Game overview

SimCity 4 Deluxe

EA - Maxis, Aspyr (Mac) · Jul 20, 2010

City Builder Immersive Sim Base-Building Building Sandbox

Last tracked players: 305
All-time peak: 479
24-hour change: Unavailable
Steam reviews: 81.5% positive

Delayed observation · last tracked Nov 9, 2026 18:13 UTC. Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

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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. Take complete control of your city's transportation system, and solve U-Drive-It missions — from fighting crime to tackling disasters. Watch your population skyrocket as you get your Sims on the go and create the ultimate living, breathing megalopolis — the most expansive SimCity 4 compilation ever.

Features

Create an Entire Region of Cities — Weave together a tapestry of cities linked by a fully integrated transportation network and watch them share and compete for resources.
Wield God-like Powers — Sculpt the landscape to create a world based on your imagination, then summon volcanoes, tornadoes, meteors, and lightning.
Be a Responsive Mayor — Build a world-class city with stadiums, airports, universities, and real-world landmarks. Deploy emergency vehicles and join in the action as they battle blazes, mobs, and more.
Get Insight from Your Sims — Read the rhythm of the city, from commuter hell to mellow cruising, noon-time crowds to night-time calm.

Includes SimCity™ 4 Rush Hour:

Have the ultimate level of control over your city's transportation network by completely taking charge of roads, rail, air, waterways, and even vehicles. U-Drive It! missions will be presented for you to solve, such as chasing down a bank robber or apprehending a car-jacker. Choose from all-new road types including wide-avenues, suspension bridges, or one-way streets, as well as map out seamless regional networks that whisk Sims from one city to another. Wreak havoc with all-new disasters including a UFO invasion, massive wrecks at railroad crossings, and the occasional car fender bender. There are also all-new tutorials available to help you get started.

System Compatibility

SimCity was tested for performance and hardware compatibility when it was originally launched. While the classic gameplay of SimCity 4 remains unchanged, unexpected performance and graphics issues with newer systems may occur. If you experience any performance or graphics issues, we recommend running in Windowed Mode and/or Compatibility Mode to maintain the intended experience.

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System requirements Windows · macOS

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Minimum

OS *: Windows XP
Processor: PIII 500 or equivalent
Memory: 256MB
Graphics: 32MB supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 7.0 or greater
compatible driver
DirectX®: DirectX 8.1
Hard Drive: 1.6GB
Supported 3D Accelerator Hardware: SimCity 4 Deluxe / Rush Hour requires a 32MB 3D Direct3D chipset, and a display that is at least 800x600 in size, and supports 16 or 32-bit color. It is recommended to always install the latest certified drivers for all your hardware

Supported Graphics Chipsets

Cards with these chipsets are officially supported by the SimCity 4 hardware graphics driver:
nVidia:

nVidia TNT2, TNT2 M64, & TNT2 Ultra
nVidia GeForce SDR, GeForce DDR, GeForce Quadro, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, GeForce4 Ti 4200/4400/4600/4800 SE, and GeForceFX 5200/5600/5800/5900

ATI:

ATI Radeon 7000, 7200, 7500, 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
Known Issues: Due to hardware limitations with the ATI Radeon series, some buildings and graphic effects will be temporarily turned off while scrolling. There is a known ATI driver defect that results in SimCity advisor animations dropping polygons. To fix this, please download ATI driver 7.79 or later (also referred to as CATALYST 02.4) from on the Internet.

Matrox:

Matrox G400, G450, G550, Parhelia

SiS:

SiS 315, Xabre 400

Software Mode: SimCity 4 also provides a software-based graphics driver which will work with most video cards. 32MB of video memory is recommended. The graphics mode driver can be selected from the Graphics Options panel in the game, or may be run from the command line using the switch -d:Software. The following video chipsets will run the game properly in software mode:

PowerVR KYRO, KYRO II
Trident Blade 64

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:

OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
Video Memory: 256 MB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 8800 / Intel HD 3000
Additional: Macintosh mouse and keyboard required.
NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for SimCity4 Deluxe: ATI RADEON HD 2400, 2600, NVIDIA 8600m, Intel Integrated GMA 950, Intel Integrated x3100
NOTICE: SimCity4 Deluxe Mac is localized into French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Japanese

Publisher: Electronic Arts, Aspyr (Mac)
USK rating: 6
Brazilian rating: 12
Steam Germany rating: 0
Features: Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Swedish
Website: Official website ↗
Support: Support site ↗

Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.

Input

Controller support: unknown

Structured language support (8)

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	No	No
Danish	Yes	No	No
Dutch	Yes	No	No
French	Yes	No	No
German	Yes	No	No
Italian	Yes	No	No
Spanish - Spain	Yes	No	No
Swedish	Yes	No	No

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA SimCity 4 Deluxe EULA 1

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Value Score

Great Value — 89th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 89th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

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Value Ratio Top 11%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is SimCity 4 Deluxe worth buying right now?

Wait — $19.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.

When does SimCity 4 Deluxe go on sale?

Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.

Is SimCity 4 Deluxe free to play?

SimCity 4 Deluxe costs $19.99 on Steam.

What genre is SimCity 4 Deluxe?

SimCity 4 Deluxe is a Simulation, Strategy game.

Who developed SimCity 4 Deluxe?

SimCity 4 Deluxe was developed by EA - Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

What platforms does SimCity 4 Deluxe support?

Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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SimCity 4 Deluxe

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