Cities: Skylines

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  1. 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
  2. TonyKontana
    May 17, 2015
    10
    Отличный симулятор которому не хватает совсем немного до идеала. Маст хэв для фанатов.
  3. CakeFox
    May 16, 2015
    9
    Very nice game, lovely made, nice features and an amazing modding community.
    SOmetimes the polygon count is to low, but generally its a fine peace of work.
    Have fun playing it.
  4. tsakiym
    May 14, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. ZacharyE
    Apr 21, 2015
    0
    This game is fun. But there are huge issues with the save feature. Steam sync does not work. Saving to your computer does not work either. No point in playing a city building game when your cities all disappear over night.
  13. Junambo
    Apr 21, 2015
    6
    I will start by saying this is much better than the latest Sim City, as the map size is thankfully large enough to build your city the way you want to, and there are no immediately recognizable bugs like the traffic bugs in Sim City. Cities: Skylines is great for a relaxing time while watching your city slowly expand while building a few roads here and there.

    Much of the fun kind of    I will start by saying this is much better than the latest Sim City, as the map size is thankfully large enough to build your city the way you want to, and there are no immediately recognizable bugs like the traffic bugs in Sim City. Cities: Skylines is great for a relaxing time while watching your city slowly expand while building a few roads here and there.

    Much of the fun kind of stops there, though, as there are not any real obstacles to overcome. Crime, fires, health issues, and even economic problems, which would normally be fairly decent threats and the main source of difficulty in city-builders, simply don't pose as an issue.

    Another huge issue is that the sound quality is terrible. When zoomed out enough to actually see the majority of your city, an extremely annoying wind sound plays endlessly. The music is also sub-par, which is not what you want in a game in which you spend most of your time watching things build up. Essentially this game is best played on mute while Pandora plays in the background.

    Overall, the game is nice for a glorified ant farm, but in the end its true value lies almost entirely in the fact that is a much-improved version of Sim City. Those who are really interested in city builders will be pleased, but most other gamers might want to set this one aside at least until it goes on sale.    … Expand
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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!
  18. 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
  19. daddyaddy95
    Apr 11, 2015
    7
    As a big fan of Sim City 4 Deluxe, this game proved to be a much more in depth take on the city building genre. The complex blend of ways to utilize nearly every facet of the games core, from trash and waste removal to roadway efficiency really took the game to a whole new level of detail never achieved by any of the genre's predecessors. I'll try my best to sum up the highs and lows asAs a big fan of Sim City 4 Deluxe, this game proved to be a much more in depth take on the city building genre. The complex blend of ways to utilize nearly every facet of the games core, from trash and waste removal to roadway efficiency really took the game to a whole new level of detail never achieved by any of the genre's predecessors. I'll try my best to sum up the highs and lows as quickly as possible.

    Highs: The greatest part about the game came from the overall challenge presented to the player. To build a successful city, strategic planning of roadway infrastructure and municipal utilities must be planned out way in advance to optimize their efficiency and improve the city's bottom line. A lot of development went in to the dynamics of the entire system, and there are always ways to make the city better. Furthermore, problems that arose frequently needed a well thought out solution that pushed the player's wit instead of using temporary solutions to fix them to simply keep a positive budget. These features made the game fun and continued to make the game more interesting.

    Lows: With all the complexity that the game presents, the balance of all these components is terribly skewed. One example is the facilitation of deceased citizens needing a final resting place (i.e. cemetery), which albeit a true complication in real life, was way too exaggerated in the gameplay. Often times the city required more cemeteries and crematoriums than landfills and incinerators, and the problem never ceased to pester the overall success of the city. On the other hand, power grids and total power output never seemed to be a problem, and the solutions, like whether to use renewable energy or fossil fuels, fell more towards the former whose benefits were greatly exaggerated and whose limits severely undermined. The overall balance of the game forced the player to focus too greatly on too many points that were moot at best when compared to the real world, and focused too little on real world scenarios that would add a meaningful transparency between the real world and simulation.

    Conclusion: Despite its balancing and lack of practicality, this is still a really good game. Many of these issues can be fixed in updates and certainly will with time. But the overall character of the game was much less than what I was expecting, and perhaps even scores par or slightly worse than Sim City 4 even with SC4's lack of complexity. For players looking for a very challenging and diverse mayor simulation, this is the game for you. For players looking to be the god of their city, you may want to keep your wallet closed.

    Interesting, but selectively unique: (7.4/10)    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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!!!
  27. 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.
  28. Underpants158
    Mar 30, 2015
    9
    What is this game?!: A city building game. You have four demands that keep you ever expanding your city and those are: residential zone demand, industrial zone demand, business zone demand, and services demand (being schools, hospitals, police, electricity, water, etc.)

