Cities: Skylines - PlayStation 4 Edition

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  1. Agarwel
    Aug 24, 2017
    10
    Great city builder. Probably best one on the consoles at the moment. (maybe just competing with Tropico - but both these games have so different mechanism that it is diffucult to compare).
    I love that it is half city building game. And half traffic manager. It is nice spin on the genre. And when you need to plan traffic it actually leads to more natural city layouts. (instead of default    Great city builder. Probably best one on the consoles at the moment. (maybe just competing with Tropico - but both these games have so different mechanism that it is diffucult to compare).
    I love that it is half city building game. And half traffic manager. It is nice spin on the genre. And when you need to plan traffic it actually leads to more natural city layouts. (instead of default boring grids used in older city builders). And you dont just plan where to place service buildings, but how the whole city works and how the traffic flows between districts.
    Only negatives in my opinion - some goals (neccessary for unlocking Monuments) requires you to kill your city in different way (very strange design choice. usually such rewards are for managing something hard). And the present maps are kind of the same almost flat plains. Bigger diversity (at least one island and one mountain map would be nice change)    … Expand
  2. RafaFadhila
    Dec 24, 2017
    10
    This is the most amazing city builder i've ever played. Beutiful graphic and amazing.
  3. Crondog
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I gave this a 10 to balance out the pc guy that gave it a 0. For a console city building game it’s by far the best out there, I’d say ever (for PlayStation or Xbox).If you grew up in sim city as a kid and never found anything close on a console, this is it. Controls are great when you get used to them, there’s so much depth involved you really can do anything (at least anything more than you ever could in console city building). Now I just got this on sale for $30 all dlcs included, for that price %100 worth it. I think the bad review may come from people who spent $70 plus dlc which then I would give it a 6/10. But for $30 for game and all dlc $10/10. Couldnt ask for a better city building game for that price. So overall....don’t pay $70 with no dlc, but if you can get it for $30-$40 with dlc totallly worth it… Expand
  4. MagasTheKing
    Jul 17, 2019
    10
    Вообще огонь! Градостоительный симулятор на PS4!
    Обо мне: олдфаг, >30
    Cities Skylines релизнулся в 2015 году и сразу обошел единственного, но сильного конкурента в лице такого гранда как Sim City. Это фанатский, но качественный продукт, поэтому если ты не знаком с такими симуляторами, но ищешь нового игрового опыта - добро пожаловать! Осторожно - можно залипнуть! Время в игре летит    Вообще огонь! Градостоительный симулятор на PS4!
    Обо мне: олдфаг, >30

    Cities Skylines релизнулся в 2015 году и сразу обошел единственного, но сильного конкурента в лице такого гранда как Sim City. Это фанатский, но качественный продукт, поэтому если ты не знаком с такими симуляторами, но ищешь нового игрового опыта - добро пожаловать!

    Осторожно - можно залипнуть! Время в игре летит не заметно и поиграв несколько часов будешь искать возможность вернуться в игру, прокручивая в голове что ты сделал не так и как построить новый город или новый район.
    На плойке нет таких игр - нет альтернатив. Это единственный представить жанра. Есть Тропико, но это другое. Я испытывал много опасений, как я буду играть в это на консоли? Тем более на ПК играл и играл много. Но я ставлю 10, потому что играть на консоли оказалось даже комфортнее.
    Игра не новая, обзоров много. Поэтому рассказывать подробно что это такое и как играется смысла нет. Жалко, что такие игры появляются на плойке сильно поздно, чем на пк.

    Брать / не брать?
    Я брал по скидке, печально шарясь по магазину в поисках во чтобы такое новое поиграть. Новое именно в плане новизны игрового процесса - не шутер, не гонки, не танки, не приключения. Если есть интерес - пробуйте, думаю вам понравится.

    Объективно от фаната игр парадоксов и подобных жанров:
    Игра не 10, она на 6. Еще в год релиза, ты играешь с восторгом первые часов 20, а потом понимаешь, что далеко не все так идеально. Учитывая, что играл во все части SimCty. Но при этом, она как минимум не уступает последней части SimCity, а как максимум - на уровень выше.

