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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.

Release DateJul 20, 2010
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.4% (positive) / 81.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.3% Top 25% / 79.2%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)7.1K  Top 4% / 8.2K  Top 4%
Curators204 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time25.6 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 20%
Followers30.3K  Top 4%
Owners± 1.6M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.1M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 9.7M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (December 2010) to 76.9% (May 2019).

With 8.2K reviews Top 3%, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition is an AAA level success. The June 2014 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (6%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 27 different languages represented. The game is available in 8 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, comparing positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 113 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 7.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • flexibility in zoning
  • variety of power plants and public service buildings
  • good tax options
  • additional special buildings and landmarks
  • interconnectivity of neighboring cities
  • strong modding community
  • good example of the genre
  • decent gameplay
  • decent graphics
  • has quests
  • limited control over what is actually built
  • radius-based public service coverage
  • limited resolution sizes
  • fullscreen mode only
  • random crashes
  • micro-management needed to reach high-density buildings
  • city interconnection requires building of a neighboring city
  • hard to generate tax revenue
  • small shops and fast food may be built in high-density commercial areas
  • cheap low-cost apartment blocks may appear in residential zones

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 80.4% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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