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This game allows players to solve real-life situations like fire, sewage, pollution, and traffic and helps deal with public problems. Players can connect and compete with other players for more connected gameplay.[4]
Development for the game had started after the release of the 2013 massively multiplayer onlinerole-playing game (MMORPG) SimCity in an effort to develop a game quicker than prior installments and at a much higher profit margin. BuildIt also utilises assets from SimCity.[5] In December 2014, the game was released on the App Store and Google Play.[6]
Review aggregator Metacritic indicated that Simcity BuildIt had received an average score rating of 76 out of 100, which indicates "mixed or average" reviews.[12] In 2018, according to EA Mobile, SimCity: BuildIt became the most-played SimCity game ever. The game stayed in the top 10 in U.S. sim and strategy games on iOS platforms, in the top 100 for U.S. games overall, and in the top 150 games globally.[13]PCMag's Tony Hoffman had praised the game for its offline play and "well-integrated online features.", but criticized the over-indulgence of currencies.[14] Paul Hatton at TechRadar had felt that the game's user interface (UI) was "incredibly easy to navigate". However, the reviewer had criticized the game's "cash-grab ploy".[15]
