SimCity 3k in 4k
Ranked 8 of 21 city builder games by recommenders
Fans recommend this patch for preserving SimCity 3000 with good audio and macOS support. The main caveat is that premium buildings can quickly drain your budget.
Fans recommend this patch for preserving SimCity 3000 with good audio and macOS support. The main caveat is that premium buildings can quickly drain your budget.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good audio and soundtrack
“Sweeet well done, especially with the audio.”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “SimCity 3k in 4k” “the soundtrack does a lot to set the mood”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “SimCity 3k in 4k”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Premium buildings drain city budget
“It's very easy to build the 'premium' version of a building (eg police HQ instead of police station) and utterly annihilate your city budget”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “SimCity 3k in 4k”
Other city builder games people recommend
The four most recommended other city builder games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimCity 3000 | 23 | 2 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| SimCity 2000 | 20 | 7 | 74% | 11 | — | Approved |
| SimCity | 20 | 12 | 63% | 9 | — | — |
| Cities: Skylines | 20 | 18 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
| SimCity 3k in 4kThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“After today's update, I'm able to build roads.”
“I appreciate enough that he built for macOS too that I purchased a copy!”
“There's something wonderful about this kind of PC game preservation”
“It's very easy to build the 'premium' version of a building (eg police HQ instead of police station) and utterly annihilate your city budget”
“the soundtrack does a lot to set the mood”
“Pan/zoom/tilt works great.”
“This looks great, I just bought a copy.”
“Awesome! I am going to try this when I have some time next week.”
“I am having a rough time with the road that the paperclip wants me to place”
“Sweeet well done, especially with the audio.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.