    Pros: -The game does a good job at encouraging expansion. You never stagnant because there is always something to    What is this game?!: A city building game. You have four demands that keep you ever expanding your city and those are: residential zone demand, industrial zone demand, business zone demand, and services demand (being schools, hospitals, police, electricity, water, etc.)

    Pros:
    -The game does a good job at encouraging expansion. You never stagnant because there is always something to build. You can take out loans so if you don't have money saved but demands for zones or services you don't have to wait.
    -Roads Roads Roads Roads Roads. Everything revolves around round. Everything must border a road to be built. You also have traffic. Creating a blueprint for your city is 90% deciding what roads to build and how to connect everything so traffic doesn't get congested. If you are like me when you are driving in a city and curse at the city planner for nonsensical/impractical design you will be humbled by this game when you realize these little simulated folks are cursing your name just as vehemently.
    -You have population milestones that expand your technologies and give you a sizable monetary bonus.

    Cons:
    -When you zoom in the graphics look blurry. Like an out of focus photo but it's not really a big deal.
    -Some buildings require a certain population level in order to unlock/build. Like a forestry industrial zone. Why do I need a certain population to cut down trees? Thankfully you can turn this feature off and be able to build everything right from the beginning so even that is hardly a negative.

    Conclusion: The best at doing what is does plus you just know we are going to get expansion packs. it's a game worth playing.    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. exotikras
    Mar 28, 2015
    7
    Amazing game and no EA :)
    But there is one annoying thing with road system. .. for some idiotic reason, you can't disable right turn where you want... that's frustrating and really bad for traffic.
  31. Iconium
    Mar 28, 2015
    9
    There is not much to be said than what people and critics already said. The game is good, solid, and have zero breaking bugs, just minor bugs.
    This is what was supposed to be Simcity 5. The game has all features and full 3D rendering to be the truly successor of Simcity 4. With great mod support, and seamless integration into steam workshop, it will easily be much more moddable than    There is not much to be said than what people and critics already said. The game is good, solid, and have zero breaking bugs, just minor bugs.
    This is what was supposed to be Simcity 5. The game has all features and full 3D rendering to be the truly successor of Simcity 4. With great mod support, and seamless integration into steam workshop, it will easily be much more moddable than SimCity 4 and will grown much more, much faster.
    You have basically what we wanted for Simcity 5: same ideas and mechanics of Simcity 4, with 3D graphics, improved simulation and huge plots.

    Things that i dont like much is the current low variety on buildings, but this should be soon fixed by modding community. The fact you can change several game rules by mods, enhance graphics like added SSAO and god rays is just like the final touch. Where also cities XL failed, this game will probably be the gold standard of the genre for years.    … Expand
  32. 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
  33. 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........................................................
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. Arno20
    Mar 26, 2015
    8
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  37. 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
  38. 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.
  39. EvilTerrorizer
    Mar 25, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Expanded city twice, loving the free-design. I like the upgrade tool for roads, makes it easy to just build and upgrade later if traffic gets bad. The progressive unlock mechanism for everything is also making it easy for me to learn the game. The unlock steps are not far in-between so I find the pace descent.

    Creating your own districts (with a paint-brush) and specializing the industry there and cherry-picking specific laws that only affect that district is great. In fact it's something I've never seen in city builders but now that I use it in this game is seems so obvious... Cool idea.

    City mechanics like traffic, pollution, cash, jobs, services etc. are working well so far. I'll update later if I get the chance with more info once the game progresses.

    Update:

