

Using our in-house FPS counter, we tested the game using the following settings:

Ready for macOS Catalina: The Mac App Store version of the game, handled by Aspyr, has been updated to 64-bit. In fact, if your Mac struggles with Cities: Skylines, SimCity can be an easier alternative to run on an aging Mac. Video Card: Intel HD Graphics 3000, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M or ATI Radeon HD 2600 or higherĪs you can see, the system requirements are light.These are the game’s Mac system requirements: If you’re looking for the best city-builder, period, Cities: Skylines is hands down the way to go. The new SimCity does can be a fun city-builder, but if you’re looking for a classic SimCity experience, SimCity 4 might be a better choice. Are you looking for the best SimCity game to play or the best city-builder? In some ways I’d equate SimCity to an early version of Minecraft: a wonderfully creative toy attached to a barely functional game.Īt this point, whether the new SimCity is the right game for you, boils down to what you’re looking for. This is how IGN summarized the game at launch: This, however, looks good compared to the 2.2 it has from users. Even though some reviewers waited until the initial problems were solved, SimCity still only rates a 64 Metascore from critics.

When it comes to reviews, SimCity is still suffering from its initial release problems. In fact, EA says this level of detail is why they had to abandon their efforts to make larger cities possible: computers (at least in 2013) wouldn’t be able to handle the graphics load of larger cities.
