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Constructing and managing cities, towns, or settlements. City builder games typically involve zoning land, placing buildings, managing resources, and ensuring the wellbeing of citizens. Players balance factors like population growth, economy, infrastructure, and environment as they guide their city's development over time. Strategy and planning are key to succeeding.

A game in which the player is not constrained to achieving specific goals and has a large degree of freedom to explore, interact with, or modify the game environment 

Games where the primary goal is keeping the player character alive under harsh circumstances such as dwindling resources or a hostile environment.