# SC2k-docs: mapping SimCity 2000 files and simulation

> SC2k-docs maps SimCity 2000 file formats and simulation behavior, chiefly for the Windows 95 Special Edition. Its specifications cover .sc2 saves, archives, sprite and text data, and systems such as power, water and traffic.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/OpenCity2k/SC2k-docs>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/OpenCity2k/SC2k-docs/blob/1062334f8cc63b2bd297bb8ebffaefadc6b5b4f8/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sc2k-docs-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sc2k-docs-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sc2k-docs-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Scope:** The specifications mainly cover SimCity 2000 Windows 95 Special Edition.
- **Limits:** The simulation specification is incomplete, and parts of the .sc2 format need more work.
- **License:** Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/OpenCity2k/SC2k-docs/blob/1062334f8cc63b2bd297bb8ebffaefadc6b5b4f8/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/OpenCity2k/SC2k-docs/blob/1062334f8cc63b2bd297bb8ebffaefadc6b5b4f8/sc2%20file%20spec.md>
3. <https://github.com/OpenCity2k/SC2k-docs/blob/1062334f8cc63b2bd297bb8ebffaefadc6b5b4f8/simulation%20spec.md>

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