Simville (city building game)

Simville is a 1996 city building simulation, witch was basically a simple game meant for kids. The game was placing buildings in a area surrounded by a grid, and making a small city or town in a island area, or a plains area. The game was received well, and in 1998, it was announced that development on a sequel for Simville that was only known as Simville 2. The game was going to be a improved version of Simville adding people, boats, and eventually cars. The game was delayed a ton, given that SimCity was more popular at the time. The Simville sequel was slated to release in 2003, but was delayed again, in favor of the release of SimCity 4. The game was planned to release in 2010, as a PC & Mobile game, but it again was delayed. During a press conference during E3 in 2017, it was announced that Simville 2 was cancelled in 2013, after the fail of SimCity 5, and the loss of the rights to use the Sim name from Maxis. Even though, the games are two different creators, and properties, many believe that the new game Townscaper had replaced any hope of a Simville sequel, since the game is a 3D version of the first Simville in retrospect.