[3] There are five types of establishment cards, each with their own color and characteristics: Two expansions have been released for Machi Koro.

The Harbor Expansion (街コロプラス), released in 2012, expanded the base number of landmarks from four to six and added the necessary cards and equipment for a fifth player.

[6] In 2016, the standalone Machi Koro Bright Lights, Big City was released, featuring a combination of cards from the base game and both expansions.

[8] In 2020, the successor Machi Koro 2 was released to the Japanese Market, and features the same game play, with some new mechanics and cards.

It won the 2015 Geekie Award[10] for Best Tabletop Game, and was a Spiel des Jahres[11] and As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année[12] nominee that year; it was a Le Lys Grand Public[13] finalist in 2014.