Cities: Skylines

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  1. RamirezNL
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    Finally a game developer who listen to the community. Free and easy modding. Best game of 2015 for me. EA failed with sim city 2013 and destroyed the franchise. Now there is a new city building game thanks to paradox and colossal order.
  2. salzherz
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    Finally. A city builder with no major flaws. Kudos to this development team, you feel the right spirit in every single aspect of this simulation. Happy to vote for this game, we as gamers DESERVE such passion. And trust me, as an 52 year old grumpy gamer, i love this game.
  3. Knurrli
    Mar 14, 2015
    10
    I played only for several hours but so far I just love this game. I've played since years not only SimCity4 but also the Anno/Settlers series, although the latter great games can perhaps not be compared here as city building games. However, with this, I can now enjoy another good product. No comments on SimCity. I did not buy SimCity due to bad reviews and feedback.
    Great job for this    I played only for several hours but so far I just love this game. I've played since years not only SimCity4 but also the Anno/Settlers series, although the latter great games can perhaps not be compared here as city building games. However, with this, I can now enjoy another good product. No comments on SimCity. I did not buy SimCity due to bad reviews and feedback.
    Great job for this first Cities Skylines release, which seems very stable and well implemented/tested. The "complexity" is maybe not (yet) that huge, but I really can not complain for the 28 Euro price. I hope, this is just the beginning and more content will be released soon. So far, thank you Colossal Order. And goodbye Maxis.    … Expand
  4. Sk3z
    Mar 16, 2015
    10
    Simply, everything Sim City couldn't ever be.

    Perfect game, even small graphical glitches, or some limitations that mods are already bypassing.

    Extensive moddability, makes this a masterpiece and an insta-classic. If you love city sims, you HAVE to buy this game. Seriously, this is whatever you've ever dreamt about a city builder sim.
  5. asfj
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    It delivers what Simcity should have done. Simcity is poor but I still appreciate it for paving the way for Cities: Skyline.
    Hope they will add more customizations to players . Then this game will be truly a masterpiece.
  6. Raskol
    Mar 13, 2015
    10
    Everything wrong with EA is fixed here, all the problems with Simcity are fixed here, beware is highly highly adictive. Rarely give away big score, or buy games generaly cause of the stupid shops, but this one is worth it, I hope it will be and expample for the industry and hope people will support games likethis in the future.
  7. Rasmin
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    This is the city builder everyone has been waiting for. It manages to achieve with ease, what so many others have tried and failed to do. It does have a steeper learning curve for the uninitiated, but a few online tutorial videos on Youtube will fix that. It also has a few kinks to work out with traffic AI, transport path errors, and commercial demand which I am confident will be fixedThis is the city builder everyone has been waiting for. It manages to achieve with ease, what so many others have tried and failed to do. It does have a steeper learning curve for the uninitiated, but a few online tutorial videos on Youtube will fix that. It also has a few kinks to work out with traffic AI, transport path errors, and commercial demand which I am confident will be fixed sooner rather than later. It also does not currently have a day / night cycle, which will keep me going back to SimCity 5 now and then until it does. Tunnels are also not in the game currently, but they are coming along with the day / night cycle.

    These issues are so minor though, it doesn't deserve anything less than a 10 as the game is otherwise flawless and the modding community will keep it alive for years to come along with free updates and paid DLC from the developers. For the price, you can't go wrong if you are at all interested in city building or strategy games.    … Expand
  8. Shrimp87
    Mar 16, 2015
    10
    10/10 would bang. Really great game, everything SimCity 2013 should have been. The perfect successor to SimCity 4 and it is surely going to make use of the advanced hardware you folks out there have.
  9. Tridus
    Mar 16, 2015
    9
    This game is the passing of the torch to a new generation. Simcity 4's legacy lives on in Cities: Skylines, and it is in good hands. The King is dead, long live the King. You can see it in the way the complaints about Simcity 2013 were answered directly. No online DRM. Yes to modding. Yes to big cities.

    It's not perfect, and has some rough edges that aren't surprising for a game with a    This game is the passing of the torch to a new generation. Simcity 4's legacy lives on in Cities: Skylines, and it is in good hands. The King is dead, long live the King. You can see it in the way the complaints about Simcity 2013 were answered directly. No online DRM. Yes to modding. Yes to big cities.

    It's not perfect, and has some rough edges that aren't surprising for a game with a reduced price coming from such a small team. But that stuff can be fixed with patches and modding. They got the core stuff right, and it's just a joy to build a city and then watch traffic grind to a halt because you put all the industrial zones in a spot where only one road goes to the highway and it's jammed right up.    … Expand
  10. threepm
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    This has filled the void in my city planner alternate universe life. I have been hoping and waiting for a city builder to live up to Simcity4. This has done just that. I already have almost 24 hours logged of gameplay and it's only been out for 3 days. Already over 2500 mods in the steam workshop and more added every hour. This game is fantastic and highly recommended.
  11. Chongychoo
    Mar 18, 2015
    10
    Finally someone got it right. Ignore the zero score trolls. Amazing out the box but wait for the mods... This is going to be around for years. Hope Paradox don't abuse us with expensive DLC. Greedy little tykes
  12. iMatrix7
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    For more than 10 years I've been waiting for this title.

    And finally, the March 10, 2015, Paradox arrive with this Masterpiece! Absolutely a perfect title from the day one, it's basically the game that had to be Simcity 2013. This one has the best features of Simcity 4, Simcity 2013, Cities XL, without bad features! Fully supported by Colossal devs and Paradox, it's absolutely hard not    For more than 10 years I've been waiting for this title.

    And finally, the March 10, 2015, Paradox arrive with this Masterpiece! Absolutely a perfect title from the day one, it's basically the game that had to be Simcity 2013.
    This one has the best features of Simcity 4, Simcity 2013, Cities XL, without bad features! Fully supported by Colossal devs and Paradox, it's absolutely hard not to describe this game as the best city simulator ever actually on the videoludic world.

    10/10. You deserved it.    … Expand
  13. prawntoast1
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    A lovely made game with big maps, nice graphics, the ability to make and download new maps. A really fun and addictive game which can be played casually or suitable for more in depth players who like to look at every aspect of their city. An overall massive city building game with nice mechanics.
  14. PSPfreaky
    Mar 13, 2015
    10
    Cities: Skylines is the best city building game ever! This game is much better than SimCity and Cities (X)XL. The best points of Cities: Skylines: Map size, mod support, price (~25 euros) and map editor. Must have!
  15. dadoitz
    Mar 11, 2015
    9
    This is the first time that ive enjoyed a game so much that i've felt compelled to sign up and post a review. Firstly the games runs great and very smooth, the attention to detail is astounding and the game play mechanics are great, there is the odd bug which i'm sure CO will iron out. in time. The real draw card i feel is the modding capabilities of the game, this game will endure forThis is the first time that ive enjoyed a game so much that i've felt compelled to sign up and post a review. Firstly the games runs great and very smooth, the attention to detail is astounding and the game play mechanics are great, there is the odd bug which i'm sure CO will iron out. in time. The real draw card i feel is the modding capabilities of the game, this game will endure for years to come. Great job CO & Paradox!!… Expand
  16. torojoh
    Mar 13, 2015
    10
    Great game, with enormous potential to be even greater in the coming months/year with user made mods. GOTD! (Game of the decade!) for me personally. Buy this game.
  17. xThatGuyx
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing!
    This is what Simcity 2013 wanted to be, and should have been, and we all know how that turned out!
    If you thought Simcity 2013 looked amazing pre-release (Which i all did...before its release and knowledge of map size) you will absolutely love this as it takes the good features from past Simcity games and unites it with a ton of new features like    This game is absolutely amazing!
    This is what Simcity 2013 wanted to be, and should have been, and we all know how that turned out!

    If you thought Simcity 2013 looked amazing pre-release (Which i all did...before its release and knowledge of map size) you will absolutely love this as it takes the good features from past Simcity games and unites it with a ton of new features like accurate water simulations etc...

    If you are and have been a Simcity fan, you will HAVE to get this!

    9.8/10    … Expand
  18. Bribarian
    Apr 7, 2015
    9
    This is what SimCity 2013 should have been. The game is extremely addicting for the fact that you have the options to get bigger and expand, expand, and expand.

