maps
- Fixed missing building visuals when placing multiple copies of a building while the game is paused
- Fixed issue with Land unlock checkmarks temporarily disappearing at times
- Fixed issue with highlights sometimes missing while drawing new Roads
- Made it easier to highlight and select Roads on Vision Pro
- Fixed missing building ranges on buildings in Vision Pro
- Fixed issues with some UI elements being hard to select on Vision Pro
1.3.20 24/07/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
- Fixed visual issues on maps
- Fixed UI issues
- Fixed various app crashes
1.3.10 26/06/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.3.01 07/06/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
- Fixed blurriness and other visual issues on maps
- Fixed UI issues
- Fixed various app crashes
1.3.00 05/06/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
1.2.92 13/05/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bugs fixes and improvements.
1.2.91 06/05/2024
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
New Content/Features
- Get ready to earn new buildings in the Building Shop!
-- Collect Tulips by completing projects and talking to citizens
-- Spend Tulips to buy exclusive buildings in the Building Shop
- Added info button in building tray to preview building stats
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug in which building is deployed while scrolling in building tray
- Fixed bug in which the Battersea Power Station tutorial keeps triggering
- Fixed bug in which UI sometimes disappears while in Build Mode
- Fixed visual issues on Campaign maps
1.2.90 01/05/2024
New Content/Features
- Building Shop
-- Vote Shop is now called Building Shop
-- Daily free building in the Shop
-- Rotating daily and weekly Landmark in the Shop
-- Revamped Shop screen
Bug Fixes
- Fixed building drag and placement issues
- Fixed mismatching dashed land border lines on Campaign and Trials maps
- Fixed visual issues with Daily Login Bonus
1.2.80 04/04/2024
Hey Mayors! This release brings exciting enhancements to our city-building experience. From quicker building placement with Quick Build to optimized rendering for vehicles and pedestrians, get ready for smoother gameplay! Additionally, Civic buildings now boast faster-growing ranges of effect, allowing for more strategic variety in placement. Explore new ways to optimize your city layout and dominate the skyline!
Happy gaming!
New Content/Features
Quick Build
Introducing Quick Build! Now, building your dream city is faster and more convenient than ever. Here’s what’s new:
- Tap or Click to Spawn: Simply tap or click on a building card, and watch it materialize on the map. You can still drag the building if you like.
- Faster Placement: Quickly add multiple copies of the same building.
- Hold for Tips: Need guidance? Hold a building to access its tooltip and learn more.
- Unlock: Quick Build unlocks the first time you are in a city level 5 or above.
Building Range Growth
We’ve supercharged building ranges! High-level buildings now wield even more power, allowing for greater variety in strategic placement. Explore new ways to optimize your city layout.
Unified Daily and Limited Time Login
Say goodbye to confusion! We’ve merged the Daily and Limited Time login into a single, streamlined system.
- There will be a new login reward set available every 2 weeks.
- We have increased the rewards since they now only come from a single set.
General Improvements
- Oh Snap? Buildings now are better at snapping to corners during placement.
- Are you ready to enjoy smoother gameplay? We have optimized vehicle and pedestrian rendering to improve performance.
Bug Fixes
- Upgrade arrows are now hidden while placing a building.
- Fixed a rare case where a building would get stuck during the upgrade tutorial.
1.2.70 07/03/2024
Hey Mayor!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
General Improvements
- Adjustments to how UI items are shown in-world. You may notice some adjustments to how things are scaled.
- Building feedback is now displayed in a more efficient way to improve performance.
1.2.60 15/02/2024
Hey Mayors,
This update fixes the crash on Alpine maps.
1.2.51 05/02/2024
Hey Mayor!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
General Improvements
- Adjust the timing of weather so it lingers a bit longer.
- Optimize the maps to improve overall game performance.
Bug Fixes
- Fix invalid red dot showing up on the Sandbox button.
- Fix for invalid red dot showing up on the Real Estate screen.
- Fix newsfeed items not animating.
- Fix issues around inbox messages not appearing.
- Crime data layer now shows the correct color.
1.2.5 18/01/2024
Hey Mayor!
We are excited to turn on snow in the maps for a limited time.
This update also includes various bugs fixes and improvements.
New Content/Features
- Snow will now appear on maps for a limited time.
- Keep an eye out for special holiday messages from your citizens.
- Updated loading screen background.
General Improvements
- Adjustments to how red bubbles appear. They now have stronger limits to prevent the city being overwhelmed. They can appear more frequently in some cases.
