Cities: Skylines

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  1. crishy
    Aug 19, 2017
    9
    By far the best city builder of this generation and since SimCity 4.

    Great graphics, fully 3d engine, and runs smoothly and with few glitches. The traffic/public transport simulation is one of the most addicting aspects of the game, it has a lot of depth and it is addicting spending time building and altering transit lines and building roads (that can be easily curved or    By far the best city builder of this generation and since SimCity 4.

    Great graphics, fully 3d engine, and runs smoothly and with few glitches. The traffic/public transport simulation is one of the most addicting aspects of the game, it has a lot of depth and it is addicting spending time building and altering transit lines and building roads (that can be easily curved or elevated/tunneled) in order to increase traffic flow.

    The variety of included buildings is decent, and there is a great variety of mods and assets - that are continuously created and updated - that drastically increase gameplay options and provide a much more personalized and enjoyable gaming experience. It is also remarkably easy to install and update them - just a matter of subscribing to them once online. No need to manually download and unpack files. Definitively a key core component of the game.

    Unfortunately I cannot give the game a perfect score because it suffers from a big, big drawback: size limitations. Yes, the allowed build-able area is much larger than SC2013, but that is really not saying much. The default 9 obtainable tiles add up to only 36 km squares, only a little more than two large SC4 (which allows for almost unlimited number of tiles at the cost of a shallower game simulation) tiles side by side.

    Now, there are mods that increase the maximum allowed number of obtainable tiles from 9 to 25 or even all 81 tiles, but then chances are (especially with the latter) that you will run into hard-coded limitations, such as 65k agents, a one million population limit, and most notably, around 32k road segments and nodes, that will halt to a stop any further growth in your city, very early on, unless you are playing in maps with lots of water and/or mountains. These limits have been imposed by the developers to maintain smooth performance across a wide range of PC configurations, with, sadly, no option for people with PCs that can handle the load to increase said limits. Because of the difficulty (or impossibility) in doing so, no mods have been released dealing with these limits, other than one increasing the number of trees. So caveat emptor.

    Also, lack of medium residential density and farming zoning - you must use ordinances to ban growth of skyscrapers or allow farms in industrial zones, tedious at best, Farming is also affected by the fact that zoning is limited to four squares deep (making them look totally out of scale, more than other things in-game other than the airports, which, for that matter, do almost nothing) beyond a road and best done in fertile areas only - basically, needlessly making it a much more complicated affair than in SC4, even with mods, as with these one is forced to manually plop/paint and decorate fields to visually simulate said farms.

    Many other minor complaints in vanilla (i.e. deathwaves, must build roadside first, etc.) that are easily fixable with mods.

    For the price, 30$ at launch, you cannot beat it though. It is a great bargain. As for the DLCs, I believe all of them are worth as well, except the disasters pack, which I do not own and cannot comment as I never cared for them in any city simulator game. But you do not require them to have an enjoyable experience, or to use user created content, for that matter (other than ones created specifically for content introduced in these DLCs).    … Expand
  2. 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.
  3. frlncr799
    Mar 10, 2015
    9
    After 2013’s debacle that was Sim City it was time some new devs stepped to the table. Cities XXL was a huge miss as Focus Interactive did nothing to improve their terrible running and clunky game so the question is, did Colossal Order (a Paradox dev responsible for Cities in Motion) deliver? Yes, oh my god Yes!

    Cities Skylines is another game in the long list of city building and    After 2013’s debacle that was Sim City it was time some new devs stepped to the table. Cities XXL was a huge miss as Focus Interactive did nothing to improve their terrible running and clunky game so the question is, did Colossal Order (a Paradox dev responsible for Cities in Motion) deliver? Yes, oh my god Yes!

    Cities Skylines is another game in the long list of city building and managing simulators that have been trying to succeed in the shoes of what was Sim City 4; released more than 12 years ago. From the dev that created Cities in Motion, Colossal Order does something that no other city sim has done and make a truly great game that brings back the feel of Sim City 4 and my favorite of the series, Sim City 3000. They brought it back to its basics which included zones, different building types like electrical, water, fire, police, medical, fun and even the unique landmark buildings.

    When you start creating your city you start in a small 2km x 2km square that can expand as your city gets bigger and you annex other areas to a possible 25 tile, 100km2 area (with the support of a mod that is already in the steam workshop). The game also locks different building, zones, etc. behind population goals so that it isn’t too overwhelming however there are mods that allow you to unlock everything to start if you wish along with unlimited money. The game will also allow for steam workshop when it releases for people to create their own user content to add to the game which could include more buildings, new modes, user made cities and much more.

    Along with the buildings and zones there are also the financial and policies that make a city sim a true city sim. They are simple enough and not as annoying as was the advisors in sim city 3000 but they change things greatly including outlawing private traffic in certain zones forcing people to take mass transit instead. What those policies and other specific buildings do is increase the happiness of the people in the commercial, residential and industrial zones. As your happiness increases they are more likely to accept higher taxes and recommend more people to move in causing an increase in desire for residential and other financial zones. I can also say that Colossal Order certainly know how to make their transport lines work and work well because every form of transportation was easy to create and maintain.