    All the better elements are there from the Simcity sims, managing traffic, zoning, etc.... My only complaint is the cartoony look of the game, which I assume is to help it run as smooth as possible, and the cities can look    This is what SimCity 2013 should have been. The game is extremely addicting for the fact that you have the options to get bigger and expand, expand, and expand.

    All the better elements are there from the Simcity sims, managing traffic, zoning, etc....

    My only complaint is the cartoony look of the game, which I assume is to help it run as smooth as possible, and the cities can look kind of generic and plain, whereas older sims had more way to spice it up. Hopefully with the mod community, it will make it much much better though.

    It's a solid addition to the genre overall.    … Expand
  19. winnston
    Mar 26, 2015
    9
    A little confusing to start off with, but the game does a nice job of staggering content so as not to overwhelm you. Feels a little light on some of the available buildings and content, but this game has been built to make the most of modding, and the steam workshop has tonnes and growing every day. Appears the developers have the gamer very much in mind, keeping up to date with posters onA little confusing to start off with, but the game does a nice job of staggering content so as not to overwhelm you. Feels a little light on some of the available buildings and content, but this game has been built to make the most of modding, and the steam workshop has tonnes and growing every day. Appears the developers have the gamer very much in mind, keeping up to date with posters on reddit and the workshop, I expect this game to have a huge vault of additional content over the coming years.

    I came to this game having missed a truly decent one since sim city 4 and it doesn't disappoint.    … Expand
  20. NawScoper
    Apr 19, 2015
    10
    This game is the best city builder ever made. Way better than SimCity 2013, and for half the price. No multiplayer problems. No DRM. Just awesome city-building fun.
  21. TonyKontana
    May 17, 2015
    10
    Отличный симулятор которому не хватает совсем немного до идеала. Маст хэв для фанатов.
  22. RaidenXel
    Jul 9, 2015
    8
    This game is fun, don't get me wrong, but it gets boring REALLY fast. I like all the mod support and what it allows the Steam community to do what they do best. I hope this won't turn out like SimCity.
  23. atisfix
    Oct 6, 2016
    9
    Cities: Skylines is a nice city builder game. I quiet enjoyed playing it however for the first time it was really difficult to start with it. It is different from other city builder like SimCity but graphics and controls are really easy to use. Graphics are very nice and neat as well! Good game!
  24. Ilya2017
    Aug 31, 2017
    9
    Хорошая игра, лучший градостроительный симулятор. Конечно не без багов. Играю со всем комплектом дополнений.
  25. PineappleGod
    Mar 17, 2015
    10
    The best citybuilder that has been released in the last decade. It works out of the box and the modding support is phenomenal. I can't wait to see what it will be like in a year.
  26. Matanuva135
    Mar 10, 2015
    8
    It's Simcity, but better, In any aspect. Only problem is that the requirement to play this game and the price of the game. But overall it's still a great game.
  27. planetmatt
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    How do I know this is a great game? Thought, I'll just fire it up, make sure it works as I intended to play BF4. 4 hours later, I'm balls deep in cultivating a high ed, high tech city of awesomeness.

    This game is digital crack in the same vein as Civ, Age or Empires, or the real Sim City (1-4) games. If you loved Sim City 4 and want a game to consume your life. Buy this. The    How do I know this is a great game? Thought, I'll just fire it up, make sure it works as I intended to play BF4. 4 hours later, I'm balls deep in cultivating a high ed, high tech city of awesomeness.

    This game is digital crack in the same vein as Civ, Age or Empires, or the real Sim City (1-4) games.

    If you loved Sim City 4 and want a game to consume your life. Buy this.

    The fact it has strong mod support means this game will have legs and you'll get years of enjoyment from this game for frankly a tiny amount of money.

    For a game developed by just 9 people, this is an exceptional achievement. The game looks slick, it feels optimised. There are no crashes, no glitches, no weird "we'll patch that out later" crap you find in nearly all new EA titles. Skylines shows that indy games can not only compete but excel against traditional big money publishers. You don't need social media "experts", you don't need to spend more on marketing than a small African country. You just need to create a game with passion, listen to your customers, and deliver a great game for a fair price.    … Expand
  28. fl3shy
    Mar 17, 2015
    9
    It's possibly the best city building game ever created. I definitely recommend it. It has everything you could possibly want... size, scale, depth, variety, control and flow. A+
  29. Urrid
    Mar 18, 2015
    10
    After 12 years we finally have a sucessor to Simcity4. The King may be dead (Maxis) but Skylines has stepped up into its place with a truly impressive offering. Coupled with the ease of modding and the Steam Workshop for asset and mod management the game offers a stunning array of content for $30. In a year I am sure that the entire game is going to be rebuilt by fans. The base game isAfter 12 years we finally have a sucessor to Simcity4. The King may be dead (Maxis) but Skylines has stepped up into its place with a truly impressive offering. Coupled with the ease of modding and the Steam Workshop for asset and mod management the game offers a stunning array of content for $30. In a year I am sure that the entire game is going to be rebuilt by fans. The base game is solid, but it could do with a few more optional scenarios that effect your city such as wide spread disasters (highway interchanges don't count!) or economic hardships that could be unique to the play experience. For a game that started with 8 people and ended with a humble team of 14, I have a feeling the resounding commercial success and clear vision for this project will give it plenty of solid expansions or DLC. I look forward to seeing them. Bottom line: if you like city building games - BUY THIS GAME, YOU WON'T REGRET THIS!… Expand
  30. alexnode
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    The city building genre has been overrun by crooks - like City XL and idiotic crooks like EA and Maxis. This is a breath of fresh air in the original spirit of simcity. It was made from people who have played city building games for people who were waiting for a good city builder.
    On the minus the graphics in the ultra zoom level are a bit simplistic ... but the gameplay is great.
  31. DMT
    Mar 14, 2015
    10
    Absolutely Amazing game!!!!! I was not this happy since Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 and 2... Perhaps 3 was nice too but CO has really made an amazing game here. I am so excited to see what more they can add to this masterpiece!!
  32. Isca
    Mar 16, 2015
    10
    Quite honestly, the best city building game released to date. An absolute triumph. Sure, there are minor problems, but I'm sure these will all be ironed out in a few months - the shortcomings are nothing to write home about.

    If you remember firing up Sim City back in the early 90s, and you remember how much fun it was - this is the next generation. After playing the relaunch of EA's    Quite honestly, the best city building game released to date. An absolute triumph. Sure, there are minor problems, but I'm sure these will all be ironed out in a few months - the shortcomings are nothing to write home about.

    If you remember firing up Sim City back in the early 90s, and you remember how much fun it was - this is the next generation.

    After playing the relaunch of EA's Sim City, I didn't think the game I wanted to play could ever be made. It has. Go get it now!    … Expand
  33. DarkBee
    Apr 20, 2018
    10
    Recently, the genre of urban simulators has always been unlucky. Servers SimCity cool players at the time of its release. The recent Cities XXL was a trivial hoax. Studio Colossal Order, responsible for the development of the recently released Cities: Skylines, until now was known only for a series of transport simulators Cities in Motion. Let's be honest: from the new game we did notRecently, the genre of urban simulators has always been unlucky. Servers SimCity cool players at the time of its release. The recent Cities XXL was a trivial hoax. Studio Colossal Order, responsible for the development of the recently released Cities: Skylines, until now was known only for a series of transport simulators Cities in Motion. Let's be honest: from the new game we did not expect anything supernatural. But often good things appear when you do not expect them at all. This is what happened in the case of Cities: Skylines. This game resembles a kind of hodgepodge, collected from the successful ideas of the genre. Unlike the last SimCity, there are no "micro-polis" here, so it's not necessary to suffer from compact building. Initially, at your disposal comes a small square of land with the minimum amount of necessary resources, but as the city grows its borders can be significantly expanded. Each cell has its own characteristics: the availability of different types of resources, a source of water, acceptable for settlement of the landscape. It is also important to have external relations that allow you to export goods and attract tourists to your city. Coping with an insanely overgrown metropolis will not be easy: it's even surprising how much the developers from the Colossal Order were confused with all sorts of subtleties. Instead of building specific buildings in Cities: Skylines, a zoning system is applied: you can take entire plots of land for living quarters, commercial or industrial complexes. This approach is well known to all the fans of SimCity and, in our opinion, is very justified. When 10-15 thousand people live in your city, the last thing you have enough time for is to build each new apartment house in the area on your own. However, if you want, you can plant trees one by one or demolish dilapidated buildings. With each new level in the game a lot of new functionality opens up. You hardly have enough money for all the new "chips". In addition, to manage them requires a lot of attention. For example, when placing wind farms it is necessary to take into account in what area the wind blows with maximum force. The water pipeline is designed in such a way that the water pump station is upstream, and the discharge pipe is at the bottom. And, of course, it is necessary to protect the source of water from pollution by nearby factories and plants. What can we say about the transport system: from the developer of Cities in Motion, the catch is not worth waiting here. Also you can independently outline the boundaries of the city districts. But the craziest thing in the plan is the ability to rename every building, every inhabitant and every car. You can also find out full information about the unit: where it goes, where it lives and what place it occupies among all social strata. However, to monitor the mood of each individual resident is simply impossible - the game is too big.… Expand
  34. rodericrinehart
    Mar 17, 2015
    10
    It's a must-buy 10 if you ever enjoyed any version of SimCity in your life. It is BETTER THAN ALL VERSIONS OF SIMCITY (even SC4). It already has a staggering number of mods on Steam Workshop just a week or so after release. This game will have 10k+ mods and user-created content in a month.

