The massively popular SIM City franchise has been a source of joy for many people over the years. The game gives you total power over creating your own city and more from the ground up, and the real pleasure comes from watching as the population moves in and starts going about their daily lives, commuting, working, enjoying your creation. Now for a very short period, you can download it free.

SIM City 2000 Special Edition is available for free download on the site for a limited time only. We’re not exactly sure how long, it could be hours or it could be days or weeks, but if you fancy a bit of empire building, now’s the time to get it done.

You’ll need to also sign up for the Origin game service and download their game client manager, but it’s not a huge hassle, as long as you use a spare email address to avoid lots of gamer type spam/ham. Enjoy!