- Initial building placement now completes faster.
- Added a collect button to the project reminders and adjusted how they display.
- Audio adjusted to improve volume and quality.
- Updated starting layout on the first grassland map. This will only affect new starts of the map.
- Large set of improvements to translations across the game.
- Green bubbles now disappear on their own if they are not tapped.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where water buildings may not provide water.
- Fixed issue where projects would not register progress.
- Fixed issue where education buffs were incorrectly stacked.
- Fixed issue where text could get stuck on the screen.
- Fixed some visual bugs with the holiday content.
- Fixed some layout issues when exiting maps.
- Fixed issue where the project reminder would sometime show the wrong project.
- Fixed issue where projects could appear in the wrong order in non-English languages.
- Graphics settings should be saved when restarting.
1.2.4 14/12/2023
Hey Mayor!
This update includes various bugs fixes and improvements.
New Content/Features
- New Project reminders in the Build Mode screen
General Improvements
- Updated onboarding
-- Players can now skip the early tutorial
-- Added clarity to the tutorials
- Improvements and fixes to how we check GameCenter connectivity
- Updated Mac icon
Bug Fixes
- Various fixes for building visual issues
- Various translation fixes
- Fix for wrong data appearing in Sandbox mode configuration after starting a city
- Fix for to show the logo to exit Photo Mode
- Mountain City now has working beaches
- Fix issue where taxes would show an incorrect amount
1.2.3 16/11/2023
Hey Mayor!
This update includes various bugs fixes and improvements.
General Improvements
- Server side improvements and optimizations
- Various fixes to support iPhone 15 and iOS 17
- Clearer instructions for when disconnected from GameCenter
Bug Fixes
- Fix for black bars on some iPads
- Fix missing road texture and props in Chinatown District
- Fix for blurry text when anti-aliasing is enabled on some devices
- Prevent the Inbox from automatically opening over the screen
1.2.2 12/10/2023
Hey Mayors!
This is a smaller update with a lot of bug fixes and an updated merge screen.
General Improvements
- Card merge screen now shows a breakdown of building counts to make merge easier to understand.
- tvOS will now warn players when there is no network connection.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with sandbox and trials maps not loading.
- Building sort toggle now saves correctly.
- Fix an issue where buildings would not receive a good or service despite being in range.
- Various building bugs and visual issues fixed.
- Removed the long text that would occasionally show up on the building model swap button.
- Cameras will now move correctly around all maps.
- L2 button on controllers now correctly adjust camera interactions.
1.2.1 25/09/2023
Hey Mayors!
New Content/Features
- Play the game your way in Sandbox Mode
-- Choose from 3 preset settings or customize your settings the way you want.
-- Adjust Abandonment, Approval, Taxes, Projects and more.
-- Select custom policies to apply to your city.
-- New Sandbox Only map
-- Unlock all maps by progressing in the campaign.
- Quickly customize your city with the bulk paint and bulldoze options in the building tray.
- You can now choose the building model when placing a building with multiple visual options.
-- This is available when placing the building and also in the paint mode.
General Improvements
- New home screen layout to support sandbox mode.
- Game will return to the building tray after tapping on a building when the tray is open.
- Add a settings option to sort all earned buildings to the back of the building list.
- Revamp the game’s local notifications to be more relevant and better scheduled.
- Server update to ensure more stable trials scoring and server reliability.
- Simplified the graphics settings screen.
-- Added a zoom setting and higher max zoom option.
- Improve logic and messaging when a player is disconnected from GameCenter.
Balancing
- Adjust tuning for daily tasks to be easier to complete each day.
- Increase the starting coins to 100k from 50k to make the first few city levels easier.
- Adjust pacing on abandonment bubbles to ensure there is more time between issues.
Bug Fixes
- Various fixes to improve save syncing across devices.
- Fix support for Nimbus+ controllers.
- Fix issue that prevented Chapter 2 of the story from playing.
- Fix issues with cars pointing in the wrong directions.
- Fix issue with wrong bubble image showing up
- Fix issue where buildings are not immediately refunded after a trial ends.
- Various fixes for Right to Left text displays in game.
- Various building visual fixes.
1.2.0 07/09/2023
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bugs fixes and improvements.
Balancing
- Adjusted the radius for walkability
- Prevent buildings from entering the smoking state
Bug Fixes
- Fixed incorrect task for Chinatown district
1.1.1 03/08/2023
Hey Mayors!
This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
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