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SimHacker/micropolis

Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/micropolis observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/SimHacker/micropolis · C observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

62/100

  • Activity 66
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4189
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 204
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1095 stars · 194 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

The open-source GPL release of Micropolis, based on the original SimCity Classic city-building simulation game by Will Wright and Maxis. This historical repo preserves the C source with X11/TCL/Tk and other legacy UIs; active development has moved to the MicropolisCore C++ rewrite.

Use cases

  • play an open-source SimCity Classic clone
  • study the source code of the original SimCity simulation
  • retrocompute and renovate the old TCL/Tk or PyGTK versions
  • build a city-building simulation game
  • port a classic simulation engine to WASM or new UIs

When to choose

  • you want the original historical C codebase with X11/TCL/Tk UIs
  • you're interested in retrocomputing or renovating legacy versions
  • you want to study how the classic SimCity simulator worked

When to avoid

  • you want to develop something new - use the MicropolisCore repo instead
  • you need a modern, UI-independent simulation engine
  • you need a maintained codebase with an active license file

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

game-engine simulation gui simulation gaming-tools cross-platform cross-platform cpp c wasm city-simulation simcity retrocomputing open-source-game x11 tcl-tk game-development linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
SimHacker/micropolismain62

For agents

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