    I preordered and played the newest SimCity - and was so disappointed. I would never go back to    It's a must-buy 10 if you ever enjoyed any version of SimCity in your life. It is BETTER THAN ALL VERSIONS OF SIMCITY (even SC4). It already has a staggering number of mods on Steam Workshop just a week or so after release. This game will have 10k+ mods and user-created content in a month.

    I preordered and played the newest SimCity - and was so disappointed. I would never go back to SimCity after playing this amazing game. What a gem!!!    … Expand
  35. cybercar
    Mar 14, 2015
    10
    This game is awesome, best simulation game ever.
    ITS A MUST BUY
    This game is awesome, best simulation game ever.
    ITS A MUST BUY
    This game is awesome, best simulation game ever.
    ITS A MUST BUY
    This game is awesome, best simulation game ever.
    ITS A MUST BUY
  36. austenite
    Mar 18, 2015
    10
    I haven't gotten this sucked in to a game since WoW.

    It feels so good to sink your teeth into a really polished and deep game system like Cities:Skylines. I've spent nearly every waking minute since this game came out tweaking and perfecting a half a dozen different cities while figuring out how everthing works.

    A true joy.
  37. Einola
    Apr 9, 2015
    10
    I have not played this game, but I decided to give this game 10 points. Why? It felt right. Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan. Sauna, karjala takaisin, vodka, melankolia, Juha Mieto, -95 PERKELE! Colossal Order.
  38. MakeyBx
    May 22, 2017
    9
    Rewrite...
    in march 2015, I thought - Simcity 2013 better than CS:S.
    Now: With mods - 9/10.
    UI - 6/10; Graphic - 8/10; Steam Workshop - 10/10; Functionality - 10/10;
  39. biert
    May 13, 2015
    8
    If you look at city builder games you have Simcity as the inventor of the genre but since the last game in that series they left a gap to be taken by another game series. Paradox Interactive might arguably still not have created a game which does everything right, but the things it does it does well. The core mechanics work fine and good. The only thing that makes it really difficult afterIf you look at city builder games you have Simcity as the inventor of the genre but since the last game in that series they left a gap to be taken by another game series. Paradox Interactive might arguably still not have created a game which does everything right, but the things it does it does well. The core mechanics work fine and good. The only thing that makes it really difficult after you basic city is getting the traffic under control. For all the city builder games I played this has enough depth to be interesting but is not over complicating things either.

    Besides the basics what makes this game truly stand out over the product EA created is the ability to create and use mods with the game. This makes the experience better and creates a lot of good will in the player community.

    Overall I really appreciate the product that has been created and truly enjoy playing city builder games again. Almost thought this was a lost art but then Paradox came and showed us how it is done.    … Expand
  40. tommakrwro
    Apr 4, 2015
    10
    The game is great, bur it's not the game itself that I love most. It's the creators way of handle things, the price is not ridiculously high, playing this game finally I don't have a feeling thai I'm being ripped off with micro transactions, DLC etc. ubisoft, ea and others watch and learn!!!
  41. Druganov
    Mar 22, 2015
    10
    This is the reincarnation of Simcity 4000, the game i loved 12 years ago, and it came back with a vengeance. brought to you by alas, not maxis, but colossal order, a studio that knows better, and has not been forced by distributors, to implement bad ideas in a great city-building game, such as blending stupid shortsightedness and bad decisions in their game. the likes of dlc, facebook-likeThis is the reincarnation of Simcity 4000, the game i loved 12 years ago, and it came back with a vengeance. brought to you by alas, not maxis, but colossal order, a studio that knows better, and has not been forced by distributors, to implement bad ideas in a great city-building game, such as blending stupid shortsightedness and bad decisions in their game. the likes of dlc, facebook-like candy-crush systems, and al that crap.

    What you have is a city-building game that will keep you addicted for weeks on end, due to the great pleasure this game offers by just giving you the opportunity to go nuts and build the city you have in your mind, and ofcourse the pleasure of razing half of it after a while to make more room for railroads and highways because of traffic congestions..    … Expand
  42. 123456
    Mar 10, 2016
    9
    Fantastic game.

    One of my favourite things to do is fix up my traffic problems. Sorting out roads and organising tube lines - I could lose hours and hours turning red lines to green. Mod support has been essential to the game's longevity, with some great designers creating fantastic mods. My only criticism would be the end game. In Sim City you had a point to each (tiny) city,    Fantastic game.

    One of my favourite things to do is fix up my traffic problems. Sorting out roads and organising tube lines - I could lose hours and hours turning red lines to green.

    Mod support has been essential to the game's longevity, with some great designers creating fantastic mods.

    My only criticism would be the end game. In Sim City you had a point to each (tiny) city, which you would eventually link together and support the building of a wonder.

    With C:S however you just expand your population. There are 5 or 6 "wonders" to build with various effects, but these will only add to the successful city you had to build to obtain them. So you expand until demand dries up - around 200k population for me - and give up.

    Getting to this endpoint however is a fantastic trip.    … Expand
  43. VNVNation
    Mar 29, 2015
    10
    Apart from some very minor issues this is an almost perfect take on the city building genre. The graphics are reasonable, the sounds and music are non intrusive and the gameplay is spot on. UI is a little clunky but not a huge issue. But really the gameplay is what set's this apart, epic city building done right, and the extensive mods only add to the long term appeal. This is a 10/10 forApart from some very minor issues this is an almost perfect take on the city building genre. The graphics are reasonable, the sounds and music are non intrusive and the gameplay is spot on. UI is a little clunky but not a huge issue. But really the gameplay is what set's this apart, epic city building done right, and the extensive mods only add to the long term appeal. This is a 10/10 for me, no question.… Expand
  44. 7lives
    Mar 16, 2015
    8
    Well, the Game is amazing! Good Structure, technical Performance, no bugs.

    BUT: Not enough Content. Only 25 Buildings around? Get boring very fast. :/
    We need more content! :)
  45. Tubey
    Mar 19, 2015
    9
    An absolute triumph of a game - the game the Sim City reboot wished it was.

    Stylishly done city building in nearly every aspect, with only the merest hint of a few rough edges that never threaten to dampen the core playstyle. Simply put, this deserves every bit of acclaim it gets. I'm absolutely over the moon to finally find a worthy successor to Sim City 4. Now excuse me while I    An absolute triumph of a game - the game the Sim City reboot wished it was.

    Stylishly done city building in nearly every aspect, with only the merest hint of a few rough edges that never threaten to dampen the core playstyle. Simply put, this deserves every bit of acclaim it gets.

    I'm absolutely over the moon to finally find a worthy successor to Sim City 4. Now excuse me while I plow hundreds of hours into this game!    … Expand
  46. Tick
    May 22, 2015
    9
    This is a great city game. Design, flow, all of it. Solid from the bottom up.

    I do have to take away a mark because it doesn't take advantage of half decent rigs and up. You're limited in how many zones you can take, and all that stuff, because they didn't want the game to be unplayable on POS computers. I should have an option in the game where my system specs let me do more. I have    This is a great city game. Design, flow, all of it. Solid from the bottom up.

    I do have to take away a mark because it doesn't take advantage of half decent rigs and up. You're limited in how many zones you can take, and all that stuff, because they didn't want the game to be unplayable on POS computers.

