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Lincity is a free and open-source construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy, similar in concept to SimCity. The player can develop a city by buying appropriate buildings, services and infrastructure. Its name is both a Linux reference and a play on the title of the original city-building game, SimCity, and it was released under the GNU General Public License v2.

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Lincity is a free and open-source software construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy, similar in concept to SimCity. The player can develop a city by buying appropriate buildings, services and infrastructure. Its name is both a Linux reference and a play on the title of the original city-building game, SimCity, and it was released under the GNU General Public License v2.

Released
1995
Genres
Simulator
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Key facts

Software.title
LinCity-NG
Software.screenshot
Lincity-ng.png
Software.screenshot size
250px
Software.author
I. J. Peters
Software.platform
Cross-platform
Software.latest release version
2.11.1
Software.genre
Single-player City-building
Software.license
GPLv2
Software.replaced_by
LinCity-NG
Software.website
https://github.com/lincity-ng/lincity-ng/

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  • Gameplay
  • History
  • Critical reception
  • Successor
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lincity is a free and open-source construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy, similar in concept to SimCity. The player can develop a city by buying appropriate buildings, services and infrastructure. Its name is both a Linux reference and a play on the title of the original city-building game, SimCity, and it was released under the GNU General Public License v2.

== Gameplay == thumb|A screenshot of the original Lincity, showing the Top-down view|top-down gameplay Lincity features complex 2D and top-down gameplay.

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