Cities: Skylines

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2115 Ratings

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  1. ARMORIOS
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    I have small wish list for cities skylines: day/night loop, trams, tunnels, above road trains (like in Chicago), double level roads, culture policies ( paying money for saving commercial/apartment/industrial building in it's actual state, more terrains. Maybe some more disaster especially earthquake.

    After it will be done for me Cities Skylines will be super-mega perfect city building    I have small wish list for cities skylines: day/night loop, trams, tunnels, above road trains (like in Chicago), double level roads, culture policies ( paying money for saving commercial/apartment/industrial building in it's actual state, more terrains. Maybe some more disaster especially earthquake.

    After it will be done for me Cities Skylines will be super-mega perfect city building game, right now it is just perfect.    … Expand
  2. liaoshoubin
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    So far it's good! This game fuses perfectly all the good things of both games, and corrects almost all the wrong things. This game is fully recommended!. Nice work!
  3. jedish3ep
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    This game is pretty much everything I wanted in a City building game.

    It has delivered in all the places where EA's latest simcity failed

    for the love of gaben, do not get this confused with the poor Cities XL games.

    If you were a fan of the classic Simcity 4, this will not disappoint you.

    highly recommend it
  4. Zabslol
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    This is an amazing game! I love how it feels and how it looks. I have always liked SimCity 5, but the building space was so small... Cities: Skyline, have really made the building space big and nice.
    Thank you paradox Interactive, for bringing hours and hours of fun to my life. ;-)
  5. Joped
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    This is the game I have been searching for since Simcity 4. Good city builders are very hard to come by. Sure, there are some minor annoyances in how traffic is currently being simulated. It is however substantially better than the options in Simcity 5.

    The maps are a great size, 9 tiles is so awesome to play with. Plus mods to make it up to 25 if your system can handle it! With    This is the game I have been searching for since Simcity 4. Good city builders are very hard to come by. Sure, there are some minor annoyances in how traffic is currently being simulated. It is however substantially better than the options in Simcity 5.

    The maps are a great size, 9 tiles is so awesome to play with. Plus mods to make it up to 25 if your system can handle it!

    With the mods support and commitment from the company to fully support moders I believe this game will be around for the long haul.    … Expand
  6. torojoh
    Mar 13, 2015
    10
    Great game, with enormous potential to be even greater in the coming months/year with user made mods. GOTD! (Game of the decade!) for me personally. Buy this game.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Trainzfan333
    Dec 18, 2015
    10
    Absolutely amazing! I can't wait for this game to release on Xbox One!

    Who knows, maybe this can be a new IP for PC and Xbox One!!!! PC gaming has such good potential on Xbox One.
  17. 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.
  18. 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!
  19. 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.
  20. TonyKontana
    May 17, 2015
    10
    Отличный симулятор которому не хватает совсем немного до идеала. Маст хэв для фанатов.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. ggggggggg
    May 23, 2015
    10
    SimCity 4 in 3D. Nothing else to say.
    But since the review needs to be longer, I'll say this: It's SimCity 4's level of awesomeness and SimCity 2013's level of Traffic Jams. But it's not SimCity 2013's level of Roads to Traffic Jam on.
  24. lowaverage
    May 31, 2015
    10
    well to be honest there is only one way to describe this game. this game is beautiful it is magniflorious it is the best city builder game i have ever played and if you have not got this game yet and you are still playing simcity you should be ashamed you should be so ashamed you should not even be called a gamer. this is the one game that stood forth and put sims city to shame. and aboutwell to be honest there is only one way to describe this game. this game is beautiful it is magniflorious it is the best city builder game i have ever played and if you have not got this game yet and you are still playing simcity you should be ashamed you should be so ashamed you should not even be called a gamer. this is the one game that stood forth and put sims city to shame. and about time too. so enough blabbing about why you should buy it lets focus on the game and its community. where do i start the modding community is huge i mean massive and also one of the best. and the main game oh my the game is amazing the graphics are indescribable the variation of vehicles is amazing they use a different variation of colour for every vehicle and a massive variety of building designs. and that's all i will say if i was to describe the full game i would reach the max character limit of 5000 words the game is that expansive and it will always be the game simcity wanted to be and it will probably be that way until the world ends. and wow this is one of the longest critic reviews i have ever written and i ain't much of a critic.… Expand
  25. omalley
    Jul 24, 2015
    10
    I started out with City Builder games with Sim City 4. That game was so good that I carried on playing it until my cds got too scratched up. I bought it again yet and continued playing it until the new Sim City where you have to cram you're city into a very tight space. No longer with Cities: Skylines. Way better than Sim City 4 and that terrible Sim City game. It is addicting and you canI started out with City Builder games with Sim City 4. That game was so good that I carried on playing it until my cds got too scratched up. I bought it again yet and continued playing it until the new Sim City where you have to cram you're city into a very tight space. No longer with Cities: Skylines. Way better than Sim City 4 and that terrible Sim City game. It is addicting and you can make huge cities that go on for miles, make winding roads. You can name just about anything. You can even name tiny little people walking around in your city. Anything but streets which I find weird but it doesn't bother me. This game is the perfect city builder and if anything that you would find missing from the game, the modding community has it. BUY THIS GAME.… Expand
  26. GRater12
    Jul 4, 2015
    10
    Best city builder in a long time. It has all the important aspects that a true city building, simulation game would need. Much more advanced than the simcity series.
  27. vladhp
    Oct 8, 2015
    10
    Very fun game, i like it. Sim City made a lot of mistakes, and Cities Skylines tried to avoid them. Good job Cities Skylines.
    The After Dark DLC is awesome.
  28. LimitedEdition
    Jul 26, 2016
    10
    [german/deutsch]

    Cities:Skylines ist ein Aufbausimulations-Strategiespiel und bietet vor allem sehr viel Abwechslung beim Bauen, eine schöne optische Aufmachung und ein allgemein positive Spielerfahrung.
  29. balcobulls
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Its everything you want from a city builder. Plus all the things you didn't know you needed! Then add on an active community that is passionate about keeping this the best of the best.
  30. Teamdark6
    Feb 18, 2016
    10
    Downright the best game I have ever owned. Brilliant graphics, superb simulations (w/ help of mods) and unlimited possibilities. 10/10 Would recommend.
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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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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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