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Expand beyond the city with an army, navy, air force and even a space program.\n\n\nSTRATEGY AND SIMULATION\n\nChoose how you want to play:\n• Relax and design a beautiful city skyline.\n• Use advanced analytics and statistics to optimize your city.\n• Manage pollution, zoning, services and revenue like a true city tycoon.\n\n\nDYNAMIC AND UNIQUE\n\nEvery city is different thanks to dynamic land generation. Shape the landscape however you want - add rivers, mountain ranges, forests and lakes. Create a green, carbon-neutral city using renewable power and public transport, or build a bustling downtown packed with skyscrapers and real life buildings.\n\n\nENDLESS CITY BUILDING FUN\n\nWith almost 2,000 buildings, trees and decorations, no two cities will ever be the same. Reset and build again on a brand-new landscape. Climb the leaderboards with your dream city.\n\n\nPLAY FREE, OFFLINE OR ONLINE\n\nDesigner City can be played completely free. No internet connection required. Optional in-game purchases are available if you wish to expand even faster.","facts":{"developer_id":866988823,"developer_url":"https://www.spheregamestudios.com","first_released":"2015-08-12T22:21:08Z","support_url":"https://www.facebook.com/DesignerCityGame","privacy_url":"http://www.spheregamestudios.com/privacy.htm","website_url":"https://www.spheregamestudios.com/","app_version":"v2.06b","release_notes":"Added many new buildings.\nImproved advanced mode and area of effect.\nAdded animated flags and added many new flags.\nCars now have headlamps at night.\nAdded internet as a new city service to boost your city.\nProfile traffic in your city with a new traffic heatmap.\nVarious fixes and performance improvements.","rating_current_version":4.85131,"rating_count_current_version":8111,"star_counts":[121,39,82,441,7428],"genres":["Games","Simulation"],"languages":["NL","EN","FR","DE","ID","IT","JA","KO","PT","RU","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-20T20:52:12.713Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-20T20:52:12.713Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-17T21:24:11.688Z","placed_at":"2026-10-15T06:30:53.152Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T03:01:21.335Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A free city building game with no timers, where you design a city, its transport networks, and its skyline.","what_is":"Designer City is a free city building and simulation game for iOS, listed under Games. 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