    I should have an option in the game where my system specs let me do more. I have a 6 core I7, with 16 gigs of ram, with a total of 8 Gigs of video ram on two cards.

    I would be taking off 2 points here but modding lets people bypass this limitation to a degree.

    I strongly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys city games.    … Expand
  47. ezay
    Mar 19, 2015
    8
    Very good game, but far from the 9+ notes here. Here's why: the game is deeply simple. Create new zones and new people will just come in. I remember Sim City 4 to be much more complex than that for example.

    Still a very solid game. Good job on that Colossal Order.
  48. chronoT
    Mar 20, 2016
    9
    I was a huge fan of SimCity 4 and have been searching for a modern city builder that could satisfy my simulation needs for quite some time. I am thrilled that I discovered this game after being let down by Cities XL, and extremely let down by the new SimCity. Cities Skylines is a fun, detailed, and somewhat realistic city builder that brings back many good qualities of past games and addsI was a huge fan of SimCity 4 and have been searching for a modern city builder that could satisfy my simulation needs for quite some time. I am thrilled that I discovered this game after being let down by Cities XL, and extremely let down by the new SimCity. Cities Skylines is a fun, detailed, and somewhat realistic city builder that brings back many good qualities of past games and adds many new features. You can zone industrial and commercial areas to make certain goods to meet trading demands and use natural resources. There are many different types of transportation and flow very well with the city when properly implemented. You can make very large cities with populations in the hundreds of thousands, and the graphics overall are very neat to look at, especially in cinematic view. A few things I would have like to see different but aren't major flaws include not much interaction with citizens/automobiles on the road, the time settings aren't different enough, and building can go by rather slow depending on the status of your city. Overall though this is a must play if you enjoy city simulation games, I have spent many hours on my city, and plan to continue with all the amazing mods and add-ons that are available.… Expand
  49. RedWulfr
    Dec 27, 2015
    10
    Waiting more then 10 years for a functionally moddable citybuilder makes you kinda think its impossible and give up. But then comes the day when you think youre about to fall of you chair, and then realize you never need to leave it again. Because Skylines has it all. Sure, it has a few setbacks like the railways and the messy roundabouts etc. but nothing that in a long shot makes the gameWaiting more then 10 years for a functionally moddable citybuilder makes you kinda think its impossible and give up. But then comes the day when you think youre about to fall of you chair, and then realize you never need to leave it again. Because Skylines has it all. Sure, it has a few setbacks like the railways and the messy roundabouts etc. but nothing that in a long shot makes the game go bad. Hello citybuilder, welcome back, you have been away for so long!… Expand
  50. arajand
    Apr 4, 2015
    10
    This game is worth a review and a score. Recognition where it is due. If you have never played city-building games before, or have never played a computer game before, this is for you.
  51. Toffenuff
    May 3, 2015
    9
    This is what SimCity 5 should have been. Cities: Skylines is better in pretty much every aspect, with the biggest points for me coming from: full modding support, editors, offline-play, working systems, and massively bigger city sizes. I love this game and have already sunk several dozen hours into it.
  52. TrilobiteG
    May 17, 2015
    8
    For a city building game, this is the best out there. Cities XL and Simcity don't even come close to this 'not too simple and not too complicated' building experience. You can mod practically any aspect of this game. The maps are wonderfully detailed and the nature of how to build water systems and train lines is so easy to learn you'll have a replica of the London underground in a day. IfFor a city building game, this is the best out there. Cities XL and Simcity don't even come close to this 'not too simple and not too complicated' building experience. You can mod practically any aspect of this game. The maps are wonderfully detailed and the nature of how to build water systems and train lines is so easy to learn you'll have a replica of the London underground in a day. If you're a fan of sandbox games and city building games (coming from someone with not a huge like on city builders) you will love this!… Expand
  53. depl0y
    Mar 19, 2015
    9
    I am also one of the owners of Sim City 2013 and was very disappointed when it was released, so this was one project I was following closely. I watched hours of streams before the release and those convinced me that Cities Skylines would be a great city builder.

    Now I got 30+ hours in the game and I still love it. Sure there are still a couple of things that could be improved, but the    I am also one of the owners of Sim City 2013 and was very disappointed when it was released, so this was one project I was following closely. I watched hours of streams before the release and those convinced me that Cities Skylines would be a great city builder.

    Now I got 30+ hours in the game and I still love it. Sure there are still a couple of things that could be improved, but the game is already so massive that I want to go back to playing it right now.

    The mod support is also great, new buildings, intersection and all kinds of handy mods are making this game even better!

    Keep it up CO!    … Expand
  54. ricklongo
    Sep 14, 2015
    9
    Back in 1996, a cousin introduced me to the first SimCity, and it just blew my mind. I was accustomed to games being fairly linear affairs, giving the player a lot of tightly orchestrated fun but very little control. In time I moved my strategy PC gaming from city simulation to stuff like Civilization and Heroes of Might and Magic, in no small part because, after SimCity 2000, most gamesBack in 1996, a cousin introduced me to the first SimCity, and it just blew my mind. I was accustomed to games being fairly linear affairs, giving the player a lot of tightly orchestrated fun but very little control. In time I moved my strategy PC gaming from city simulation to stuff like Civilization and Heroes of Might and Magic, in no small part because, after SimCity 2000, most games in the genre failed to really entice me in a big way. Cities Skylines, however, managed to rekindle the proverbial spark, especially because developer Colossal Order seems hellbent on undoing all the damage done by EA's immensely disappointing SimCity reboot a few years back.

    So yeah, forget all about that always-online crap, or the offensively tiny city sizes, or the lack of features. Cities Skylines works because it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, instead focusing on the simple stuff that made those 90's city sims so addictive in the first place. It perfects several tried-and-true mechanics, such as residential, commercial, and industrial zoning, as well as the spread of electricity and sewage/water supply. Almost everything here seems like it was design to cut the fluff and allow you to focus on the actual fun part of making your city prosper.

    One of the defining characteristics of Cities Skylines is its focus on customization. And that's obviously awesome; after all, if I'm building my own cities, I want them to be unique, with their own structure, monuments and landmarks. For this purpose, the game features an extensive set of editing tools, encouraging players to try and bring their own ideas to life.

    If you're not editing-inclined, worry not: it's extremely easy to browse the Steam Workshop for new assets to add to your city-building options, from real-world buildings and landmarks (although, to be honest, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want those things in their custom city; but hey, that's me) to a large amount of original stuff, including alternate designs for the in-game assets.

    But that's not all: at this point, savvy creators have already came up with some very useful mods, allowing you, for example, to better manage your bus/subway lines, to zoom in and take a first-person walk through the streets, or even to fly a plane over the city. This process of creation will obviously continue for as long as the game remains popular, adding more replay value to a title that already has lots of it.

    Of course, city simulation involves many different variables, meaning some less-than-polished aspects are bound to show up from time to time. Sometimes a building will have a crime problem that doesn't seem to get solved even when you surround it with police stations; other times your landfills won't send out its truck fleet even with a huge, six-lane road clearly in front of it; or maybe you'll have a lack of workers on industries that just won't go away, no matter how many residential areas you build nearby. These problems can get frustrating sometimes, but they'll more often be submerged by the sheer amount of stuff that works great.

    You could say the city simulation genre was one of the big epiphanies in my gaming life, and Cities Skylines more than does it justice. It's an addictive, well-designed, ambitious title that actually knows why these strategy games tend to glue enthusiasts in front of the computer, making it by far the best city sim released in a long time.

    Rating: 9.0    … Expand
  55. azgoodaz
    Aug 16, 2016
    10
    Cities: Skylines (I have the Steam version) is what SimCity should have been, but EA failed. So an Indie Team called "Colossal Order" took the City Builder genre in their hands and made it happen. Cities: Skylines has everything from sandboxes, custom made buildings/cars, and more. Best of all it's moddable for those who like that kind of thing, you can have mods replace a certain vehicle,Cities: Skylines (I have the Steam version) is what SimCity should have been, but EA failed. So an Indie Team called "Colossal Order" took the City Builder genre in their hands and made it happen. Cities: Skylines has everything from sandboxes, custom made buildings/cars, and more. Best of all it's moddable for those who like that kind of thing, you can have mods replace a certain vehicle, building or even plant. The mods go in-depth and make Cities: Skylines expand into a game that you can put countless hours into. As a plus side, you can sync your game saves to "Steam Cloud" (if you are using Steam) so you can have them on the go if you have different computers. From one minute you could be the cleanest city in the game, but in minutes you can have the dirtiest city in the world, have poop take over, flood everything and get people sick.