    That being said the roads themselves were difficult to make sure they were right especially having off ramps connect to highways. When I bought my first annex there was a highway running through it. I thought it would have been easy enough to figure out how to implement a overpass/rounded off ramp to have access to the other side of the highway however I had to do a lot of work to get a new one working. First I had to delete the existing off ramps and highway to make way for a 4 way off ramp. On top of that in order to make sure a one way road/highway continues to go one way, instead of detecting which way automatically the roads go you to build the road in the same direction traffic would flow. Took me about 15 minutes to realize this. Hopefully it’ll be something they patch after release because I can imagine it’ll be something some people will complain about.

    One other complaint, and maybe it is something I’m not used to due to the simplicity of zones in Sim City 3000, I don’t like the way zones sit for “squares” off the road for each road you make. I’m more of a fan of dragging and dropping to make a zone like it was in SC 3000. That is just a personal preference. However all you can do with the roads is quite impressive and though I did play this game quite a bit I wasn’t able to play it enough to truly design a city that looked great.

    Now this game looks quite impressive and the buildings are quite varied enough to make the cities and areas look unique. Mod support and steam workshop is only going to improve the variety of buildings after release. The engine runs smooth, however capped at 60 fps (not that you really need more since this isn’t a action moving game), and looks great. The UI is clean and they actually made a change to it as I was playing my review copy in the last week.

    The sound isn’t anything spectacular, however it is there and does work well with what the game is. If you zoom in to roads you can hear cars going by, if you do the same for various areas you hear what you would expect to hear if you were walking on the street. The ambient music also makes it nice to listen to while you are designing away. So nothing over the top but fits quite well.

    Overall, Cities Skylines, I feel, is truly the best city sim game since Sim City 4 and in fact is better than 4. It has everything that you could want in a city building game; large building areas, variety in design and buildings, unique challenges in building and managing and a great looking engine.    … Expand
  4. FurballHer0
    Mar 10, 2015
    9
    I want to congratulate the Dev team on bringing back the city building experience.

    After the blunder that was Sim City, Cities in motion is exactly what we all wanted from Sim City in the first place.

    Losing 1 point due to no Multi-Player.
  5. Valkyan
    Mar 10, 2015
    9
    Solid city builder which SimCity 4 should have been.

    Pros: - able to play on launch date - big cities - full mod support (hey, even more size cities !) - editor - working simulation model - tons of options how to play - price - offline game Cons: - traffic simulation model should get patched ... it's not at 100% when you have three lanes road .... still miles ahead of    Solid city builder which SimCity 4 should have been.

    Pros:
    - able to play on launch date
    - big cities
    - full mod support (hey, even more size cities !)
    - editor
    - working simulation model
    - tons of options how to play
    - price
    - offline game

    Cons:
    - traffic simulation model should get patched ... it's not at 100% when you have three lanes road .... still miles ahead of SimCity 4
    - road building tool should get improved, but options are still pretty great at the moment
    - i would like to see coop multiplayer (2 players playing 1 city)

    Conclusion:
    - great game for a great price. If you like to build then get it ...    … Expand
  6. dk3d
    Mar 11, 2015
    9
    I can't in all fairness give this game a perfect score but it comes close. SimCity2013 wasn't really even a playable game, I lost interest with SC2k13 in 15 minutes and found the graphics outdated and dull (can't understand how people thought they were great). Skylines is very very playable so far although there are a few annoyances like clicking the school icon both (a) shows the overlayI can't in all fairness give this game a perfect score but it comes close. SimCity2013 wasn't really even a playable game, I lost interest with SC2k13 in 15 minutes and found the graphics outdated and dull (can't understand how people thought they were great). Skylines is very very playable so far although there are a few annoyances like clicking the school icon both (a) shows the overlay on the map of school coverage, but (b) also picks up a school building as if to build it. So because of (b), I cannot actually click on a school to get info about it in this mode until I back out to regular map viewing mode. Kinda weird. But nothing to get upset about.

    Graphically, maybe it's me, but from a sheer "graphic" quality standpoint, Cities XL (or that series) is still the best, cleanest, Nicest AA and textures, game of the bunch. That game sucked, but that's not my point. Graphically, it was the best of these 3 with C:S coming in second. I find the lack of AA (even with it turned on) a bit rough around the edges. Moving around is just not a clean feeling, pixels in the distance flickering around, even at details maxed out. But from a "scale" and feeling like you are in fact looking at a big city with big distances, C:S gets the feeling across well.

    Despite both SC2k13 and this game using 2km grids, maybe it's the scale of the buildings of something but there is waaaay more space in THIS 2km grid than SimCity. In SC you felt your elbows bumping within 5 or 10 minutes. In This, playing several hours, I've yet to feel the need to expand yet beyond the first 2km grid although I do own another 2 to use.

