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Online city-building simulation

CitiesXL

CitiesXL is a researched MMOFinder catalog entry whose broad genre and lifecycle classification were cross-checked against public MMO directory references.

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Status
Historical; the 2009 "Planet Offer" online multiplayer mode closed in March 2010, leaving the game single-player only
Business model
Not yet verified
Genre
Online city-building simulation
Release
2009
Platforms
Not yet verified
Developer
Monte Cristo
Publisher
Monte Cristo
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

This is a non-combat city-building game — PvE/PvP does not apply

SoloPlay styleGroup

Building and managing your own city solo is the core loop; visiting other players is optional

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A creative, sandbox city-building simulation is recorded

TargetedCombat feelAction

This is a non-combat game — combat feel does not apply

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingRecordedControllerNot recordedPvENot recordedPvPNot recorded
Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • This catalog entry appears to be a miscategorization: Cities XL launched in 2009 with a genuine MMO-style multiplayer subscription service ('Planet Offer'), but that online component was permanently shut down on March 8, 2010, and every subsequent release in the series (Cities XL 2011, Cities XL 2012, Cities XL Platinum, and 2015's Cities XXL) has been single-player only.
  • If city-building simulation appeals to you, the franchise lives on today as Cities XXL, a solid single-player SimCity-style builder with curved roads and detailed zoning systems.
  • Worth knowing about for city-builder fans or MMO historians researching this specific, relatively rare case of a launched MMO service being fully discontinued in favor of a traditional single-player pivot.
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Things to consider

  • There is no persistent shared world or ongoing multiplayer server of the kind this site catalogs — trading resources and visiting other players' cities, once real features, ended in March 2010.
  • If this profile is being used to evaluate MMO-style shared-world features, this entry doesn't fit the genre this site is built around; consider flagging for recategorization under city-building/simulation.
  • Don't confuse this MMO-turned-single-player franchise with unrelated multiplayer city-builders or social games like CityVille.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-30
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Source note
Official/publisher feature documentation, Wikipedia, Steam/store listings and community wiki cross-checks
No direct official link verified in the current record.
Profile verification

What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Combat matchZentiaBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & setting/TG/MUDAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresX-LegendCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelWar of the ImmortalsBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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CitiesXL timeline

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  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Historical

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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CitiesXL screenshots & gameplay

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Source: YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

CitiesXL is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Online city-building simulation. Its recorded status is Historical; the 2009 "Planet Offer" online multiplayer mode closed in March 2010, leaving the game single-player only, while the business model is listed as Not yet verified. MMOFinder records its release year as 2009. Current platform data lists Not yet verified. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as No combat — an online city-building simulation where players design and manage cities. Discovery tags on the record include MMO, Catalog. The developer field lists Monte Cristo, and the publisher field lists Monte Cristo. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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