    After playing the game a bit there's two major comments I'd like to make.
    1. The steam workshop mods are great, and expand the game nicely
    2. The game is a bit too easy, and I find myself not really challenged at this point.    … Expand
  40. JimCorbett
    Mar 24, 2015
    7
    I understand why people are giving this game such high scores but I still think there is a lot that could be improved. I'm not a huge fan of city-builders (the only ones i've played are this, Tropico 4, and Sim City 2000) so I can't critique the game as much as others but I will try to offer some decent criticisms. The game seems to be lacking some road functionality, Traffic often takesI understand why people are giving this game such high scores but I still think there is a lot that could be improved. I'm not a huge fan of city-builders (the only ones i've played are this, Tropico 4, and Sim City 2000) so I can't critique the game as much as others but I will try to offer some decent criticisms. The game seems to be lacking some road functionality, Traffic often takes the same lane on a 3 lane road and this ends up causing huge traffic jams. There's no way to connect a road to another and not have it create an intersection, this is especially annoying when using highway ramps or one way roads. There seems to be a lack of unique buildings. I found this glaring when trying to increase my tourism. Supposedly tourism is supposed to be a big way to get money but there's no real way to draw tourists other than making these big, unlockable, "unique buildings" which do nothing other than drawing tourists in very small numbers. There's also no way to terraform the environment. You can't make a hill or level a mountain. This becomes annoying when trying to place a large building because you have to find a place that is totally flat. Airports are my biggest grief with this. Due to the generally bland nature of the maps (almost completely flat with some trees and rivers here or there) all your cities end up looking similar. Citizens seem to die quickly and in waves. No matter how much you're growing you will come across "death waves" where hundreds, if not thousands, of your citizens will die within a few days. This is annoying and makes it hard to judge what your true growth is or if you've come across a serious problem. I'm sure there are more issues I came across but I can't think of them now. Overall the game is enjoyable and I intend on going back to it. The devs seem intent of fixing at least some of these issues and supposedly on releasing a ton of DLC. In the mean time, the game has great mod support which can fix some of these issues and make the game much more enjoyable.… Expand
  41. karmanaut
    Mar 24, 2015
    9
    Isolate yourself from society for hundreds of hours building the perfect little digital society. You'll learn more things about traffic control from this game than from any other source you've ever known.
  42. 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
  43. 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.
  44. 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)
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. cervan
    Mar 21, 2015
    7
    Really enjoyed making my city in the game so far. Nice work! Love the traffic simulation aspects and the way the system clogs up over time. Not the bets looking game in the world but thats ok.
  50. 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.
  51. ror
    Mar 20, 2015
    7
    I have played this for about 2 days. If you just want to build pretty towns and cities then this game is for you, but that's it. I broke the 1 million dollar mark within a day and when that happens the challenge has gone and it gets repetitive quickly, the unlocks along the way are relatively boring. Most of all it needs REAL LIFE to flesh it out....There's no media, newspapers radio orI have played this for about 2 days. If you just want to build pretty towns and cities then this game is for you, but that's it. I broke the 1 million dollar mark within a day and when that happens the challenge has gone and it gets repetitive quickly, the unlocks along the way are relatively boring. Most of all it needs REAL LIFE to flesh it out....There's no media, newspapers radio or TV. People don't do much other than drive and walk around or complain on "twitter" instead of vandalism, crime, riot, disease. No animals, no pets. Nothing seems to age (apart from abandoned buildings). The people don't react to fire or floods. I'm not talking about "the sims", just some more dynamic features to engage the brain. Anyway I gave it a seven because of the modding capability, I will probably come back to this game when it has more developments from the community… Expand
  52. 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
  53. 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.
  54. deb0
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    As a lifetime City builder fan, Cities: Skylines completely caught me by surprise. It's basically everything that SimCity has failed to be. Cities is stable, looks great, and has deep gameplay to keep you building cities for a long time. This is the best city builder game out, period, no contest.
  55. 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.
  56. 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
  57. 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.
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. RaZeLSKi
    Mar 18, 2015
    7
    In my opinion this game is good but not great. I thought that after such stunning reviews and scores I would be knocked on my knees, but no. Cities Skylines has many great features like hard at first but very complex roads, districts, huge space for city building, cemeteries, water physics, content editor and Steam Workshop. But still there is a lack of human character in these littleIn my opinion this game is good but not great. I thought that after such stunning reviews and scores I would be knocked on my knees, but no. Cities Skylines has many great features like hard at first but very complex roads, districts, huge space for city building, cemeteries, water physics, content editor and Steam Workshop. But still there is a lack of human character in these little people that populate the city. Nothing seems to bother them. Hours spent on train platform waiting in huge crowd for a train, too few schools, slow traffic - not a problem. It makes a game too easy. They do some things but it does not make the city alive like in Sim City. This ruins for me a purpose to build really big and great city just to watch my little residents struggle with life. There aren't also many service buildings and zones buildings models. Also descriptions in unique buildings menu are meaningless. Sim City has a great system with improving buildings the way it is needed at a time what give a lot more design choices. Whole content in Cities Skylines after seeing so many roads at the beginning is small and seems like developers thought that community will do the rest. Of course I will not compare Sim City Complete Edition and Cities Skylines Deluxe Edition, but they could do more. I hope for a big DLC loaded with new content from CO and maybe then I will be able to say, yes it is a great game. I think that really great game should have all whats good from Sim City and Cities Skylines. For now seven, but I wait for developers to prove me wrong.… Expand
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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.
  65. 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
  66. Phear
    Mar 17, 2015
    5
    Game crashes to a white screen at random times. Sometimes after 5 mins and other times it takes 90 mins. -3 for that.

    There is no autosave. That combined with the above crashing is very frustrating. -1 for that. Once they fix these issues, which I have full confidence that will they will that makes the game a solid 7. Why? There isn't anything new here to engage the player.    Game crashes to a white screen at random times. Sometimes after 5 mins and other times it takes 90 mins. -3 for that.

    There is no autosave. That combined with the above crashing is very frustrating. -1 for that.

    Once they fix these issues, which I have full confidence that will they will that makes the game a solid 7.

    Why?