    If my review sounds like I'm nitpicking, well I am because I'm giving it a 9, closer to 9.5, and basically I think by now everyone knows the good points. The "bad" points are few and mostly related to the visual presentation.

    My system is a desktop i5 with 16Gb of RAM, an Nvidia GTX 750ti, running at 1920x1080 and everything is silky smooth as far as FPS. Even Far Cry 4 with everything on runs like butter on this setup (40-50fps). But unlike FarCry, I think this game will tax both GPU and CPU equally especially more the CPU as the population grows. I can see that a laptop with onboard GPU might not be up to it.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  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. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. MihaiKrieger
    Jun 4, 2015
    9
    A modern take on city building simulation. Supports mods extensively and does not have the classical grid system. The car AI is scripted though. I would have expected something more intelligent, but it's good enough for a game of this magnitude.
  22. jaehong
    Aug 16, 2015
    9
    This game is so good. But, I think that It has an error. For example, factories have a stock (full). And they can't sell. Also, stores can't get enough goods. What is reason about this error? Please fix this error.
  23. krebal
    Nov 21, 2015
    9
    IT`S THE BEST CITY BUILDER SIM OF ALL TIME i think. Mod-ability, Cities up to 1,000,000+ , Great Devs, Great Community, My Favorite Game. 200+ hours OF FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  24. agurczuk
    Jun 21, 2016
    9
    A simcity we always wanted.

    This game crept on me unexpectedly. I wasn't aware it's coming out, haven't heard anything before it released and was really positively surprised when it came out. This game is good. It really is. It's a city builder that just makes sense. The graphics are amazing. The sound, the ambience - everything is as you would like it to be. Even more they've added    A simcity we always wanted.

    This game crept on me unexpectedly. I wasn't aware it's coming out, haven't heard anything before it released and was really positively surprised when it came out.

    This game is good. It really is. It's a city builder that just makes sense. The graphics are amazing. The sound, the ambience - everything is as you would like it to be. Even more they've added day and night cycle for free.

    It's really enjoyable to build a city here. You get a wide array of tool that lets build the city in the way you want to. You will need to keep an eye on traffic and population happiness. Not really much more to say. At this point probably the best sim city like game out there.    … Expand
  25. noelanz
    Nov 16, 2018
    9
    This is easily the greatest game I've played in a few years! It definitely has a way of wasting your time so efficiently. The workshop on steam really helps immersion.
  26. baris697
    May 5, 2016
    9
    The best current city-build strategy. It is not hard game like some other titles from the same category, it si more like sandbox and in fact, it is harder to do something bad. Game has quality mechanisms, comfortable graphics design, nice soundtrack and good UI. My only problems has been with trainz, where is possible to create some deadlock situation. Summary great title for a nice price.
  27. 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!
  28. dzbnkx
    Nov 13, 2019
    9
    Best city builder of all time. Highly detailed, you have to care about everything in your city.
    However, Paradox wants you to buy 100s of DLCs.
  29. Ilya2017
    Aug 31, 2017
    9
    Хорошая игра, лучший градостроительный симулятор. Конечно не без багов. Играю со всем комплектом дополнений.
  30. Armywild
    Nov 20, 2019
    9
    Review castellano, Jugado en Gamepass, Pc graficos medios. No es necesario explicar de que se trata dado que es un simulador perfecto para crear tus ciudades, vengo de pasarme mas de 70 hrs construyendo y mejorando ciudades desde sus cimientos y puedo decir que es un simulador muy completo. Corrigieron muchos errores por el Pionera SimCity, pero en esta ocasion se agregaron formas deReview castellano, Jugado en Gamepass, Pc graficos medios. No es necesario explicar de que se trata dado que es un simulador perfecto para crear tus ciudades, vengo de pasarme mas de 70 hrs construyendo y mejorando ciudades desde sus cimientos y puedo decir que es un simulador muy completo. Corrigieron muchos errores por el Pionera SimCity, pero en esta ocasion se agregaron formas de agilizar tanto el trafico como la obtencion de recursos. Moderno y facil de jugar, con buenos tutoriales para lograr llevar tu ciudad a lo mas grande. Recomendado para jovenes interesados en aprender a gestionar recursos y lograr la mejor eficiencia. Y que mejor que su version incluida en gamepass de xbox.… Expand
  31. MadBert91
    Aug 19, 2020
    9
    puedo decir,digo y diré que es mi juego preferido. Miles de horas invertidas en este juego, si bien es cierto que se echan de menos elementos que disponían sagas clásicas como SimCity hace ya muchos años pero que recuerda mucho también a las grandes bondades de la misma saga anteriormente mencionada. Un juego con capacidades infinitas bastante realista, y decente a nivel gráfico. Sin dudapuedo decir,digo y diré que es mi juego preferido. Miles de horas invertidas en este juego, si bien es cierto que se echan de menos elementos que disponían sagas clásicas como SimCity hace ya muchos años pero que recuerda mucho también a las grandes bondades de la misma saga anteriormente mencionada. Un juego con capacidades infinitas bastante realista, y decente a nivel gráfico. Sin duda en la versión de PC con los mods es la mejor versión de todas con una diferencia abismal, si no fuese por los mods este juego merecería bastante menos nota, pero gracias a dios, a la suerte o a lo que queráis existen y transforman para mejor este título. No voy a mentir cuando digo que deseo una segunda versión, cities skylines 2 con un mejor motor gráfico, bastante más realista y que sepa aprovechar mejor los recursos de un ordenador, que no consuma tantísima memoria RAM y tantísimo procesador aunque sé que es muy difícil con un juego de este estilo, cargando tantísimos props y con tantísimos cálculos por segundo. En definitiva un merecido nueve gracias a los mods, a la comunidad que tiene y al ser la única opción viable de un simulador de ciudades.… Expand
  32. Meeerko
    May 4, 2020
    9
    Everything you want from a city building game, tho the dlcs being too expensive can be a problem
  33. TheCornflex
    Feb 1, 2018
    9
    One of the best PC-Games ever. There is not a different City-Building-Game that can touch this one. The Mod-Support brings it to a whole other level.
  34. ollyhinge11
    Apr 5, 2018
    9
    Absolutely superb game, I've racked up nearly 2000 hours on this. One criticism I do have is the traffic. So stubborn and will only ever use one lane, which without mods causes endless traffic problems. Thankfully, due to the 100% support and encouragement of mods by the devs, this can easily be changed. Thank you for such a wonderful game.
  35. WilliamReviews
    Oct 28, 2018
    9
    This game is fantastic and is what Simcity (2015) Should have been. Some Examples:
    1. A good map size
    2: Residents have ONE house, they go to ONE job and they come home to that same house

