Tropico 5 vs Banished vs Cities Skyline vs Anno 2025??

[Venustus]

Thinking of getting into city/resource building sims for the very first time!I normally play open world RPG games,so exploring new territory here!
I have narrowed down my choice to the above games which although different share similar principals!!
Can members please advise on which one will provide a good gaming experience without it being too hard to play!!

Thanks!!
Tropico 5 on Steam
Banished on Steam
Cities: Skylines on Steam
Anno 2205™ on Steam

 

[LoLs]

Cities: Skylines good but bit heavy for me,.. need good VGA. It's only city management
Tropico 5 great, city management + politic + lil bit war stuff
Anno 2205 too futuristic
Banished , i have installed but havent played yet

anyway if you fan of RPG games.. try Divinity Original Sin (1st) the DOS II still on development not completed Full .

 

[Venustus]

Cities: Skylines good but bit heavy for me,.. need good VGA. It's only city management
Tropico 5 great, city management + politic + lil bit war stuff
Anno 2205 too futuristic
Banished , i have installed but havent played yet

anyway if you fan of RPG games.. try Divinity Original Sin (1st) the DOS II still on development not completed Full .

Thanks!!
Haven't played "Divinity Original Sin",I might give it a go.

 

[sonylxn]

banished is probably one of my favorite town management game
it might be not as depth as the others, but i have a good time playing it
it is fairly cheap on GOG

 

[Technozz]

I choose banished because its my favorite game and play about from 1.5 year ago. its small size games but have good graphic. the gameplay is simple and easier to learn, and be extended with mod for more complex production chain and more complex gameplay

 

[Andrew999]

I have got Cities Skylines and it is good. Also it has very high reviews on Steam. I haven't got Banished but it looks very good. But I haven't really looked into much of Tropico 5 and Anno 2205 But they look good. But overall I think all of them look good and I wouldn't mind trying them all one day it they come on sale. I think Cities Skylines is probably the most realistic out of all of them though if you like that. Also it is easy to work out it has tutorials so you will get the hang of the game fast. It has noise pollution and traffic problems you have to sort out which is cool but sometimes frustrating. Sometimes I can look like this. Nah, not really that bad.

PS: The Sims 3 used to be my most favorite game and I still love it.

Kind regards, Andrew

 

[Venustus]

Thanks guys!
@Andrew999 Indeed they all look good,I will check out Cities Skylines,thanks!

 

[SHvFl]

I play banished but might be too simple graphics for your taste. Gameplay it's as hard or easy as you wish using mods.

 

[Venustus]

I play banished but might be too simple graphics for your taste. Gameplay it's as hard or easy as you wish using mods.

Thanks!
It's been given very good reviews!

 

[Rolo]

Banished is a wonderful game; I can't see how anyone would be disappointed in it.