User blog comment:LostInRiverview/Pick the pack!/@comment-109.81.252.194-20121026000842/@comment-417288-20121026011059

Sounds like Space Colony, though it wasn't put out by either Maxis nor EA games. Mythological creatures like dragons or elves would be fun though, plus maybe add some centaurs, live gargoyles, and griffins. Maybe they could even include a Cyclops or two, Odyssey style.