    Minus one point due to DLC
  36. NotBanMePLZ
    Nov 22, 2018
    9
    Лучшая стратегия в своем роде. Лучший городостроитель который вообще существует. Убивает SimCity даже не стреляя. Как же круто дополняет игру даже такая мелочь как переименование улиц, зданий и т.д., с этим можно очень весело побаловаться. Например улица (Фамилия вашего бест френда) или "улица разбитых фонарей". Крч веселая игрушка, всем рекомендую)Лучшая стратегия в своем роде. Лучший городостроитель который вообще существует. Убивает SimCity даже не стреляя. Как же круто дополняет игру даже такая мелочь как переименование улиц, зданий и т.д., с этим можно очень весело побаловаться. Например улица (Фамилия вашего бест френда) или "улица разбитых фонарей". Крч веселая игрушка, всем рекомендую)
  37. infsai
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    I love this game! It's helping me to still stay creative. Shame that on my computer it freezes or crashes a lot..
  38. NezharMC
    May 3, 2019
    9
    The summit of city building in PC in the 201x. Great map size, offline mode, map editor, mod support, systems and systems and systems. Every OS supported.

    Good graphics and great gameplay. The only caveat may be that many features similar to Simcity are behind paywall, like winter, nightlife or disasters. But the game by itself is already a deep experience.
    A must for fans of city builders.
  39. clem666
    Jan 2, 2021
    9
    An amazing city-builder. Since its release it made great progress. It is beautiful, soundtrack and audio atmosphere are great. The level of customization is impressive and it is incredibly complete and not too difficult. It is hard to be a PC game when the date of your release rhymes with those of 'GTA V', 'The Witcher 3', 'Rocket League', 'Kerbal Space Program' and 'Ori and the blindAn amazing city-builder. Since its release it made great progress. It is beautiful, soundtrack and audio atmosphere are great. The level of customization is impressive and it is incredibly complete and not too difficult. It is hard to be a PC game when the date of your release rhymes with those of 'GTA V', 'The Witcher 3', 'Rocket League', 'Kerbal Space Program' and 'Ori and the blind Forest'. Cities: Skylines" should have had more public visibility.

    Steam achievements bring a whole lot more challenge. Steam workshop is also a true blessing since other players appear to be really creative, smart and altruistic. To unlock all the content of this game you will need more than 500 hours of gameplay, making different cities organized in different ways. The game encourages you to think a lot about how you choose to develop buildings.

    Add-on's are a huge exaggeration: they are expensive, some of them bring nothing but few buildings, even when installed they appear to be non-functional, andthey spoil all the achievements of the Steam platform.    … Expand
  40. Lizarino
    May 31, 2020
    9
    My favourite city builder

    Pros

    Lots of content
    Workshop support
    Great price

    Cons

    Runs pretty badly
    A lot of DLCs
  41. MazrimTaim14
    Oct 7, 2019
    9
    Everything Sim City should be.

    Modifications and customizations gives the players option how to tweak their cities. Only drawback I experience is the performance issues when you have a bigger city.

