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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition cover art

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition

EA - Maxis · Electronic Arts · 2010-07-20

SteamGOGAmazonMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Franchise: Sim, SimCity · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jan 30, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 10, 2014 (Mac)

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.

511
playing now
82%
positive of 9.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

511 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

SimCity 4 is a city-building simulation video game developed by Maxis, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. The game was released in January 2003 for Microsoft Windows and in June 2003 for Mac OS X. It is the fourth major installment in the SimCity series. SimCity 4 has a single expansion pack called Rush Hour which adds features to the game. SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition contains the original game and Rush Hour combined as a single product.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 511 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 397 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~50/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 6,714 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 393k–786k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,830 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-09-21) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 54 of 97 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10210220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5112182026-08-06 22:00 — 371 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 266 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 348 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 405 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 285 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 384 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 432 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 330 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 405 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 469 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 249 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 340 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 335 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 246 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 325 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 333 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 218 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 351 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 458 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 267 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 257 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 376 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 344 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 307 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 345 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 365 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 220 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 348 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 408 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 511 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.772015-03-31 — best price $2.482015-06-16 — best price $3.992015-09-01 — best price $19.992016-01-12 — best price $4.992016-06-08 — best price $3.992016-10-03 — best price $19.992017-02-23 — best price $4.492017-08-21 — best price $19.992018-01-05 — best price $19.992018-06-01 — best price $3.992018-10-30 — best price $16.992019-02-18 — best price $4.992019-05-21 — best price $19.992019-09-04 — best price $4.992019-12-07 — best price $19.992020-03-06 — best price $1.992020-06-29 — best price $17.152020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-03-19 — best price $19.992021-06-21 — best price $2.992021-09-14 — best price $11.812021-12-06 — best price $4.992022-02-28 — best price $3.742022-06-17 — best price $19.992022-09-01 — best price $3.742022-12-01 — best price $3.742023-03-10 — best price $4.972023-06-07 — best price $4.992023-09-12 — best price $19.992024-04-29 — best price $4.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-05-22 — best price $19.992025-10-24 — best price $4.802026-03-12 — best price $4.802026-07-15 — best price $4.002026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

196962026-05-29 — 113 pageviews2026-06-01 — 120 pageviews2026-06-04 — 111 pageviews2026-06-07 — 101 pageviews2026-06-10 — 101 pageviews2026-06-13 — 98 pageviews2026-06-16 — 127 pageviews2026-06-19 — 152 pageviews2026-06-22 — 142 pageviews2026-06-25 — 134 pageviews2026-06-28 — 196 pageviews2026-07-01 — 123 pageviews2026-07-04 — 150 pageviews2026-07-07 — 144 pageviews2026-07-10 — 123 pageviews2026-07-13 — 137 pageviews2026-07-16 — 144 pageviews2026-07-19 — 145 pageviews2026-07-22 — 131 pageviews2026-07-25 — 141 pageviews2026-07-28 — 144 pageviews2026-07-31 — 158 pageviews2026-08-03 — 130 pageviews2026-08-06 — 142 pageviews2026-08-09 — 149 pageviews2026-08-12 — 135 pageviews2026-08-15 — 121 pageviews2026-08-18 — 131 pageviews2026-08-21 — 192 pageviews2026-08-24 — 185 pageviews2026-08-25 — 175 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Swedish

Player tags

CasualEconomySandboxBuildingGod GameModdableStrategyIsometricRealisticManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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