Read the problem
Each round shows what's wrong and which numbers you must move.
LINE 1 IS RINGING
MAYOR
HOTLINE
Your city is waiting, Boss.
Potholes, floods, a heatwave, a very angry press. Every round is a new crisis and a ticking clock. Type what you'd actually do, in your own words, and find out how the city takes it.
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Free to play. No ads.
⚠ SAMPLE ROUND
30 SECONDS. ONE PROBLEM.
No menus of options. You write the policy yourself, in plain words. Every plan moves the numbers, the budget and the mood of five groups of very opinionated residents.
ROUND 03HURRY!
4.7
2,340SCORE
⚠ PROBLEM
Potholes are swallowing e-scooters
Three riders went down on Main Street this week. Delivery apps are rerouting around downtown.
WHAT YOU MUST FIX
ROAD SAFETY34
GET OVER 60
SMALL BUSINESS TRADE41
GET OVER 55
YOUR PLANPay the scooter kids to fill potholes with glow-in-the-dark concrete. Night crews, weekly paydays.
CRISIS AVERTED
Honestly? Best thing city hall has done in years.
ROAD SAFETY +31
TRADE +18
−$40M
STYLE +40
Ridiculous and it worked, so Style Points. Leftover seconds turn into score, and the phone rings again.
HOW IT WORKS
RUN THE CITY FROM THE PHONE
Type your plan
Simple words are fine. Say what you'd actually do, not what you hope for.
Watch who you upset
Five groups judge you separately. Losing all of them ends your term.
Be brilliantly silly
A plan that's ridiculous AND works earns Style Points.
MEET YOUR ADVISOR
YOUR ADVISOR WILL TELL YOU HOW IT WENT
Every plan gets a reaction. Some are better than others.
PRAISE
The public loves a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Great job, Boss.
OUTRAGE
People are furious. My phone will not stop ringing.
CONFUSION
I've read this order four times. Still confused.
MOCKERY
You're a meme by lunchtime. Congratulations.
30HURRY!
Seconds per crisis
Fix it fast. Every second left on the clock is worth points.
5
Groups judging you
Families, city workers, business, the wealthy and the press. Keep enough of them happy.
$500M
To start your term
Spend it well. Go broke or drop below 30% approval and you're out.
GAME MODES
PICK YOUR KIND OF TERM
Classic is the whole game, free, as often as you like. The City Hall Pass adds new ways to run the city.
Classic
FREETimed crises, one after another, until the money runs out or the city throws you out. Chase your best score.
Endless
★ PASSNo clock at all. The crises keep coming and get harder the longer you last. How long can you hold on?
Special editions
★ PASSEight crises on a theme. Survive all eight and you're re-elected, with a big bonus to prove it.
5 CRISIS EDITIONS
- 🌪️ Acts of GodStorms, floods, quakes and fires.
- 🚨 Law & DisorderCrime waves, blazes and crowds gone wrong.
- 🚦 Gridlock & BlackoutsTrains, roads, power and IT.
- 💸 Broke CityMoney trouble and red tape, starting at $200M.
- 🦠 Public Health EmergencyOutbreaks, sewers, smog and pests.
5 CITY EDITIONS
- 🇬🇧 LondonTube chaos, burst mains and rents. Approval starts low.
- 🗽 New YorkBig budget, bigger problems.
- 🗼 TokyoEarthquakes, typhoons and packed trains.
- 🛶 VeniceHigh water and tourist hordes.
- 🦘 SydneyBushfires, rogue wildlife and heatwaves.
★ CITY HALL PASS
ONE PAYMENT. NO SUBSCRIPTION.
The classic game stays free, with no ads. If you want more, one in-app purchase unlocks everything else, for good.
FREE
- Classic mode, unlimited terms
- Your mayor profile and past terms
- Your scores go on the global boards, and you see your rank
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
★ PASS
- Endless mode
- 10 special editions you can win
- Global Top Mayors boards for every mode, today and all time
- Mayor Stats: bests per mode, your endless record, editions won
- 3 extra achievements
26 ACHIEVEMENTS
Avert your first crisis, keep every group happy at once, bankrupt the city (on purpose or not). Progress syncs with Game Center.
THE PHONE'S RINGING, BOSS.
Mayor Hotline is coming to iPhone, free to play. Short rounds, strange plans, a leaderboard of mayors who got away with it.
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