Cities: Skylines

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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)
  7. 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
  8. pongkrit03
    Nov 5, 2017
    10
    This game sucks my life. Period. I am a veteran of city builder genre and I have to say that Cities Skyline is the BEST CITY BUILDER game I've ever played. What makes it so standout is the TRAFFIC SYSTEM which is REAL. Unlike most other games in this genre that calculate traffic problem by statistic, this game use real driving vehicles. Building road and transportation have never beenThis game sucks my life. Period. I am a veteran of city builder genre and I have to say that Cities Skyline is the BEST CITY BUILDER game I've ever played. What makes it so standout is the TRAFFIC SYSTEM which is REAL. Unlike most other games in this genre that calculate traffic problem by statistic, this game use real driving vehicles. Building road and transportation have never been this fun and challenging before. One U turn or wrong road placement can create a massive problem, not only because people will be late at work but all utility services are also delivered by vehicles. No matter how many fire station, garbage collector, police, clinic .... etc you have built, if the traffic is dead, these vehicles will not get to your people, thus create waves of a mess. ; In other games, as long as you have big money in your pocket, you can solve everything. This game is required more brain than that. The more you expand your population, more traffic problem will come.

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

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

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

    PS. I didn't buy any DLC yet because they are expensive if compared with base game. This review is solely for vanilla    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. smilzoboboz
    Jun 9, 2016
    10
    Definitely the best city builder/manager ever made until now.

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

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

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

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

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

    Los menús son fáciles de entender, el control es muy cómodo y los gráficos son muy realistas para este tipo de juegos. 100% recomendable.
  15. 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
  16. Arno20
    Mar 26, 2015
    8
    نکات مثبت : جزئیات عالی بازی - گرافیک خوب
    نکات منفی : باگ - بعد از مدتی بازی تکراری میشود
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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.
  33. 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
  34. 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........................................................
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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!
  41. 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.
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. Carewolf
    Jan 10, 2016
    7
    It is a fine city building game, and a superb successor of SimCity games of old, but maybe I have become too used to goal oriented or compaign based city building games. I really missed having to deal with real emergencies or a changing world. The worst that happens is if you mess up something yourself by poisoning your citizens by pumping poluted water, or flooding parts of city with aIt is a fine city building game, and a superb successor of SimCity games of old, but maybe I have become too used to goal oriented or compaign based city building games. I really missed having to deal with real emergencies or a changing world. The worst that happens is if you mess up something yourself by poisoning your citizens by pumping poluted water, or flooding parts of city with a misplaces damn. And the single progression there is of unlocking based on city size, is a progression you have to go through every time you start a new city, which just feels like such a let down after having had access to all those options in your last game.

    Still a good game though.    … Expand
  48. 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
  49. 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.
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. 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.
  56. 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.
  57. 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  58. 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
  59. 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.
  60. ScubaDude
    Jan 8, 2016
    6
    I assume that you have read other reviews, played the game, or watched videos of the game, so I won't get into what the game is or how to play it.

    As a fan of Sim City, SC 2000 and SC 3000 I am very impressed with CS' take on the genre. It's the game Sim City wanted to be but couldn't, due to the limits of the technology of the time. It gets an A+ for bringing the genre into the 21st    I assume that you have read other reviews, played the game, or watched videos of the game, so I won't get into what the game is or how to play it.

    As a fan of Sim City, SC 2000 and SC 3000 I am very impressed with CS' take on the genre. It's the game Sim City wanted to be but couldn't, due to the limits of the technology of the time. It gets an A+ for bringing the genre into the 21st century and for designing the game with mods in mind. Colossal Order also seems to be spending a lot of effort responding to players' issues and working to improve the game.

    Now for the cons.

    After playing for months, starting over at least a dozen times, and reading countless articles and watching videos detailing traffic strategy, I still have lots of traffic jams. I have highways branching into big roads then medium roads then small roads; I've analyzed where my Cims are coming from and where they're going to; I've re-zoned and de-zoned and moved buildings; I've added, deleted, re-routed, upgraded and downgraded roads; I've added buses, subways, trains, taxis, walking paths, bike lanes and airports, just to see my traffic problems move from one area of the city to another. I know that it shouldn't be easy but I've paid my dues and should be a traffic expert at this point. Oddly, I can have miles of traffic jams, hundreds of people standing for hours at bus stops, and a "happiness" rating of 92-95%.

