SimCity 2000
SimCity 2000 is a city-building simulation video game jointly developed by Will Wright and Fred Haslam of Maxis. It is the successor to SimCity Classic (1989) and was released for Apple Macintosh and MS-DOS personal computers in 1993, after which it was released on many other platforms over the following years, such as the Sega Saturn and SNES game consoles in 1995 and the PlayStation in 1996.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1993
- Developer
- Maxis
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1993 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Maxis, Full Fat |
| Publisher | Zushi Games, Nintendo DSi, Maxis |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, PC, PlayStation |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1767176, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is SimCity 2000? How long to beat it
Total play time for SimCity 2000 is about 94.2 hours to do everything, and around 20.7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 20.7h | 15 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 22.8h | 9 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 94.2h | 6 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where SimCity 2000 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where SimCity 2000 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 48ahead of 6% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 54ahead of 91% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about SimCity 2000
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Common questions about SimCity 2000
What platforms is SimCity 2000 on?
SimCity 2000 is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, PC, PlayStation. It first released in 1993.
Who made SimCity 2000?
SimCity 2000 was developed by Maxis, Full Fat and published by Zushi Games, Nintendo DSi, Maxis.
How long does it take to beat SimCity 2000?
about 20.7 hours for the main story, 22.8 hours with the main extras, 94.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.