Leisure can also be inspiring at times. Video games, from large productions for consoles to medium-small ones for smartphones, can be an excellent pastime even for the most unthinkable professionals who normally would never want to waste time playing a game.
In this case the professionals in question could be urban planners or planners, but also anyone fascinated by planning and spatial strategies of various kinds. While as a video game we speak exclusively of apps that can be downloaded on iOS and Android smartphones.
Below is a personal selection that ranges from road conditions to airport management, passing through the “classic”, but increasingly advanced, city management and development games.
trafficx it is the most minimal in this list and perhaps also the most transversal. In the sense that it can also be appreciated by those who have never been interested in this kind of game before. The dynamic is very simple and we all know it all too well: avoid creating traffic jams on the roads. a light, easy and immediate game that ensures many hours of fun.
On iOS – Google Play
Developed by Sphere Game Studios – City Building Games, Designer City, of which the second chapter also exists, is one of the classic games in which you can manage and develop a megalopolis. At your disposal you will have many buildings to build and then to admire in your screens. On iOS – Google Play
Developed by the giant Electronic Arts, Simcity Buildit it was launched between 2014 and 2015 and since then millions of players have passed through it. It is certainly one of the most famous and successful urban planning simulations when it comes to video games. At times it could even be considered challenging, but maybe that’s the beauty of it. On iOS – Google Play
We will probably never manage and develop an airport in our life, so why not try something similar thanks to Airport City? If you are a fan of airplanes or airports then this app is for you. However, remember that an airport before being beautiful and hosting planes must also be functional, host many routes and operate in total safety. All aspects that will keep you busy a lot.
On iOS – Google Play
CityMania is an app for urban planners characterized by very pleasant pop-style graphics, with bright colors and a very well done rendering of buildings and elements. Produced by Gameloft, this app is certainly a certainty in terms of well-made game dynamics and longevity. On iOS – Google Play .
Megapolis is a really huge city building app. You will have hundreds of buildings at your disposal and you will also have to take care of individual infrastructures such as airports for example. It also has a multiplayer mode and since it was launched between 2012 and 2013 by Social Quantum, it has garnered over 10 million players.
On iOS – Google Play
From the same developers of Traffix (Dinosaur Polo Club, Radial Games, Sidhe), the first app for city planners and planners on this list, there’s also Mini Metro. Here the same gameplay and graphics are resumed. This time however, instead of roads, we will have to take care of connecting the territory station after station. A truly addictive pastime, even if it may not seem like it on the surface, which by the way is also available on other platforms and not just on smartphones.
On iOS – Google Play
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