    Traffic management is the way to destress after experiencing a 2-hour traffic jam yourself.
  42. simrik
    Jan 31, 2020
    9
    So far had 30h in and I'm really enjoying it. All building mechanics are well thought out, the entire city simulation is thematically and visually very well built. The overall complexity of the game slowly increases which makes the learning curve very accessible. Only thing is that I underestimated the importance of traffic management. But I guess that's my mistake as I didn't check someSo far had 30h in and I'm really enjoying it. All building mechanics are well thought out, the entire city simulation is thematically and visually very well built. The overall complexity of the game slowly increases which makes the learning curve very accessible. Only thing is that I underestimated the importance of traffic management. But I guess that's my mistake as I didn't check some hints.
    Music in overall set a pretty chilled mood without being too intrusive.

    It runs very smoothly even on my old Laptop when I'm traveling. Really well done.    … Expand
  43. ondra2435
    Feb 9, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Game is 100% better than Sim-City, Another Game that I love
    1. Able to buy new Land
    2. Build pipes and power cables by yourself
    3. More realistic graphics
    But, here is things from Sim-City that I want in Cities Skylines
    1. Multiple cities on one map
    2. something as "big monument"

    I hate that amount of DLC's that are in the game and also poor optimization, when I was on my laptop my FPS was on 35, so not good for slower PC    … Expand
  44. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    9
    [ ] Perfect
    [x] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [ ] Good Bad
    [ ] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  45. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 10, 2021
    9
    Really good one citi builder, outperformes simcity sooooo much. spand more than 100hours into it. There is a lot to do in here. if u like citybuilders just try it 9/10
  46. Halanna
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    Even years later with continued release of content expansions this game is still fun. Unlimited ways to build and design cities plus new content means many more years of play. Terrific value for the money considering the replay value. Belongs in every gamer's library.
  47. YigidOx2
    Feb 12, 2021
    9
    Your only and best chance as a city building game. Sometimes, explaining problems also gives little information. Apart from that, it also creates unnecessary problems, but otherwise, it is perfect.
  48. Fallconex
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    The best strategy of its kind. The best city-builder there is. Brought so many new mechanics to the lovers of this genre
  49. Yustan
    Nov 4, 2021
    9
    Дико забагованная, дико неоптимизированная, погрязшая в DLC, существующая только благодаря мододелам, но всё же какая ах***ная игра
  50. cylun
    Feb 9, 2021
    9
    At the initial release, it was a great game. 5 years later, it is the modding community that makes this game still playable. The only criticism I have is the DLC strategy and severe performance issues. It's really time for a successor.
  51. Alekol
    Jan 14, 2021
    9
    The game is very good, but without some mods or DLC(of which there are sooooo many)the game is not for long.
  52. omwair
    Feb 14, 2021
    9
    Great game, even better with mods. Almost everything missing in the game can be fixed with mods.
  53. dastankz
    May 11, 2021
    9
    игра которая познакомила меня с градостроительными симуляторами, игра из за которой у меня 5 по географии, игра из за которой я поступаю в туристический колледж
  54. tabletojopek
    Aug 4, 2021
    9
    This is the best building city game. You can do whatever you want, build metropolis, yes, bulid small village, yes. With mods the game is better, but the dlc, you can install mods. All npc have, home, car, work, and day cycle. They go to work and get back to home, there are unemployed. This games are best from building city games.
  55. thepigeonman3
    Aug 5, 2021
    9
    good execution and a well fleshed-out game. have spent many hours over the years here
  56. grimreapersims
    Feb 14, 2022
    9
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  57. Rnoviok
    Dec 4, 2021
    9
    A game that fulfills my childhood dreams of building my own city
    of course there is DLC as usual in Paradox games, but there is also the support of the workshop, where you can find many valuable mods that do not differ from the paid extras
  58. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
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  59. Pudrik
    Apr 7, 2022
    9
    This is a great citybuilder and it is fantastic fun. The few drawbacks are some of the vanilla assets from 2015 don't look as good as the newer stuff and some of the depth requires DLC and mods.. The game could also benefit from some more late game content, but as a citybuilder I can't rate it any less considering how much I like to play this game. Hope more game play centric DLC is released.
  60. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    Jun 10, 2015

    Puedo decir,digo y diré que es mi juego preferido. Miles de horas invertidas en este juego, si bien es cierto que se echan de menos elementos que disponían sagas clásicas como SimCity hace ya muchos años pero que recuerda mucho también a las grandes bondades de la misma saga anteriormente mencionada. Un juego con capacidades infinitas bastante realista, y decente a nivel    Jun 10, 2015

