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Not really, conceptually it probably shares a lot of the same foundations that a useful simulator would have, but its important to keep in mind that they aren't actually simulators of cities in a realistic sense.

Games such as cities, inherently embed a view of how the "right" city would be organized, providing tools and incentives to nudge you in that direction. Consider how all social problems can be solved by simply plopping down the relevant class of building nearby. Or simply the absence of parking lots!

There's this old article on the subject: https://www.polygon.com/videos/2021/4/1/22352583/simcity-hid...