    Если ты играл в серии Total War и Civilization - то тебе понравится Cities Skylines. Это не проходняк, а качественный нишевый продукт.    … Expand
  5. Justzajda
    Feb 7, 2020
    10
    I love the game, it lets you explore your imagination and create a Utopia that you want. You can turn on unlimited money but it is more fun playing the normal way.
  6. Biglad7ft2
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    Love the game however I find the add-ons are sometimes expensive for what they are but I have spent hours on this games and tbh I still haven't got a city perfect
  7. Therealsswager
    May 29, 2020
    10
    This is the best city builder game in the world, it is well worth buying all the DLCs. Over all I would give it higher that 10/10.
  8. Can_Burnaz
    Apr 27, 2023
    10
    This game should be the game of the year. I’ve played this game for 678 hours. And i always found this game awesome
  9. I_StillAlive_
    Sep 10, 2017
    9
    I was waiting for this kind of a game for a long time! These types of games were only for the PC users in the past, but developers did great job and transfered it on consoles, it looks very nice with a solid optimalization... I was shocked that this game does not not occupy much space on PS4 storage, while at the same time, you can build such a big city there :) I like that it is not soI was waiting for this kind of a game for a long time! These types of games were only for the PC users in the past, but developers did great job and transfered it on consoles, it looks very nice with a solid optimalization... I was shocked that this game does not not occupy much space on PS4 storage, while at the same time, you can build such a big city there :) I like that it is not so easy like SimCity on PC, you must learn and uderstand all the game's mechanics to successfully run the city and keep citizens happy. You must think forward in this simulation and plan the growth of your city... For me, I like it, It deserves 9/10, there is no other game like this on PS4 :)… Expand
  10. McCoyPauley
    Sep 13, 2017
    9
    A slick city-builder with surprisingly good controls and great simulation depth.

    I wasn't expecting too much from a console city-builder, but Cities is a really impressive effort. Controls are much more intuitive than expected -- no small feat for a console game of this type. The game runs pretty damn well for a title of such scale. You'll notice pop-in when zooming very close to the    A slick city-builder with surprisingly good controls and great simulation depth.

    I wasn't expecting too much from a console city-builder, but Cities is a really impressive effort. Controls are much more intuitive than expected -- no small feat for a console game of this type. The game runs pretty damn well for a title of such scale. You'll notice pop-in when zooming very close to the ground, but I really haven't been bothered much by it. The whole presentation is pretty slick -- it's a game of profound scale and capable of looking quite beautiful at times. A slew of visually-pleasing management-filters are a nice touch, and really help with managing your cities.

    The gameplay is nothing groundbreaking, but it's very well-executed. If you've played a game of this sort before, you'll be well at home. The tools at your disposal are relatively simple, but quite versatile. There's always some aspect of your city that can be tweaked, be it optimizing traffic, planning expansion, building public transportation, reorganizing zoning or any number of other things.

    One of my favorite gameplay elements is the ability to form districts, and assign these areas of your city with particular specializations and policies. This not only increases the depth of gameplay, but adds an almost RPG-like facet to the game.

    Cities isn't a revolutionary title, but what it does, it does extremely well. There's really nothing else like it available on PS4.    … Expand
  11. ScaRy666
    Aug 20, 2017
    9
    A great game that is superior to the likes of say Simcity. There's a few weird glitches but I expect these would be fixed soon via a patch... though I've not encountered anything major . The layout of tools and stat panels is well thought out which is very important as players spend a lot of time studying them. I don't believe there's a way to edit ur map before actually starting a gameA great game that is superior to the likes of say Simcity. There's a few weird glitches but I expect these would be fixed soon via a patch... though I've not encountered anything major . The layout of tools and stat panels is well thought out which is very important as players spend a lot of time studying them. I don't believe there's a way to edit ur map before actually starting a game which is a bit of a downer but not a biggie... hopefully the ps4 edition will receive all the add ons that are available for the pc version.... if so lots of hrs can be spent in this sandbox… Expand
  12. LeZimen
    Aug 17, 2017
    9
    Although the PC will remain the best platform for the city building genre, the console version of this wonderful builder does keep up. The frame rate is usually pretty decent, unless you zoom in right down to the ground. The controls are also clever and they actually suit the controller pretty good. After a surprisingly short amount of time the controller works very good and you get usedAlthough the PC will remain the best platform for the city building genre, the console version of this wonderful builder does keep up. The frame rate is usually pretty decent, unless you zoom in right down to the ground. The controls are also clever and they actually suit the controller pretty good. After a surprisingly short amount of time the controller works very good and you get used to it. Everything from the original game is still here as well as the "After Dark" DLC content.

    At the end of the day, the game ruins pretty smooth, it looks great and the controls works very good. But it still feels a little bit amputated because of absolutely no support for mods. In other words: the console version is not that hardcore and players who wants to play around with mods will have to buy the PC version.

