Getting started

Your first steps

1. Tap Roads and draw streets from the highway into your land.
2. Place Residential Zones next to a road. People move in and pay taxes at the City Bank.
3. Build power and water for your homes, then fire, police and the other services as your city grows.
4. Build a Factory, make Metal and Wood, turn them into goods in shops, and deliver what homes ask for to make them grow.
5. Follow the Goals on the left: each one shows what to do next and pays coins and XP.

Tips from experienced mayors

• Keep the Factory busy. Start new items before you log off: every slot that stands still is time you lose. Shops have a queue, so line up several items at once.
• Collect taxes often. The City Bank fills at full speed for 2 hours after you collect, then slower, and is full after 12 hours. Tap it whenever you play, and tap the coin bubbles above homes too.
• Upgrade Storage early. A full Storage stops production. Save Storage parts (stone, blueprint, permit) for it, and sell what you have too much of at the Market.
• Grow homes, not just more homes. An upgraded home holds many more residents than a new one, and it pays more XP. Check which goods a home asks for and make those first.
• Cover every home with services. A service building only reaches homes in its area. A red sign above a home shows what is missing; the City Pulse lists every problem in your city.
• Keep industry away from homes. Factories bring pollution and noise. Put them on the edge of town and parks between them and your homes: happy residents pay more.
• Plan your roads. Leave room for bigger buildings later, like the 2×2 Tower Zone and parks. Moving a building is free: hold it and drag it.
• Open the daily chest. Come back every day: the longer your streak, the more Diamonds the chest gives.
• Spend Diamonds wisely. Diamonds are rare. Use them for parts you really need or to finish something important, not to skip short waits.
• Play together. From level 10, join a neighbourhood: the weekly chest gives Diamonds, and other mayors can answer your questions in the chat.

Stuck? Tap a building to see what it needs. A red sign above a home tells you which service is missing. Roads and homes · Services and happiness · Factories and shops