A little insight into the Simcity franchise, now in its 5th major incarnation. https://medium.com/re-form/simcity-that-i-used-to-know-d5d8c49e3e1d
I wish I was into these "sim" games The one I really like is Rollercoaster Tycoon. Thats about the only one
I *love* Simcity, and have had every version since it began. One of my all-time favorites, when I have the time to play.
Those "sim" games are basically play as long as you want... right? There is no end to them because its a sandbox kind of strategy. Rollercoaster Tycoon had a campaign and you would have goals to meet. But you don't have to stop after meeting them... you can continue allowing your park to run forever
The newest Simcity can be played multi-player; your city can make deals with other players' cities in the *ether*, so you can enter into trade agreements with them for mutual benefit.