# Games like City Life 2008

> The closest matches to City Life 2008: SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, Cities: Skylines, Highrise City, CivCity: Rome, and Citystate II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/24780/simcity-4-deluxe-edition) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 5,328 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24780/)
2. [Cities: Skylines](https://imho.run/games/255710/cities-skylines) — A frequent pick in City Life 2008 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 99,307 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/)
3. [Highrise City](https://imho.run/games/1489970/highrise-city) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 381 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1489970/)
4. [CivCity: Rome](https://imho.run/games/3980/civcity-rome) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 535 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3980/)
5. [Citystate II](https://imho.run/games/1352850/citystate-ii) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 562 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1352850/)
6. [Block'hood](https://imho.run/games/416210/block-hood) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 595 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416210/)
7. [Project Highrise](https://imho.run/games/423580/project-highrise) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 2,227 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423580/)
8. [Anno 117: Pax Romana](https://imho.run/games/3274580/anno-117-pax-romana) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 4,901 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/)
9. [Transport Fever](https://imho.run/games/446800/transport-fever) — A frequent pick in City Life 2008 players' libraries, and another Simulation. 4,153 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/446800/)
10. [Caesar™ IV](https://imho.run/games/517810/caesar-iv) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 444 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/517810/)
11. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
12. [Train Fever](https://imho.run/games/304730/train-fever) — A frequent pick in City Life 2008 players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,267 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/)
13. [Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/17100/children-of-the-nile-enhanced-edition) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 295 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17100/)
14. [Cliff Empire](https://imho.run/games/809140/cliff-empire) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 1,699 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809140/)
15. [NewCity](https://imho.run/games/1067860/newcity) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 324 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1067860/)
16. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
17. [Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt](https://imho.run/games/938380/townsmen-a-kingdom-rebuilt) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 253 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/938380/)
18. [Of Life and Land](https://imho.run/games/1733110/of-life-and-land) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 159 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1733110/)
19. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
20. [Dream Engines: Nomad Cities](https://imho.run/games/1076750/dream-engines-nomad-cities) — A frequent pick in City Life 2008 players' libraries, and another RPG. 254 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076750/)
21. [Urbek City Builder](https://imho.run/games/1411740/urbek-city-builder) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 882 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411740/)
22. [BalanCity](https://imho.run/games/462680/balancity) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 353 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/462680/)
23. [Nebuchadnezzar](https://imho.run/games/1157220/nebuchadnezzar) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 740 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157220/)
24. [Grand Ages: Rome](https://imho.run/games/23450/grand-ages-rome) — Also City Builder, like City Life 2008. 394 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/23450/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4460&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4460&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4460&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4460
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4460
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About City Life 2008

Construct the city of the 21st Century with City Life! City Life 2008 Edition is a next-generation City Builder. Its 3D game engine provides a level of detail and animation unprecedented in the City Builder genre, with total freedom of construction.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4460
- **Developer:** Monte Cristo
- **Publisher:** Focus Entertainment
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 29, 2008
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4460/city-life-2008)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4460&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4460/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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