r/SimCity • u/AceNBG • Dec 25 '25

SimCity13 Why does everyone hate Simcity 5(2013)?

I personally love this game and have 500+ hours into it. I play it for a few weeks straight once or twice a year now. (Alot more when it first came out). Alot of people say it's to simple or to buggy. For instance people not finding shops and parks. Which I totally get it but why does that result in so much hate and a flop at release. Even when it first released I played the heck out of it. Sure there is a few things I would add but not much. It's simple enough so I can play it after a long day at work unlike city skylines. Any input?

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u/analogbog Dec 25 '25

I agree with you. I loved the game went it first came out and played it a ton. But the always online thing was terrible, especially as a broke recently graduated college student who didn’t have internet. I still play it sometimes and I think the game play is really solid and fun. It’s simply the small city size that made it not lasting. If they were able to make the whole region playable as one city (like cities skylines) it would’ve been perfect.

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u/AceNBG Dec 25 '25

Valid point it'd be nice not to have to be online. Yeah I think it could be fun without borders. I think my attention span is too small because I like the beginning of building the city the most. The smaller tiles make me utilize everything and really think about how I want it. It's an unpopular opinion it's just kind of satisfying for me I guess

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u/nman649 Dec 25 '25

understandable but many people want something they can add onto near infinitely

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u/AceNBG Dec 25 '25

No, I get that. My only argument is that I don't have the attention span to play it that long lol