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CityVille
Build your city in your browser: put up houses and businesses, grow crops and collect rent.
In beta: parts of the artwork and of the missions are still missing, and you may run into bugs.
Games like CityVille: city builders, farm games and other Facebook-era classics
If you are looking for games like CityVille, the closest relatives are the city-building and farm simulations of the Facebook era: FarmVille, FrontierVille, Café World and CastleVille from Zynga, and SimCity Social, The Sims Social and Social City from other studios. This page groups them by type, lists the games on FB Games that share some of what makes CityVille fun, and explains where CityVille itself fits.
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Try CityVille itself, free in your browser
Here is the game: open it in your browser, create a free account of your own and see how a city of houses, crops and businesses feels.
What are you looking for in a game like CityVille?
CityVille mixes four things: building a city with houses and businesses, planting and harvesting crops, trading help with neighbors, and following quests that tell you what to do next. A game called similar usually shares at least two of them, so decide which one matters most to you before you compare.
CityVille itself is a single-player simulation with a social side, made by Zynga and launched on Facebook in 2010. Our overview page tells the full story.
Which Zynga games came out around the same time?
Zynga made several other simulation games for Facebook in the same period. FarmVille, a farming simulation, launched in June 2009. Café World, a social restaurant game, followed on September 30, 2009. FrontierVille, a simulation and role-playing game, launched on June 9, 2010 and later became The Pioneer Trail, which closed on April 30, 2015.
CastleVille, another simulation and role-playing game from Zynga, arrived in November 2011. Crops are the common thread between FarmVille and CityVille, and the rest of the list shares the building or the social side.
Which games from other studios are similar to CityVille?
The Sims Social, from Playfish (EA), is a social life simulation that appeared on Facebook on August 9, 2011. SimCity Social, also from Playfish (EA), is a city-building game on Facebook that appeared on June 25, 2012. Social City, from Playdom with PushButton Labs, is a city-building game on Facebook that appeared in March 2010.
We name them only as comparisons. We make no claims about whether each one can be played today, so check each game's own page for its current status.
Which FB Games titles share the farming and building side?
Zombie Lane, from Digital Chocolate, mixes farming and survival: you defend your house from zombies, grow crops and help your neighbors. Social Empires, from Social Point, has you raise a village, train troops and defend it from trolls.
On the strategy side, Social Wars, also from Social Point, is about building your base, training troops and tanks and attacking rivals, and Empires & Allies, from Zynga, is an empire strategy game with a base, resources, troops and vehicles. The Last Stand: Dead Zone has you build a shelter, recruit survivors and scavenge an invaded city.
Which FB Games titles are a different kind of game?
Bubble Island, from Wooga, is a puzzle game: you shoot bubbles from a cannon and clear a tropical island. Bola Social Soccer, from Three Melons, lets you run a football club, with a squad, a stadium and tournaments.
Wild Ones Rebirth, from Playdom, is a turn-based shooter: you pick a pet and fire at rivals on destructible maps. Bubble Island, Bola Social Soccer and Wild Ones Rebirth are all browser editions in beta.
What should you not confuse with CityVille?
Three names get mixed up with the game on this site. CityVille 2 was a separate sequel that Zynga cancelled in early 2013. CityVille Hometown was an unrelated Zynga mobile game for iPhone and iPad. Zynga City was the name of the Chinese version made with Tencent.
None of them is the CityVille you can play here, which is a browser edition built on the 2013 version of the first game.
How do you choose between them?
Choose by taste. If you like growing crops and helping neighbors, start with Zombie Lane or look at FarmVille. If you like laying out a city, SimCity Social and Social City are city builders. If you prefer strategy, look at Social Empires, Social Wars and Empires & Allies. If you want a quick puzzle, try Bubble Island.
Before you invest time in any older game, check its own page for its current status, because availability changes.
Where does CityVille fit among these games?
CityVille sits between a farm game and a city builder: crops feed businesses, businesses pay coins, and quests guide you through the whole thing. This edition is free, runs in your browser with no Flash and is still in beta. Our how-to-play guide takes you through your first hour.
It also has the social side that its relatives are known for: City Sam and real neighbors to visit, plus a global chat. What you may miss from the originals is listed in our overview, since parts of the artwork and some event features are still absent.
How it works
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Pick a game
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Create your account
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Play wherever you like
You play in your browser, with no Flash and no downloads, on a computer and, depending on the game, on your phone too.
Frequently asked questions about games like CityVille
What are some games like CityVille?
Games like CityVille include other Facebook-era simulations: FarmVille, FrontierVille, Café World and CastleVille from Zynga, and SimCity Social, The Sims Social and Social City from other studios. On FB Games, Zombie Lane and Social Empires share parts of it.
Is there a game like CityVille on FB Games?
Several share part of CityVille. Zombie Lane has farming and neighbors, Social Empires has village building, and Social Wars and Empires & Allies are base-building strategy. None is a copy of CityVille, and you can play CityVille itself on FB Games too.
Is FarmVille similar to CityVille?
Both are Zynga simulations for Facebook. FarmVille, a farming simulation, launched in June 2009, while CityVille focuses on building a city and launched on December 2, 2010. Crops appear in both, which is the main thread between them. We make no claim about whether FarmVille can be played today.
What is FrontierVille, or The Pioneer Trail?
FrontierVille was a Zynga simulation and role-playing game that launched on Facebook on June 9, 2010. It was later renamed The Pioneer Trail and closed on April 30, 2015, the same date as the Facebook version of CityVille. We make no claim about whether it can be played today.
Is CastleVille the same as CityVille?
No. CastleVille is a different Zynga game, a simulation and role-playing title that arrived on Facebook in November 2011. CityVille is the city-building game that launched in December 2010, so CastleVille came about eleven months later. Both are from Zynga.
Is SimCity Social like CityVille?
Both are city-building games for Facebook. SimCity Social, from Playfish (EA), appeared on June 25, 2012, about a year and a half after CityVille. We make no claim about whether it can be played today, so check its own page for its current status.
What are The Sims Social and Social City?
The Sims Social, from Playfish (EA), is a social life simulation that appeared on Facebook on August 9, 2011. Social City, from Playdom with PushButton Labs, is a city builder that appeared in March 2010. Both are comparisons to CityVille.
Is Café World similar to CityVille?
They share a publisher and an era. Café World, a Zynga social restaurant game, launched on Facebook on September 30, 2009. CityVille also has businesses, such as a bakery and a diner, but it is centered on building a whole city, with houses, crops and quests around them.
Are CityVille 2 and CityVille Hometown similar games?
They are different games with similar names. CityVille 2 was a sequel that Zynga cancelled in February 2013, and Hometown was an unrelated Zynga mobile game for iPhone and iPad. Neither is the browser CityVille on this site, which is built on the 2013 version of the first game.
Where can I play CityVille itself?
You can play CityVille in this free, unofficial browser edition at cityville.fbgamesweb.com. It needs no Flash, no download and no Facebook, only an account of your own. It is in beta, so some art and features are still missing, and our overview explains what is included.
Brand notice: CityVille is an original game by Zynga. Facebook is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. FB Games is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Zynga, Facebook or Meta. FarmVille, FrontierVille, The Pioneer Trail, Café World, CastleVille, The Sims Social, SimCity Social, Social City and every other game named on this page belong to their respective owners and are mentioned only for comparison. This is a browser edition.
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