    Puedo decir,digo y diré que es mi juego preferido. Miles de horas invertidas en este juego, si bien es cierto que se echan de menos elementos que disponían sagas clásicas como SimCity hace ya muchos años pero que recuerda mucho también a las grandes bondades de la misma saga anteriormente mencionada. Un juego con capacidades infinitas bastante realista, y decente a nivel gráfico. Sin duda en la versión de PC con los mods es la mejor versión de todas con una diferencia abismal, si no fuese por los mods este juego merecería bastante menos nota, pero gracias a dios, a la suerte o a lo que queráis existen y transforman para mejor este título. No voy a mentir cuando digo que deseo una segunda versión, cities skylines 2 con un mejor motor gráfico, bastante más realista y que sepa aprovechar mejor los recursos de un ordenador, que no consuma tantísima memoria RAM y tantísimo procesador aunque sé que es muy difícil con un juego de este estilo, cargando tantísimos props y con tantísimos cálculos por segundo. En definitiva un merecido nueve gracias a los mods, a la comunidad que tiene y al ser la única opción viable de un simulador de ciudades.    … Expand
  61. Oliver213
    Nov 8, 2022
    9
    One of the best simulation games and undoubtedly the best city simulation game so far. Of course it is for the game quality and most importantly, all sorts of mods within the steam workshops.
  62. IliaGlobal
    Apr 7, 2023
    9
    Это лучший Градостроительный симулятор, который я играл в жизни. Он предоставляет огромное количество возможностей. От сложной инфраструктуры городов до сложных транспортных систем. Особенно мне нравится как здесь реализована борьбы с пробками. Как по мне это лучший симулятор борьбы с пробками.
    Единственный минус который я отметил в этой игре является графика. Даже у конкурентов она    Это лучший Градостроительный симулятор, который я играл в жизни. Он предоставляет огромное количество возможностей. От сложной инфраструктуры городов до сложных транспортных систем. Особенно мне нравится как здесь реализована борьбы с пробками. Как по мне это лучший симулятор борьбы с пробками.
    Единственный минус который я отметил в этой игре является графика. Даже у конкурентов она лучше. Но так как я пишу это 2023 году, то с нетерпением жду выхода второй части, где это уже исправят.
    Спасибо вам большое за эту прекрасную игру!    … Expand
  63. thethethe4
    Jun 2, 2023
    9
    This is the best city simulation game out there, no other game can beat it, even Sim City. The game gives you the ability to manage everything, from the roads and public transit system to the police and fire departments. There are few if any bugs and the scale of the game is impressive. The game is also very mod friendly so you can download anything you want, so if you want to have theThis is the best city simulation game out there, no other game can beat it, even Sim City. The game gives you the ability to manage everything, from the roads and public transit system to the police and fire departments. There are few if any bugs and the scale of the game is impressive. The game is also very mod friendly so you can download anything you want, so if you want to have the Sydney Harbour Bridge in your city you can. My only problem with the game is that way too many features are locked behind an expansive and expensive selection of DLCs, this is a Paradox game after all. Now you can the game without DLCs and still have a lot of fun if you download mods but thats not something a game should make you do if you don't want to spend hundreds on overpriced DLCs. At the end of the day though, the game is still astonishing so it would be worth your time.… Expand
  64. mdk567
    Jun 11, 2023
    9
    편리한 ui를 통해 쉽게 멋진 도시를 구현하고
    기반시설과 도로를 깔다보면 몇시간이 훌쩍 지나가는 재미있는 시뮬레이션 게임
    건물들의 요구사항과 수익 최적화를 하다보면 또 몇시간이 사라지고
    최종보스 도로 교통량에서 좌절하고 도시를 리셋하는 나를 발견하게 됨
  65. 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
  66. Avadon
    Mar 11, 2015
    8
    A very solid base that the community, as well as the developers, can build on.

    Negatives: No day/night cycle. No form of multiplayer. Traffic is iffy. Not a whole lot of variety in buildings. Sometimes lacks information about what is causing your city to fall apart. All those things are fixable though. With a couple of patches, DLC, as well as community mods, I am confident that    A very solid base that the community, as well as the developers, can build on.

    Negatives:
    No day/night cycle.
    No form of multiplayer.
    Traffic is iffy.
    Not a whole lot of variety in buildings.
    Sometimes lacks information about what is causing your city to fall apart.

    All those things are fixable though. With a couple of patches, DLC, as well as community mods, I am confident that a year from now this will be the best citybuilder ever released. Is it worth it RIGHT now though? If it was full price, I'd suggest you wait just a bit. But at 30$, it's a steal. Go for it.    … Expand
  67. Ominutsu
    Jun 14, 2019
    8
    A near perfect city simulator, I can't stress enough how much this soars over SimCity 5. From the city planning, to the massive possible city size, there is clearly a god, and its name is Paradox.
  68. DjNemes1s
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    A beautiful and incredibly feature rich city builder that will continue to be expanded at pace for many years to come through the wonderful community mods and expansions!! This is how city sims should be!!

    * Huge maps * A deep transportation system * In game citizens that feel like they're really actually living in your city! * Both simple and complex tools depending on how deep you    A beautiful and incredibly feature rich city builder that will continue to be expanded at pace for many years to come through the wonderful community mods and expansions!! This is how city sims should be!!

    * Huge maps
    * A deep transportation system
    * In game citizens that feel like they're really actually living in your city!
    * Both simple and complex tools depending on how deep you want to go
    * A fully integrated mods and custom assets experience, with a highly active community

    I could go on and on....