    It takes time to empty landfills and graveyards (do they empty graveyards in real life? I'm pretty sure grandma is still in the same place we buried her thirty years ago.) In my current city, at about 120,000 Cims, I had to run an elevated passenger train from the north to the rail line on the south. I paused the game, as I was going to be demolishing and moving lots of roads and buildings and it would upset my Cims. After finishing, I started to run the train tracks. I discovered I couldn't run the tracks over my graveyard (I didn't try raising the tracks more, but it's too late now in any case). I had to un-pause the game to let the graveyard empty (or I could have demolished another north-south corridor and had a bigger mess to clean up). My Cims became very unhappy, crime and fire soared due to areas being cut off from services, and my population and tax revenue dropped.

    My next con is also related to the same train track addition. On the roads that had to be demolished were two metro stations, so they had to be moved. I didn't discover for ten game-years that the subway tracks and routes didn't move with them; I spent ten years with a non-functioning subway system. I also had to re-do a dozen bus routes, as they were designed to bring people from neighborhoods to metro stations. A simple north-south train line took me two weeks (real life weeks) to complete. There were tons of little problems to deal with after I thought the job was done. It was all work and no play, and at the end I felt like I'd been mugged by Mike Tyson. I know it's probably not feasible without re-writing the game from scratch, but the mayor shouldn't be doing the same tasks at 100,000 Cims as he was doing at 1000. There should be a way to delegate tasks to the AI as a city grows. If the game play could transition from building roads and laying water pipes in small towns to handling issues of economics and politics in big cities, THAT would be awesome.

    My final con is the dreaded "DEATH WAVE" (I'm going to add the dreaded "NOT ENOUGH WORKERS" wave in with this). It's one issue I find totally inexcusable. It should never have made it past beta testing. After fighting the game for two weeks on my train track addition, my first death wave hit. My city went from 120,000 cims to 80,000. ONE THIRD of my population died. I have tons of hospitals, a clean water supply and nobody lives on polluted land. Then it passed... for a while. Since the initial wave I've been getting mini-death waves every year for the last TWENTY-FIVE game-years. I've been going from death wave to death wave to death wave. I've had no demand for any new zoned areas and haven't grown my city at all. All I'm doing is building crematoriums during waves to handle the bodies, turning them off after the wave to save money in my budget, just to have to turn them all on again to handle the next wave. That is ALL I've been doing for the last (have I mentioned it before?) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS! I'm so peaceful I make Gandhi look like Attila the Hun, but I'm ready to punch my monitor, set my PC on fire, and drop-kick my dog just for good measure.

