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City builder games like SimCity you can play in your browser

9 games · Updated October 8, 2026 · Most played first

The original SimCity runs in a browser as micropolisJS, built from its open-sourced code, and City 2026 rebuilds SimCity 2000 in low-poly 3D. OpenTTD builds a transport empire of trains and ships.

Newer city builders include Floodplain, a Pharaoh-style Dutch city builder, Capriccio, a city of arches you watch live, and Park Baron, where you build coasters and run a park.

OpenTTD cover

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OpenTTD

Build a transport empire of trains and ships

Play Details
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    OpenTTD coverPlay OpenTTD on decompgames.com (opens in a new tab)

    OpenTTD

    Build a transport empire of trains and ships

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    City 2026 coverPlay City 2026 on dator.dev (opens in a new tab)

    City 2026

    SimCity 2000, rebuilt in low-poly 3D

    Keyboard
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    Park Baron coverPlay Park Baron on parkbaron.com (opens in a new tab)

    Park Baron

    Build coasters and run a park of thousands

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    Perilous Ways coverPlay Perilous Ways on perilous-ways.netlify.app (opens in a new tab)

    Perilous Ways

    Lay fantasy rail lines between feuding races

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    The Annals coverPlay The Annals on annals-kingdom.netlify.app (opens in a new tab)

    The Annals

    Watch a medieval kingdom live for centuries

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    micropolisJS coverPlay micropolisJS on graememcc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

    micropolisJS

    The original SimCity, open-sourced and in a tab

    Keyboard
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    Floodplain coverPlay Floodplain on arcadesquirrel.itch.io (opens in a new tab)

    Floodplain

    Pharaoh-style Dutch city builder

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    Capriccio coverPlay Capriccio on capriccio-city.netlify.app (opens in a new tab)

    Capriccio

    Raise a city of arches and watch it live

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    Hegemon's Reach coverPlay Hegemon's Reach on hegemon.max.vodka (opens in a new tab)

    Hegemon's Reach

    Settlers-style production chains

    Keyboard

Questions

Can you play SimCity in a browser?
Yes. micropolisJS is the original SimCity, released as open source under the name Micropolis, running in a browser tab. City 2026 is a fan rebuild of SimCity 2000 in 3D.
Are these games free?
Yes. Every game here plays free in a browser tab. A few show ads or sell extras on their own sites.
Can I play them on a phone?
Games marked Phone-friendly have touch controls. The rest need a keyboard, so they're best on a computer.

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