    You can tell the developer's built Cities Skylines with real passion for the genre and to deliver a fantastic experience for the players. They genuinely want people to love this game, and because of this attitude...it seems the player's do!

    Well done Colossal Order and Paradox!    … Expand
  69. 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! :)
  70. 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.
  71. Annoymous1
    Aug 15, 2015
    8
    The proper alternative to the buggy and terribly un-creative SimCity, this game truly delivers to its purpose, make a good city-building game that delivers a fun expereince. Brilliant.
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. ShottyMonster
    Mar 12, 2015
    8
    Great game, really optimized (smooth as silk), huge cities, real infrastrucure. It's a true successor to SC4.

    HOWEVER it's far too easy (even with hard mode mod)
  76. rubencristiano9
    Sep 6, 2015
    8
    Note: I have played the first version that includes no real patches for the game, so I might be listing problems that aren't there anymore because they have been fixed.

    Great graphics for a city builder, looks like a game from a triple AAA team although you can see the holes from them not being one at the time of creation, the major flaw being the lack of buildings or maps in the game.    Note: I have played the first version that includes no real patches for the game, so I might be listing problems that aren't there anymore because they have been fixed.

    Great graphics for a city builder, looks like a game from a triple AAA team although you can see the holes from them not being one at the time of creation, the major flaw being the lack of buildings or maps in the game.

    Enjoyed it for a solid 15-20 hours but ended up with a great amount of cash and the only real thing you were doing is just expanding, sounds like a weired criticism but I think were I'm trying to get to here is that it could of done with a bit more challenge in it or some events that changed the theme a bit.

    Also there was no real tutorial whatsoever and had to figure stuff out by yourself, most of it was pretty intuitive but I feel they could of tried to explain or at least have a text in the options or help section for the public transport which can get pretty complex and results in trial and error most of the time.

    You feel a bit lonely in the game because you never really hear anything from anyone, no objectives to do no nothing, only a stupid little bird on top that you couldn't remove till a future patch.

    It's ok I guess, I feel that if it wasn't for the major downfall of the Simcity game back in 2013 this game wouldn't of received half of the critical acclaim it had and still is receiving.

    Hopefully with the money they get they can create an even better game in the future and give some competitivness in the market for the genre which I will receive open handed.    … Expand
  77. 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
  78. 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.
  79. Arno20
    Mar 26, 2015
    8
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  80. 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.
  81. 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.
  82. wow4201
    Mar 11, 2015
    8
    Simcity successor, though still has its limitations. They didn't cut corners on this game. It's the best city builder, but just a good game. City builders are fun for the first few hours, then you know. When you've built one city you've built them all.
  83. 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.
  84. 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........................................................
  85. 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
  86. ronaldlee0917
    May 27, 2015
    8
    An overall good city builder game.
    However, it is too easy to play.
    You will spend most of your time managing the traffic problems.
    Other aspects of the game is not challenging and thus becomes boring quickly.
  87. Midds
    Jun 7, 2015
    8
    Cities: Skyline is the greatest city builder of recent years. It provides a great balance between complexity and usability and is also boasts an incredibly intuitive and sturdy road building mechanic. The game has a decent aesthetic and replayability is quite high.

    The amount of content and updates from the developers is lacking however this is completely overshadowed by the modding    Cities: Skyline is the greatest city builder of recent years. It provides a great balance between complexity and usability and is also boasts an incredibly intuitive and sturdy road building mechanic. The game has a decent aesthetic and replayability is quite high.

    The amount of content and updates from the developers is lacking however this is completely overshadowed by the modding support, and its community that have continuously strived to make additional content for the game.

    Each mode of transport does have seem to have some aesthetic bugs/quirks but doesn't take away from the overall experience.

    It is a great game overall and highly recommended.    … Expand
  88. Hakrit
    Jul 1, 2015
    8
    This game is effin' GREAT. It's like they took SimCity, removed all the bad stuff, and multiplied the result by 10. Or 25, if we are talking about available city size - because that's how much bigger cities you can create in Cities Skylines. BUT this game still doesn't deserve a 10/10 or even a 9/10 - all because of the broken road system - it's not infrequent for citizens to use only oneThis game is effin' GREAT. It's like they took SimCity, removed all the bad stuff, and multiplied the result by 10. Or 25, if we are talking about available city size - because that's how much bigger cities you can create in Cities Skylines. BUT this game still doesn't deserve a 10/10 or even a 9/10 - all because of the broken road system - it's not infrequent for citizens to use only one lane, even thought 3 or 4 are given. This is a major problem, which can eventually destroy your city, because traffics jam everywhere means ambulances getting to their patients too late etc, garbage trucks will never reach their destination etc.… Expand
  89. 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.
  90. philip3242
    Feb 23, 2016
    8
    Very good game, the reason i'm giving it points off is that it doesn't have an incredible amount of replayability. The modding support, map editor, and the vast amount of options should keep you decently busy for a while though.
  91. Grza
    Mar 2, 2017
    8
    I like this game and I think it is much better than others with same kind, but I still miss that "joy" feeling from Simcity. Maybe adding some fun features (no dissasters please) would do right work for me.
  92. hiltong55
    Jul 26, 2018
    8
    Let me start by saying that this is my first city builder so I am coming at this with a fresh perspective and I am not comparing this to something like sim city because I have never played any of them. My experience in this builder style genre is exclusive with the roller coaster tycoon a few years ago.