    This is one of the best City Building games ever made, and you can spend countless hours building your own city, your own way. It's like playing with LEGO's but now, you are your own creator in building your own city. I think the best thing I learned about this game is that this game was made by 10(ish) people. Colossal Order proves that you don't need 40 people working on the game, it might get the job done faster, but the game will be missing many features due to budget problems.    … Expand
  56. alvargon
    Mar 24, 2015
    9
    While waiting for the Simcity 5 expected something like this. Good functionality, highly malleable, large areas of construction, a good integration with workshop, very entertaining.

    To those who loose 0 for the interface, Buy yourself a pair of glasses. It seems absurd that you put 0 to the game because the interface is small, try with an other monitor. Depreciate the game for a trifle.    While waiting for the Simcity 5 expected something like this. Good functionality, highly malleable, large areas of construction, a good integration with workshop, very entertaining.

    To those who loose 0 for the interface, Buy yourself a pair of glasses. It seems absurd that you put 0 to the game because the interface is small, try with an other monitor. Depreciate the game for a trifle.

    The guys from Paradox have done a great job that has been ahead of the competition.    … Expand
  57. lach1223
    Mar 17, 2015
    9
    A truly amazing game. I have been waiting a very long time for a good city building game and now we finally have one!
    Everything here is great: the large cities, the individual peeps who live their own lives, the sound effects, the graphics and of course the steam workshop (which already has some great mods and additions available).
    If you have even the remotest interest in city    A truly amazing game. I have been waiting a very long time for a good city building game and now we finally have one!
    Everything here is great: the large cities, the individual peeps who live their own lives, the sound effects, the graphics and of course the steam workshop (which already has some great mods and additions available).
    If you have even the remotest interest in city building, strategy or tycoon games, pick this one up. You won't regret it!    … Expand
  58. gisarts
    Mar 24, 2015
    10
    Cities Skylines is a masterpiece. Huge build space , good graphics, focused on simulation, challenging and the best City Builder in years. An average computer can run it.
  59. fredinator
    Mar 23, 2015
    8
    Awesome. This is how a city builder has to play out. It actually simulates stuff like traffic and people. It runs perfectly since it is a 64bit game and it uses the RAM that a 64bit PC can provide. No DRM because their DRM is support the game with new content and some DLC. Awesome².

    Good stuff: + Traffic and People + Steam Workshop (Mods, new buildings) + No horrible DRM +    Awesome. This is how a city builder has to play out. It actually simulates stuff like traffic and people. It runs perfectly since it is a 64bit game and it uses the RAM that a 64bit PC can provide. No DRM because their DRM is support the game with new content and some DLC. Awesome².

    Good stuff:
    + Traffic and People
    + Steam Workshop (Mods, new buildings)
    + No horrible DRM
    + (Hopefully) long term Support
    + Huge Cities
    + Full 64bit
    + Cheap for much content

    Bad Stuff
    - No day/night cycle (though there seems to be a mod for that but it has no impact on gameplay)
    - No multiplayer (which I think is sad but I get why some people dont want one)

    Colossal Order said they want to add more stuff and maybe day/night gets patched in and they even said that maybe there will be some sort of multiplayer. I just wanted to explain why I don't give 10/10.    … Expand
  60. MetaAwesome
    May 30, 2015
    9
    One of the best city builder games.

    Pros: - FREE UPDATES and FREE CONTENT being released by developers, for example, TUNNELS and NEW BUILDINGS. - ENORMOUS maps - ENORMOUS modding community - Transport feels ALIVE and your subtle alterations can have huge impacts on the effeciency of transport. - Game LOOKS great. - SIMULATED POPULATION breaths life into cities. - EXCELLENT    One of the best city builder games.

    Pros:
    - FREE UPDATES and FREE CONTENT being released by developers, for example, TUNNELS and NEW BUILDINGS.
    - ENORMOUS maps
    - ENORMOUS modding community
    - Transport feels ALIVE and your subtle alterations can have huge impacts on the effeciency of transport.
    - Game LOOKS great.
    - SIMULATED POPULATION breaths life into cities.
    - EXCELLENT FEEDBACK in-game explains how to upgrade your buildings.
    - MAP EDITOR to create unique maps.
    - ASSET EDITOR to create unique buildings and upload user models.
    - PRICE is VERY REASONABLE.
    - ability to build RAISED ROADS and HIGHWAYS leads to very realistic and imaginative creations.

    Cons:
    - CHIRPER THING AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN IS BIG, BULKY, AND GETS IN THE WAY OF VIEWING CITIES.
    - Game is quite EASY.
    - Not a huge number of special buildings. Eg. Police stations, hospitals. Fortunately this is fixed by the ENDLESS MODDING COMMUNITY.
    - Not a huge variety of POLICIES that can be implemented. Policies are very basic and implemented without much depth.    … Expand
  61. smuniz83
    Jun 10, 2015
    10
    Basically just like Simcity but without the stupid DRM or bugs that it had like:

    -For the first part It works. Anyone who bought Simcity knows the launch woes it had and was unplayable for a week and then the bugs it had for a very long time(don't know if they ever got fixed and I played it for half a year on and off) -Offline gameplay I mean seriously who in EA thought it was a good    Basically just like Simcity but without the stupid DRM or bugs that it had like:

    -For the first part It works. Anyone who bought Simcity knows the launch woes it had and was unplayable for a week and then the bugs it had for a very long time(don't know if they ever got fixed and I played it for half a year on and off)
    -Offline gameplay I mean seriously who in EA thought it was a good idea to make it always online. Now it would be nice if paradox had some multiplayer gameplay but at least you can always play without worrying about your internet connection.
    -Modding support. EA swore up and down that Simcity couldn't be played offline only to be caught redhanded when some modders found a way to do it but of course EA put a stop to that which only goes to show the love that EA has for modders. Paradox on the other understands that modders help the game and it's exactly what it does. Heck I doubt there is a person out there playing cities skylines without mods.
    -Bigger maps. I like how they set it up where you start small and then grow big and grow big by buying lands which adds to the size of land you already have. and if you want to grow bigger there's a mod for that too.

    For the most part it's your basic simcity game that works and plays well and hopefully Paradox adds on to the game some cool features but if not there are always the modders out there working to make the game better which by the way a huge thanks to them for their work. This game is a must buy for any city simulator fan and those wanting to try it out. 10/10 because it works and you get your moneys worth at 30$ or more if you want the deluxe edition.    … Expand
  62. Hart
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    I read the other reviews saying this is how SimCity should have been, so I was cautiously optimistic. I have always enjoyed the SimCity series, I even enjoyed the last effort as flawed as it was although I tired of the new SimCity pretty fast.

    Well the other reviews were correct, this is what SimCity should have been. It's fantastic. If you hate city simulations then this game will not    I read the other reviews saying this is how SimCity should have been, so I was cautiously optimistic. I have always enjoyed the SimCity series, I even enjoyed the last effort as flawed as it was although I tired of the new SimCity pretty fast.

    Well the other reviews were correct, this is what SimCity should have been. It's fantastic. If you hate city simulations then this game will not change your mind, but it really is a great game. I have always been loyal to the SimCity franchise, but this game just gets it right where the last SImCity effort seemed to have been developed in a direction that was not what I wanted from it.    … Expand
  63. jherek52
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    The King is Dead ............. Long Live The King!

    EA step aside, an epic game made very clearly for gamers by gamers. Everything Sim City 5 could never have been.
  64. abraham_b
    May 4, 2015
    9
    This is what SimCity aspired to be and this is what we expected it to be. Absolutely brilliant; probably the best city-building game since SimCity 4. You can build huge cities and can play offline. These two points alone already make it a better game than the latest SimCity.
  65. dissidify
    Apr 11, 2015
    10
    I didn't buy this game at launch due to Uni work load so i never experienced the initial Stat up bugs that have brought its score down. I have now heavily modded Skylines and I still have never experienced a crash or white screen. The game is so well optimised that with a population of 270K I rarely experience FPS drops (game only designed for use of 9 tiles, my 270K save uses about 18I didn't buy this game at launch due to Uni work load so i never experienced the initial Stat up bugs that have brought its score down. I have now heavily modded Skylines and I still have never experienced a crash or white screen. The game is so well optimised that with a population of 270K I rarely experience FPS drops (game only designed for use of 9 tiles, my 270K save uses about 18 tiles)

    What makes this game good for me is the game play style can be designed by you (the player)
    Do you like Tycoon games?
    You can maximize your city services and be in the green for money once you get to a high level of population at 12% taxes
    Do you like management games?
    Cities: skylines can be micro management intensive (if you want it to be) to have your city achieve maximum performance.
    Do you like Sandbox?
    Unlimited resources can be enabled and with the help of the Terraform Tool and tsunami mods you can build cities destined to die
    Do you like small details?
    The normal game play mode generates significant income when everything is optimised rather than maxed that allows for expensive detailing using the Tree Brush, the Terraform Tool and the vanilla road guides that allow for precise road layouts or free form unlocked from the grid. The amount of detail present in the game is insane. Take the time to observe the animations that cant even be seen clearly when zoomed out.