    Would I recommend this game to a friend? As much as I'd like to say "yes", I can't. Hopefully, Colossal Order will fix the issues keeping this game from being totally awesome, but the game as it is today (01/08/2016) is more headache than fun. I'll probably continue playing, but now it's personal... I refuse to let the game beat me and I'm going to fill a map from border to border if it kills me (but I promise not to kick my dog).    … Expand
  61. 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.
  62. 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.
  63. Collintjuh22
    Mar 27, 2016
    10
    Alles wat SimCity niet heeft heeft deze game weer wel leuke game om te spelen werkt perfect in begin wennen maar blijft een top game SimCity is niks meer waard
  64. 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.
  65. RIchieh007
    Jul 19, 2016
    10
    Amazing graphics, Good gameplay. No bad points to be made for this amazing city builder. Huge maps, with lots to build and things to consider hen building and designing cities.
  66. 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.
  67. leimingdun0
    Mar 5, 2017
    10
    So far the best city building game of all. There are millions of assets, props, mods in the workshop will turn this game to another whole level, it gives the game infinite possibilities. Just google some designer player and watch their finished cites, those will blow your mind.
  68. Arod_
    May 21, 2017
    5
    This game contains very little possibilities to adjust and tune up anything at all.
    In Sim City 3000 over 25 years ago, you have much more options to make impact in game.
    There is very little or nothing fine tune in game and most of blocks seems to just live "their own life" without any players interaction. After 4-5 maps this game became very repetitive and very boring. There is just    This game contains very little possibilities to adjust and tune up anything at all.
    In Sim City 3000 over 25 years ago, you have much more options to make impact in game.
    There is very little or nothing fine tune in game and most of blocks seems to just live "their own life" without any players interaction.
    After 4-5 maps this game became very repetitive and very boring. There is just not enough content in this "basic version" of game.
    Probably idea was to sell more of content in those DLC / expansion set.    … Expand
  69. Review123
    Feb 18, 2018
    10
    OH YEAH, my 2 review at cities skylines, the result was 7, but now is 10. due to lags & crashs, but they are fixed.
  70. Damislav
    Dec 14, 2019
    10
    It's a huge sandbox. And it's GREAT. Graphics are nice , even though stability it's not the best, but that's what you get when you have that big of simulation. It's amazing feeling to micromanage your bus station and subway, decorate your city to your dreams..
  71. ajyto
    Nov 14, 2017
    10
    A great successor from Simcity 4. With mods and everything in between. 3D gaming never looks so good. And it makes sense of accomplishment too! Also buy Mass Transit.
  72. 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
  73. 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.
  74. Nazar228
    Feb 26, 2018
    8
    The best game in the genre of urban planning. Very interesting and a lot of fun. I recommend!
  75. jdowling
    Mar 1, 2018
    10
    This is what a city builder should be. After EA's... issues... This game stepped up to the plate and hit a home run.
  76. AlexBlasio
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    I love this game, I love all the possibilities which are presented to the players, I think it's an excellent game which has a lot to give, I play it every day and I love all the possibilities. The game is very well elaborated I love it.
  77. SGTB
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    This game is everything that SimCity 5 should have been. In addition to its great user interface, it actually SUPPORTS mods, a change from SimCity 5. You can make any city you want using assets from the Steam Workshop, which is set up really well and is easy to use. The only issue is that when your city gets large 3 and 2 simulation speeds don't actually work anymore, but it is nice to seeThis game is everything that SimCity 5 should have been. In addition to its great user interface, it actually SUPPORTS mods, a change from SimCity 5. You can make any city you want using assets from the Steam Workshop, which is set up really well and is easy to use. The only issue is that when your city gets large 3 and 2 simulation speeds don't actually work anymore, but it is nice to see your city functioning real time. The DLCs are great and every time they add something new that was a feature the community was asking for. All in all, a great game, and I have poured 1600 hours into it and never been disappointed with the variety of things you can do in the game.… Expand
  78. SirAwesomeness5
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    My past experience with city builders was pretty much limited to the DS SimCitys. This game is far superior to those in every way. And it has mod support too! 10 out of 10
  79. Garbz
    Oct 24, 2019
    10
    It started as a 7, a good game in its own right. After a few DLCs which added very interesting content it became an 8. Then I discovered mods and the Steam workshop. 10/10. If it would lose points now it's only due to the amount of my life this game has consumed making me wonder what I could have been or achieved if I wasn't pretending to be both a mayor and a god in a small city.
  80. Bauju
    Feb 25, 2020
    10
    A City-building game, with all possibilitys you want and with a big modding community
  81. LAKottke
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Even after i got sick of average play, the amount of ways to make THE WORST CITY EVER was awesome, i still play it after months!
  82. alvackzMX
    Nov 25, 2019
    10
    the quintessential city builder,I really enjoyed the hours I spent playing this game, it has a great learning curve, there is always something to try and learn (the game is a bit dependent cpu)
  83. matsantos
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    O jogo promete tudo aquilo que o simcity não pode ter: jogabilidade, gráficos e trilha sonora. Esse jogo é indispensável.
  84. ioculus
    Mar 3, 2020
    10
    The game is awesome and takes the city building genre to a new level. I only wish it was better optimised.
  85. 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.
  86. BFG-1337
    Apr 13, 2021
    3
    Most of the score 10 reviews are people rating this game because of the simple fact that its "Not EA" but let me brake this thing down:

    "Paradox" has gotten like EA (here come all the fanboys), they release micro DLC after micro DLC (that cost a lot of money, like 30$ a pop) while some glaring issues in the game never get fixed. This game is not better than SimCity 4, Its nowhere    Most of the score 10 reviews are people rating this game because of the simple fact that its "Not EA" but let me brake this thing down:

    "Paradox" has gotten like EA (here come all the fanboys), they release micro DLC after micro DLC (that cost a lot of money, like 30$ a pop) while some glaring issues in the game never get fixed.