    Let start with the positives. I love how even though this is a sandbox style game    Let me start by saying that this is my first city builder so I am coming at this with a fresh perspective and I am not comparing this to something like sim city because I have never played any of them. My experience in this builder style genre is exclusive with the roller coaster tycoon a few years ago.

    Let start with the positives. I love how even though this is a sandbox style game that really does not need any sort of progression system, there is one anyway. That is very important for players like me because I am fairly goal-oriented when I play games. Every time you get to a certain amount of citizens you are rewarded with new gameplay elements like roads, building, transportation systems and technology advancements (things like hydro and nuke energy). Cities is realistic in that if you put certain buildings next to each other, you could create issues with real-life problems such as pollution and noise. Also, as you advance through the game you are able to build more high density based buildings such as office buildings, housing, and commercial based businesses. Things like Zoning, traffic management, pollution control (especially in waterways), water and electrical availability are all very important and could cause many issues if not handled carefully. Of course like any good management game you can easily lose hours of your life just building and planning with total relaxation. The music is also very complementary to the relaxing nature of the game.

    Cities definitely has its faults but nothing too egregious. Maybe I am old fashion but I would have liked to see the developers be a bit more friendly in the way they present their game to new players. There is no tutorial system and while I don't see a need to hold anyone had, they could at least give us some tips on how to do the basics. I guess that is YouTubes job now. Also, the game is really bad at telling you what I wrong if you are making a mistake. For example, I was literally killing hundreds of my citizens due to dirty water. I could not figure out what was wrong for the longest time and it turns out I had a water tower too close to a ground pollution area. In reality, your stooges that work for the city would be able to tell you that. Kinda hard to see with all these buildings in the way. Also, the game seems to be lacking in detail. A lot of the buildings that are built have the same company name. How many box building companies do you really need?

    All in all, this really is a great city builder. I just wish they put a little more into the base game rather than make you pay $15 for expansions. I would have been willing to pay more for the base game if more was in it but I guess that is the way games are made these days. 8/10 Great. If you like this genre you need to give Cities a try.    … Expand
  93. TantFuriosa
    Jan 6, 2018
    8
    It's like stepping into a time machine. You start the game Friday afternoon and suddently it's 2 am on Monday and you haven't eaten or fed your cat in two days.
  94. vikasgames94
    May 28, 2022
    8
    This is a dream come true kind of a game to me when it was released. A city builder with depth. Finally, something after Simcity 4. Over the course of the last 7 years, I have played this game for around 100 hours. I have most of the DLCs too.

    It's still the best big modern city builder game in the market. However, coming from the developers of Cities in Motion, the game feels more of a    This is a dream come true kind of a game to me when it was released. A city builder with depth. Finally, something after Simcity 4. Over the course of the last 7 years, I have played this game for around 100 hours. I have most of the DLCs too.

    It's still the best big modern city builder game in the market. However, coming from the developers of Cities in Motion, the game feels more of a traffic simulator.

    It doesn't take away from the game in any way. You can add mods to improve your experience. I'm not a mods guy.

    Must buy for any city builder fans!    … Expand
  95. Nazar228
    Feb 26, 2018
    8
    The best game in the genre of urban planning. Very interesting and a lot of fun. I recommend!
  96. exequielborghi
    Sep 9, 2018
    8
    No doubt its the spiritual successor of Sim city 4 and what SimCity 2000 should have been but never was.
    It´s a Good indie game with lots of cheaps dlc that adds excellent new features
    Losing 1 point due to no Multi-Player or other cities interaction where to actively export/ import goods. or cities products specialization Losing another 1 point because you cannot change o direct    No doubt its the spiritual successor of Sim city 4 and what SimCity 2000 should have been but never was.
    It´s a Good indie game with lots of cheaps dlc that adds excellent new features
    Losing 1 point due to no Multi-Player or other cities interaction where to actively export/ import goods. or cities products specialization
    Losing another 1 point because you cannot change o direct architecture structures in the main gameplay    … Expand
  97. GarethB
    Apr 10, 2019
    8
    An an excellent city builder with so many options its crazy, once you start down the dark path of planning and building your city the hours will vanish. Supported by a huge amount of mods also!
  98. kveldby
    May 7, 2019
    8
    игра класс, но оптимизации нет, и аи не очень
  99. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 83 IIIIIIIIII====================
  100. patrick33
    Apr 1, 2019
    8
    Well I had some performance problems in the late game, but all in all, it´s running fine. As always a good game from Paradox. The graphics are ok but the most important thing is, building up your city is fun!
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#19 Best PC Game of 2015
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#13 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#37 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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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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