    The best part about this game is that it isn't finished, Paradox and Colossal were never expecting the game to sell as well as it has and they are pushing updates (not just patches) to improve on a near perfect game. Already seen a popular mod (Extended Road Upgrade) on the workshop made 'redundant' because it was implemented into the game! This is what I like to see.

    And for the hardcore SimCity Fans, This game captures everything that SimCity should have been and far more than could ever have been imagined (Props to the Flight Simulator mod)
    89 hours played and I haven't found a single minor problem with Cities: Skylines that isn't already fixed or highly likely to be fixed, it has been designed in a way to remove all problems by adding mod support. The modding community is continually improving a great game, Furthermore the mod creation tools used, are being improved and expanded with mods. Highly recommend an Auto save mod in case you cause a disaster in you city.    … Expand
  66. xVinci
    Mar 15, 2015
    9
    Finally somebody made it the way it sholuld be. Along with seamless workshop integration, no Additional crapware required and beautiful scenery, it's set to be played by many people for the next bunch of years. Get it and support the devs! I'll detract 1 point though for the not always intuitive traffic system (there are strange cases) and missing complexity in water / power managementFinally somebody made it the way it sholuld be. Along with seamless workshop integration, no Additional crapware required and beautiful scenery, it's set to be played by many people for the next bunch of years. Get it and support the devs! I'll detract 1 point though for the not always intuitive traffic system (there are strange cases) and missing complexity in water / power management (one pipe / power lane will always do the trick, that's a bit too cheap for me).… Expand
  67. Creys
    Mar 23, 2015
    10
    Macht alles besser als simcity
    man könnte den verkehr noch bissel verfeinern (alle spuren nutzen wo platz ist wens in die gleiche richtung geht mehr realer)
  68. justanhonestguy
    Mar 15, 2015
    9
    Wow!! This game redefines the genre in all ways. I am just scratching the surface with a city of 18,000 people, and I'm totally digging this. Skylines is really the next generation of city sims. Every control, every effect, and every interaction of the vast number of city systems is well balanced, elegantly implemented, and beautifully presented. The engine runs like a dream on my modestWow!! This game redefines the genre in all ways. I am just scratching the surface with a city of 18,000 people, and I'm totally digging this. Skylines is really the next generation of city sims. Every control, every effect, and every interaction of the vast number of city systems is well balanced, elegantly implemented, and beautifully presented. The engine runs like a dream on my modest 3.4 ghz 4 gb system with a 5670 card, although I'm sure as my city grows into the hundreds of thousands I'm going to miss a more current gaming rig. This is the type of game that makes people upgrade their systems to play, it's that compelling.

    The map editor alone is a fine piece of software, you can spend countless hours in God mode before you even get to the game proper, but once in the game all of the countless variables begin to reveal their true purposes. Be prepared for a brief initially tough learning curve, but rest assured that this is a game suited for anyone that wishes a more cerebral, carefully planned out simulation of a living, breathing city. This is suddenly the new reference standard for top quality simulation programming.    … Expand
  69. pongkrit03
    Nov 5, 2017
    10
    This game sucks my life. Period. I am a veteran of city builder genre and I have to say that Cities Skyline is the BEST CITY BUILDER game I've ever played. What makes it so standout is the TRAFFIC SYSTEM which is REAL. Unlike most other games in this genre that calculate traffic problem by statistic, this game use real driving vehicles. Building road and transportation have never beenThis game sucks my life. Period. I am a veteran of city builder genre and I have to say that Cities Skyline is the BEST CITY BUILDER game I've ever played. What makes it so standout is the TRAFFIC SYSTEM which is REAL. Unlike most other games in this genre that calculate traffic problem by statistic, this game use real driving vehicles. Building road and transportation have never been this fun and challenging before. One U turn or wrong road placement can create a massive problem, not only because people will be late at work but all utility services are also delivered by vehicles. No matter how many fire station, garbage collector, police, clinic .... etc you have built, if the traffic is dead, these vehicles will not get to your people, thus create waves of a mess. ; In other games, as long as you have big money in your pocket, you can solve everything. This game is required more brain than that. The more you expand your population, more traffic problem will come.

    Apart from fantastic traffic system, this game also has everything you would normally want in Cities Building genre. Graphic is good depending on your PC spec. Size of the map is very huge, unless you are very devoted city builder (and good enough to deal with colossal population), you have more than enough. This game support mods.

    Actually, I would like the game to have more depth in other area too, not just traffic, for example, economy manipulation. I also feel like the game needs more content at mid-late game. However, since the PRICE is SO CHEAP. Only 30 USD at start, and now mostly you could buy it less than 20 USD. I understand that I cannot compare this game with AAA game attitude. You have gain more than what you have spent. That is why I give it a 10/10 which is very hard for someone like me to give. (I bought this game when steam has good discount, I paid approximately 7-8 usd, I mean seriously, super worthy game compared with the amount I paid for. I would not mind at all if I have to pay 30, it is still cheap for what you get )

    In sum, If you like this genre, buy it !! you will have no regret.

    PS. I didn't buy any DLC yet because they are expensive if compared with base game. This review is solely for vanilla    … Expand
  70. Estroyer
    May 10, 2015
    9
    As a long time sim fan I was skeptic after I bought this game. Because surely, no one could possibly bypass the original Simcity? My skeptic mood faded within minutes after launching the game!
    Game play feels very intuitive and so do the mechanics. The details are stunning so zooming in and hopping along with your citizens to drive through town is a great experience.
    I haven't been able    As a long time sim fan I was skeptic after I bought this game. Because surely, no one could possibly bypass the original Simcity? My skeptic mood faded within minutes after launching the game!
    Game play feels very intuitive and so do the mechanics. The details are stunning so zooming in and hopping along with your citizens to drive through town is a great experience.
    I haven't been able to feel this level of game addictiveness in years!
    There are still things that leave room for improvement, but to me those are small issues as the base game is really great!

    - I feel there could be a bit more variety in buildings
    - The pastel colors of the vehicles tend to give it a sugary childish look
    - Not all road and rail tracks bends have textures
    - Chirper is annoying and doesn't seem to add anything to the game
    - No tunnels -yet- (they are working on it though)
    - Addictive

    + Option to activate mods and assets in-game
    + Very intuitive
    + Highly detailed
    + Roads are easy to place and don't have many restrictions
    + Back to basic: this is what playing a sim game should be all about!
    + The district option is a very helpful feature
    + Huge maps
    + Addictive    … Expand
  71. lightyears
    Aug 26, 2015
    8
    Great game with outdated graphics. Good interface, enough buildings, great modding abilities, no permanent online requirement. ABility to built really large and complex cities. A lot of freedom while making up plans. What annoys me are the graphics. I want to build a beautiful city and really experience how beautiful it is. Unfortuantely the visuals are pretty bad. Eeven on highest qualityGreat game with outdated graphics. Good interface, enough buildings, great modding abilities, no permanent online requirement. ABility to built really large and complex cities. A lot of freedom while making up plans. What annoys me are the graphics. I want to build a beautiful city and really experience how beautiful it is. Unfortuantely the visuals are pretty bad. Eeven on highest quality settings. Well if you play the game longer you will get over the bad graphics and still have a great addictive gaming experience. Probably the best city builder of the last years. Only Tropico 5 comes close. But with better garphics the cities would have been so much more beautiful, impressing and realistic. So because of the dissapointing graphics I cant give the game more than a 80 score.… Expand
  72. empleat
    Jun 2, 2015
    8
    Good simulator, intuitive and overall better than others.
    A lot of space for cities and lot of thing you can build.
    Also this game has workshop, so there will be new content.
    Just traffic is a bit problem in this game, play slow and make saves.
  73. Angelo0001c
    Apr 7, 2015
    10
    This is the best city-builder what i tryied. The map is great and expandible to 36km2 with a simple mod, The mod support is full and I can create Maps/Assets, share them and download other from steam workshop.
    The only things what i don't like is the lack of italian language.
  74. smilzoboboz
    Jun 9, 2016
    10
    Definitely the best city builder/manager ever made until now.