    There isn't anything new here to engage the player. With proper planning you will never fail. It is a bit easy even on hard mode. This game needs scenarios or objectives to accomplish. Like having a tourism city, or Vegas like city. Currently everything is just generic. Sure it is better than SimCity 3000 but that wasn't that hard to do.

    I think Paradox is a great company though and they should be able to the fix issues with a big DLC or the next version.    … Expand
  67. 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
  68. Ninja-Puffs
    Mar 17, 2015
    10
    I have to admit, this is the next Sim city. Skylines makes Sim city look outdated. Skylines is everything that Sim city cannot be. It is a beautifully crafted game with low resource required to run the game which allows to be run ultra high on settings. I was surprised that the game only needed less than 2GB to install the game onto your computer. This is amazing!
  69. 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+
  70. 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.
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. 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.
  74. 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
  75. 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.
  76. DukeBalek
    Mar 16, 2015
    7
    A good game, well done , no bugs, nice graphics and music. But after 25 - 30 hours you will feel that there is not enough possibilities and content. Some nice ideas (water management, electricity management, transport system, laws and exceptions) but the lack of deep management kills the surprise. Too casual, too light for me for a city builder in 2015 but still it's a good game in this poor era.
  77. BermudaDaze
    Mar 16, 2015
    10
    This is the best city building game in the last 10 years. Super fun, super addictive. If you've been looking for a next gen city building game done perfectly then look no further.
    Kudos to the team that made this gem of a game!
  78. 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
  79. 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! :)
  80. Benjamin99
    Mar 16, 2015
    10
    Amazing game. The clear successor to Sim city. I haven't had so much fun since back in the sim city 4 days. I spend so many hours in this game already and I just cant stop. The best thing is they dont try to reinvent the wheel. The developers are clearly fan and former players of Sim City and it shows. Well done a must buy for any Sim city 4 fan.
  81. 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.
  82. 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
  83. DwarvenKing
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    This game, this game redefines the city building genre, i mean SimCity should've been this, if it wasn't for Electronic A**holes maybe it would've been something, but we got this i swear this is the best city builder I've ever played.10/10 no h8
  84. 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.
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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.
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. peterf28
    Mar 14, 2015
    6
    I love ALL city building games. In this game you can build big cities, you will spend a lot of time building roads, and water pipes. But it has somehow fewer possibilities, also there is not much economics going on. Sim City was a better city building / simulation game. This game I will not run after 1 week. With Sim City I spend more time .
    After one day I was tired of building    I love ALL city building games. In this game you can build big cities, you will spend a lot of time building roads, and water pipes. But it has somehow fewer possibilities, also there is not much economics going on. Sim City was a better city building / simulation game. This game I will not run after 1 week. With Sim City I spend more time .
    After one day I was tired of building intersections and water pipes. Repetitive game, not much challenges except roads and traffic .    … Expand
  91. 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!!
  92. flacwby
    Mar 14, 2015
    10
    A tremendous product by a relatively small development team proves it's about the quality not quantity of developers. Cities: Skylines truly surpasses all others in regard to mass transit functionality and over all simulation strategy game play.
  93. treeface
    Mar 14, 2015
    10
    This game is really by far the most balanced city sim I've ever played. The only immediate negative I have to say about it is that all roundabouts need to be built from other road types (i.e. one lane road curved into a circle). This unfortunately adds some extra land cost to getting the benefits of a roundabout, where most modern roundabouts can fit into an area about the same size as aThis game is really by far the most balanced city sim I've ever played. The only immediate negative I have to say about it is that all roundabouts need to be built from other road types (i.e. one lane road curved into a circle). This unfortunately adds some extra land cost to getting the benefits of a roundabout, where most modern roundabouts can fit into an area about the same size as a normal traffic light intersection.… Expand
  94. 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.
  95. 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
  96. nitrojuice
    Mar 13, 2015
    10
    Best game of 2015 so far!
    Best $30 spent in 2015 so far!
    Well, need i say more?

    EA, lean from small devs about how o make great games, simple yet effective!!!
  97. runeb80
    Mar 13, 2015
    7
    Not sure why everyone is so over the top with their scoring of this game. It has what SimCity lacked - true. But it also lacks what SimCity had - polish, especially in the 2D graphics and texture department. Luckily these are things that are more easily fixed than a broken game engine like SimCity's glassbox, and so I have hope for Skylines. But it's not the ultimate city builder - atNot sure why everyone is so over the top with their scoring of this game. It has what SimCity lacked - true. But it also lacks what SimCity had - polish, especially in the 2D graphics and texture department. Luckily these are things that are more easily fixed than a broken game engine like SimCity's glassbox, and so I have hope for Skylines. But it's not the ultimate city builder - at least not yet.… Expand
  98. 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.
  99. 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!
  100. 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
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85

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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