    This game is not better than SimCity 4, Its nowhere near SimCity 4, it can't touch SimCity 4

    So what is it? Hype, delusion and marketing :)
    I don't think this game is worth playing at all, I think its very tedious actually. Fun for about 9 hours, then It becomes a grind and traffic fixing simulator.
    But don't let me steer you away from this game! Go ahead and buy It if the money is burning in your pockets.

    3/10 - Very underwhelming    … Expand
  87. Izoeros
    Jun 3, 2022
    10
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  88. jinslegend
    Jul 13, 2023
    10
    Better than Starfield
    Better than Fallout 4
    Better than Elder scroll skylim
  89. 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
  90. Shaddock
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    Some issues with traffic simulations still exist, but compared to other games of its era this was a great city building game.
  91. 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.
  92. 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
  93. mrtrollface
    Jun 29, 2022
    9
    I'll be honest, this wasn't that great at launch, but was better than SimCity 2013. Throughout the years, with many updates and DLCs (as well as the great community of modders and asset makers on the Steam Workshop), it's turned into a fantastic game. It's turned into an extremely fun city builder that I think is now even better than SimCity 4. The vanilla game traffic AI is atrocious, butI'll be honest, this wasn't that great at launch, but was better than SimCity 2013. Throughout the years, with many updates and DLCs (as well as the great community of modders and asset makers on the Steam Workshop), it's turned into a fantastic game. It's turned into an extremely fun city builder that I think is now even better than SimCity 4. The vanilla game traffic AI is atrocious, but TM:PE easily fixes that up. Lots of cool custom assets to build any sort of themed city. I hope that a sequel comes out and incorporates many of the must have mods for this game.… Expand
  94. 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.
  95. Setsudo
    Dec 27, 2020
    5
    None intuitive game... Didn't know how to start and on this kind of game, it"s too bad... You must build roads to evolve your cities??

    In despite of this, it seems quite beautiful...
  96. BlackWidow
    Nov 8, 2020
    6
    When Skylines when on sale, I picked it up with some of the DLC. I played it for about 12 hours. Here is my personal view on the Good and Bad...

    ----- THE GOOD Full Weather Effects Night/Day Cycle Tons of Mods ----- THE BAD Lags at points, even on top end systems. Repetitive Buildings (same over and over). Can't zoom to ground level without a mod. The AI traffic is    When Skylines when on sale, I picked it up with some of the DLC. I played it for about 12 hours. Here is my personal view on the Good and Bad...

    -----

    THE GOOD

    Full Weather Effects
    Night/Day Cycle
    Tons of Mods

    -----

    THE BAD

    Lags at points, even on top end systems.
    Repetitive Buildings (same over and over).
    Can't zoom to ground level without a mod.
    The AI traffic is not very good.
    Only a few of the DLC's are note worthy.
    Graphics are not very good for 2015.
    The music could have been better.
    Citizens can actually teleport.

    -----

    So, Skylines is not a horrible game, but it's not a great game either. SimCity 4 with Rush Hour is much better. Even SimCity Societies is a little better. So, I'm not sure what all the hype is about Skylines. All I know is, it's not for me. I give it a 6.    … Expand
  97. death12123
    Nov 2, 2019
    9
    I love city builder games and wanted another SimCity game for so long and wish I found this sooner. It can use more improvements and more in depth content but looking for a simple SimCity game to play pick this one up.
  98. 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
  99. susej79
    May 7, 2018
    6
    This is a really honest review. I think Cities:Skllines's biggest problem is that it is too addictive. 2~3 hours just fly away if I play the game. The degree of addictiveness was so immense so I had to uninstall and delete the game. This game is suitable for really old people who has nothing but only plenty of time. Conclusion: Great game for killing time. Harzadous game for ordinary people.
  100. 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.
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#19 Best 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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