    Things you "may" not like may be the relaxing recurring background soundtrack and the kinda-diorama style, don't get me wrong, I like both but I think they are the only things that someone may not like about this game, because everything else is pure awesomeness. One of the greatest achievements this game earned is that    Definitely the best city builder/manager ever made until now.

    Things you "may" not like may be the relaxing recurring background soundtrack and the kinda-diorama style, don't get me wrong, I like both but I think they are the only things that someone may not like about this game, because everything else is pure awesomeness.

    One of the greatest achievements this game earned is that you can both play this game as a casual: building roads, services and enjoying your city growing, and as micromanagement maniac: setting district policies, modifying budgets, fine-tuning assets and many, many other things. Heck you can even watch the life of your citizens from when they move into your city till they die (possibly old, if you correctly managed pollution and health-care).

    If I'd like to point out a flaw on this game I may say that performance is not that great (at least on linux) and that anti-aliasing is really bad (barely works), but it doesn't hurt that much I guess.

    So, well, get this game if you ever thought you may enjoy creating or managing a city (or actually even a village or idk, almost everything with buildings and roads on it) or just get it anyway since it's worth the money it costs.
    Just one warning: don't look at this title for SimCity-like challenge. This game is far more about fine-tuning, cleaning and beautifying your city than struggling to keep it alive, facing cataclysms and such, and sorry if I repeat myself, Cities Skylines does it extremely well, best city manager so far by a good margin.    … Expand
  75. rrafemi
    Feb 17, 2017
    10
    Sencillamente fabuloso. Da casi libertad total para crear una ciudad. El añadido de mods le da mucha mas variedad y además puedes crearte tus propios espacios.

    Los menús son fáciles de entender, el control es muy cómodo y los gráficos son muy realistas para este tipo de juegos. 100% recomendable.
  76. Alr
    Mar 13, 2015
    10
    What Simcity 2013 should've been. The are some thing that you can miss, such as disasters or maybe day/night cycle. But it's not big deal. So buy it and enjoy being the major of your city!

    10/10
  77. Arno20
    Mar 26, 2015
    8
    نکات مثبت : جزئیات عالی بازی - گرافیک خوب
    نکات منفی : باگ - بعد از مدتی بازی تکراری میشود
  78. Jumpy
    Mar 14, 2015
    8
    Colossal Order has done a great job with 'Cities: Skylines', it's an amazing game. It's sure to keep any city-building fan entertained for hours upon hours.

    There are only a few minor features missing and some areas that could use polishing, which should be corrected in future patches for sure.

    For now it's a score of 8/10, but I'm sure it'll be a 10/10 in the near future.
  79. JohnKristofer
    May 23, 2015
    9
    Truly a fun game to play if you want to create your own city,It is addictive and fun.The game can let you create your own city that needed your creativity to work.Spending hours of creating a city that you wanted to create.Cities:Skyline is a well-made city builder game.
  80. ireviewthings1
    May 8, 2015
    10
    The game itself is a 8.5
    It's a wonderfully fun city builder that doesn't do anything wrong.
    I give it a 10 because: - it is only 30 bucks - it is actively supporting community created content. ( you can fly helicopters first person now through your city for christ's sake!) - it is a big huge F you to anything that is wrong with triple A publishers and their ever growing    The game itself is a 8.5
    It's a wonderfully fun city builder that doesn't do anything wrong.

    I give it a 10 because:
    - it is only 30 bucks
    - it is actively supporting community created content. ( you can fly helicopters first person now through your city for christ's sake!)
    - it is a big huge F you to anything that is wrong with triple A publishers and their ever growing anti-customer behaviour

    Cities: Skylines is a love letter to the genre, to gaming, to gamers and it's customers. And it is a PC exclusive!    … Expand
  81. Titannumber20
    Mar 15, 2015
    9
    This game offers what SimCity should have offered and a lot more. A solid City simulation game and by far the best one available on the market. You simply cannot go wrong with this one.
  82. hayhay7789
    Mar 16, 2015
    9
    An amazing game that has finally replaced the ever-dull SimCity in my gaming library. The modding support thanks to Steam Workshop, the massive city sizes, true simulation, and the brilliant mechanics make this game the best simulator I've ever played.

    On a different note, the transportation system "add stop" function is a little screwy, causing my already existing lines to somehow    An amazing game that has finally replaced the ever-dull SimCity in my gaming library. The modding support thanks to Steam Workshop, the massive city sizes, true simulation, and the brilliant mechanics make this game the best simulator I've ever played.

    On a different note, the transportation system "add stop" function is a little screwy, causing my already existing lines to somehow become incomplete instead of just adding a stop to it. Nonetheless, all I can say is this is a work of art.

    BUY. IT.    … Expand
  83. TheChronicle
    Mar 18, 2015
    9
    Just about perfect, graphically amazing. Fantastic Ai. Good amount of replay value and not as expensive. I have already put about 4-8 hrs in this game and everything is so right, until the problems begin. After hitting about 40-50 thousand citizens i began to experience minor to major dashboard problems. Such as watching the power surge through the city the display is pretty much invisibleJust about perfect, graphically amazing. Fantastic Ai. Good amount of replay value and not as expensive. I have already put about 4-8 hrs in this game and everything is so right, until the problems begin. After hitting about 40-50 thousand citizens i began to experience minor to major dashboard problems. Such as watching the power surge through the city the display is pretty much invisible and happens to every single dashboard like, Sewage, happiness, fire,police,etc.The game is very uneventful,but still gives the player an in-depth city builder. Overall a great game but lacks techincally… Expand
  84. Fields007
    Mar 18, 2015
    9
    Simcity? Cities XL? sure some people think it is a rip off from those games, but lets be honest, ain't all city builder games the same anyway?

    The game like the ones named above each have some unique features, cities skyline is no different from that. the game might have few bugs at the moment, but don't all games these days have bugs? At least the bugs are not game breaking unlike    Simcity? Cities XL? sure some people think it is a rip off from those games, but lets be honest, ain't all city builder games the same anyway?

    The game like the ones named above each have some unique features, cities skyline is no different from that.

    the game might have few bugs at the moment, but don't all games these days have bugs? At least the bugs are not game breaking unlike Simcity and can be worked around till a patch is released    … Expand
  85. ander01se
    Mar 20, 2015
    10
    I love management games / city builders and stuff but didn't really expected to get hooked with Cities: Skylines even if it looked pretty solid.
    I was wrong... O_o
    Best €22 I've spent this year and probably last year too. It has a few minor bugs and flaws, but nothing game breaking. PROS: THE GAME actually seems 'finished', not a "we'll patch that later"-product or "why aren't    I love management games / city builders and stuff but didn't really expected to get hooked with Cities: Skylines even if it looked pretty solid.
    I was wrong... O_o

    Best €22 I've spent this year and probably last year too.

    It has a few minor bugs and flaws, but nothing game breaking.

    PROS:

    THE GAME actually seems 'finished', not a "we'll patch that later"-product or "why aren't these basic features in yet... are they going to come as a DLC?" á la EA.

    BEST Mod Support I've seen in ages, 16,000+ 'mods' on steam already and the game has been out for 1-2 weeks... seriously... :D

    HALF the price compared to any EA title released the last few years.

    ALREADY had a nice sized patch. (2K Games take notes! XCom still got game breaking bugs f.ex.)

    CO and Paradox both seems to have excellent management.    … Expand
  86. PsychoNauts
    Mar 21, 2015
    9
    What SimCity Should have been, But with No Online ( Who cares ).
    It's one of the few games that I enjoy playing when I'm talking to someone on TS3 or Skype ,plus when I'm alone I really find my self spending a lot of time building my city and having fun.
    I recommend this game to everyone.
  87. Edelplastic_com
    Mar 21, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My last good experience with City-Simulations i have do with SimCity 4, after that no one Game was good like this. But Cities:Skylines is the new Star on the Stage!… Expand
  88. Vonlinchen
    Mar 23, 2015
    9
    Its been more than a decade but I think Simcity 4 finally has a worthy successor, Cities Skylines.

    Improvements Over SC4 This Game Offers; - A decent artstyle, the first decent replacement of the 2d Simcity style. - Much greater infrastructure detail, customisation & ease of use over SC4 - The traffic model appears more realistic and your actions have logical impacts on it - Good    Its been more than a decade but I think Simcity 4 finally has a worthy successor, Cities Skylines.

    Improvements Over SC4 This Game Offers;
    - A decent artstyle, the first decent replacement of the 2d Simcity style.
    - Much greater infrastructure detail, customisation & ease of use over SC4
    - The traffic model appears more realistic and your actions have logical impacts on it
    - Good modding support and tools
    - Whilst the scale, in terms of population, is much lower than SC4 it appears more realistic and accurate
    - I would estimate the maximum city size is 2x the size of the larger city tile in SC4

    The only negative thing I can say about the game is that it is very difficult to fail, however its something I'm willing to overlook. The unlocking of buildings/services/functions as your city progresses does not feel limiting but serves a vital role in ensuring less experienced/casual players find the game easier to play.

    90/100
    Only improvements I can think of would be;
    Adding a Region, allowing cities to interact
    Adding multiplayer region or easy way to exchange city tiles.

    I hope paradox will consider these improvements for the sequel, they are certainly on a distinguished road.    … Expand
  89. IainWalshy
    Mar 25, 2015
    8
    Currently enjoying my time with Cities: Skylines, excellent city builder and is everything that SimCity should have been. Missing natural disasters though.
  90. MetaTronic
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    I have not gotten this game yet, but from the REVIEWS ALONE, from everything I've seen online, and from my experience as a city-builder, I can tell this is what SHOULD have come out onto the market YEARS AGO. I suppose CO was waiting for the final dust to settle, as EA shut down Maxis, the site of the horrible tragedy of 2013 (Never Forget, SC4EVER). Well, they've come forth with a greatI have not gotten this game yet, but from the REVIEWS ALONE, from everything I've seen online, and from my experience as a city-builder, I can tell this is what SHOULD have come out onto the market YEARS AGO. I suppose CO was waiting for the final dust to settle, as EA shut down Maxis, the site of the horrible tragedy of 2013 (Never Forget, SC4EVER). Well, they've come forth with a great game as far as I can tell, you get an instantaneous 10 from me just for doing so. I was thinking to myself up to this point "Is anyone going to step up to the plate goddamn IT"?

    Colossal Order proved that it is not a colossal order to give it the good old college try and do right by the fanbase for GOD IS A NERD CITY SIMULATIONS (yes, that's a genre).    … Expand
  91. Namya
    Mar 27, 2015
    8
    Cities skylines way better than Sim City.. i Spent some hours and i dare to say it was fun enough........................................................
  92. nolte11
    Mar 28, 2015
    10
    This game deserves a 10 out of 10! It's a pleasure to see that there still are developers and Publishers that wants to satisfy their customers in ervery way. You are able to biuld huge cities. Every Thing you build has an effect. People are really living in your town e.g. go to work, spend time in a park and go home to their own house! evereyone! And the Trafficsystem is great done andThis game deserves a 10 out of 10! It's a pleasure to see that there still are developers and Publishers that wants to satisfy their customers in ervery way. You are able to biuld huge cities. Every Thing you build has an effect. People are really living in your town e.g. go to work, spend time in a park and go home to their own house! evereyone! And the Trafficsystem is great done and very realistic. It's always fun to have a look on your streets and watch the whole traffic how it works. And there are hardly no bugs in this game, although it's devolped by just 13 persons in 2 years. There are also possibilites to make policies and a whole public transport system. The water in this game is also very well done and has good physics. I have now about 100000 population and there are no slowdowns. The graphics look similar to SimCity 2013 but i like this look. What's also great is the map and object Editor. You can design your own town for example with heightmaps of a real existing area or town. And the greatest Thing in my opinion is the huge and well done modsupport. there were so many good mods already after 2 days of game release! played now 73 hours and is still fun. thats a good value i think for a Price of 28€. Keep it up, Paradox Interactive and Collossal Order… Expand
  93. Trainzfan333
    Dec 18, 2015
    10
    Absolutely amazing! I can't wait for this game to release on Xbox One!

    Who knows, maybe this can be a new IP for PC and Xbox One!!!! PC gaming has such good potential on Xbox One.
  94. Dalekhunter
    Apr 6, 2015
    8
    This game is what Simcity should have been, it is a wonderful and charming game that stands on it's own merits.

    Although lacking some of the innovation of the 2013 simcity with it's multiplayer component, in addition, to lacking some level of destruction mechanic that is common in simcity, Cities; Skylines is a joy to play that nearly perfected most to all of the problems that haunted    This game is what Simcity should have been, it is a wonderful and charming game that stands on it's own merits.

    Although lacking some of the innovation of the 2013 simcity with it's multiplayer component, in addition, to lacking some level of destruction mechanic that is common in simcity, Cities; Skylines is a joy to play that nearly perfected most to all of the problems that haunted Simcity 2013. This game has full mod, Map and Asset Editor though in game editors and Steam workshop. Unfortunately there are negative aspects to the game, a tutorial would have been a pleasant addition as the game can become very complex and a UI that is not always obvious to a new player, also, the in game twitter can not be annoying and can not be disabled without mods.    … Expand
  95. Protagonist72
    Apr 8, 2015
    9
    Love it. Biggest advantage of CS over Sim City is that you can build huge cities. I never had a problem with always on but these tiny mini cities made me nuts. Some stuff is not that good than in Sim City but most of it is better.

    8/10 but with the price point a 9/10
  96. Sgfrid
    Apr 12, 2015
    9
    This is the city builder we have all been waiting for since the first PC was born. Seriously great building tools and the graphics are just perfect for this kind of game. I can't praise this game enough!
    And this is just the original game. The modding capabilities are so vast and fun. Even if you don't mod yourself there are so many great intersections and buildings you can download from    This is the city builder we have all been waiting for since the first PC was born. Seriously great building tools and the graphics are just perfect for this kind of game. I can't praise this game enough!
    And this is just the original game. The modding capabilities are so vast and fun. Even if you don't mod yourself there are so many great intersections and buildings you can download from other players. For this price it should be an instabuy to everyone who ones a capable PC or Mac!    … Expand
  97. replica17
    Apr 13, 2015
    10
    All that Sim City was should have been. Everything works smooth, there is already loads of custom assets, maps etc on steam to be downloaded with just one click. No crashes and i haven't seen a single bug yet.

    Must buy!
  98. krekozavr
    Apr 18, 2015
    9
    R.I.P. SimCity 4:D New king is here, this game is just better in almost everything. Map size is amazing, different mods and a lot of stuff here. New simcity must be really good to beat that.
  99. Batman529
    May 2, 2015
    10
    This game is AMAZING buy it now I've put many hours inside this game

    PROS:The map is able to be really big and cities are really inventive and good looking the graphics are really awesome and good mods for this game are really like modification and add a lot to the game it really feels like your building a real city with real problems CON: traffic is a really big deal in    This game is AMAZING buy it now I've put many hours inside this game

    PROS:The map is able to be really big and cities are really inventive and good looking

    the graphics are really awesome and good

    mods for this game are really like modification and add a lot to the game

    it really feels like your building a real city with real problems

    CON: traffic is a really big deal in this game so most of your time is building roads

    when your building any spacial building(schools parks etc) all your see is Slope to steep height high etc

    Summary if you have been a fan of sim city but was disappointed by the new one this is the game for you    … Expand
  100. Irresisti
    May 9, 2015
    10
    Truly the greatest City simulation game I ever played. Hats of to the developers. I really enjoy playing this game. The future looks bright with updates to come
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 60
  3. Negative: 0 out of 60
  1. PCWorld
    Jan 21, 2016
    80
    Cities: Skylines somehow lives up to the unfair expectations heaped upon it, presenting one of the best city builders in years.
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Aug 12, 2015
    80
    Cities: Skyline is the game SimCity should have been: a great game and a greater base for modders.
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  3. DarkStation
    May 27, 2015
    100
    This game managed to be everything I had hoped it would be and then some, with all the wonderful attention to little details and customization options. Fans of the genre wont want to miss this one.
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