    Still, it's a very solid game and you will have many many hours of city building pleasure.    … Expand
  13. Strop77
    Sep 28, 2018
    9
    I’ve been playing this game for near on one year now. I get hooked and play endlessly for a few days and then it gets shelved for a month or two until I’m in the mood for some city building- serious replay value here.

    My advice, if you want to get the full out of the game is to bookmark this link https://skylines.paradoxwikis.com/Cities:_Skylines_Wiki and to watch tutorial videos    I’ve been playing this game for near on one year now. I get hooked and play endlessly for a few days and then it gets shelved for a month or two until I’m in the mood for some city building- serious replay value here.

    My advice, if you want to get the full out of the game is to bookmark this link

    https://skylines.paradoxwikis.com/Cities:_Skylines_Wiki

    and to watch tutorial videos on YouTube.

    If you liked Simcities you’ll love this!    … Expand
  14. 13freedom13
    Feb 28, 2020
    9
    This is a great city building game the only other city building game that can rival it is Simcity
  15. Cafe_8bits
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    Cities Skylines is the definitive city simulator. Teaching the player without being too punitive, while also encouraging us to experiment with its mechanics and tools, its a game that i spent countless hours through.
  16. Menni
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Innamorato dei titoli di questo genere sono restato incollato parecchie ore davanti alla console. Titolo molto interessante e complesso soprattutto per quanto riguarda la gestione del traffico
  17. novembr
    Feb 28, 2022
    8
    Runs very well on PS4. Only seems to have a hiccup in performance when zooming in/out as it adjusts detail levels. Controls are as good as it can get for a controller, I suppose. I have no problems building and finding everything. A few elements are oddly place in the menus, but overall no big deal once you get the hang of it. It's a great game, even without mods.
  18. crishy
    Sep 3, 2017
    8
    Looks just like the vanilla PC version. Almost as great as well, offering decent, if comical, graphics, and addicting gameplay. I had serious misgivings about how controls would work out but they turned out to be very simple and practical to use - easier to learn than the PC version I would say. The game runs very smoothly, with the very occasional and short-lasting frame rate drop.Looks just like the vanilla PC version. Almost as great as well, offering decent, if comical, graphics, and addicting gameplay. I had serious misgivings about how controls would work out but they turned out to be very simple and practical to use - easier to learn than the PC version I would say. The game runs very smoothly, with the very occasional and short-lasting frame rate drop.

    Unfortunately, while the game is pretty much a tile by tile port of the original PC version + After Dark DLC, it offers no mod support - plenty of amazing user generated content exists for PC - and will feel limited as such, at least for players with experience from the PC version.

    As such, other cons that are fixable or at least minimized in the PC version - like crappy district-based farming system, large deathwaves sooner or later, bad traffic AI, no medium residential zoning, not enough goods in larger cities, unable to hide district names and warnings, etc. - are worsened by the fact that the user cannot use mods to get around these in the PS4. And also, no terraforming/landscaping and a map creator means that one is stuck, for now at least, with the rather bland maps included with the game.

    However, it remains a solid and time-killing gaming experience, especially for console-based players who want to try out the city building genre for a change.    … Expand
  19. Nikosphere
    Oct 27, 2017
    8
    City building never looked so good but the control and menu frustrations are a constant reminder that this game should be played with a keyboard and mouse.

    If you like city builders then you should absolutely play this game. It hits every sweet spot and the challenges/rewards for expanding your city will keep you playing hours longer than you meant to. The gameplay is deep enough to be    City building never looked so good but the control and menu frustrations are a constant reminder that this game should be played with a keyboard and mouse.

    If you like city builders then you should absolutely play this game. It hits every sweet spot and the challenges/rewards for expanding your city will keep you playing hours longer than you meant to. The gameplay is deep enough to be challenging but not so demanding that you'll give up in frustration. The graphics are crisp and lovingly detailed, the ambient music soothing enough that it blends into the background. The only thing not to love is the slightly clunky interface when it comes to editing subway/bus systems and quickly accessing city overlay maps. Which is unfortunately unfixable playing on a console.

    You'll probably need to look online for some road/traffic management tips. Be warned, once you do that you'll see the full potential of this great game being played on a pc. And once you've seen the mods available to prettify your neighborhoods and tidy your road systems you'll always know that you aren't playing this game the way its supposed to be played.

    I'd love to give this game 10/10, but I'll reserve that for the pc version (when I get a pc to play this on, which I'm seriously considering because it's a game I'd love to play at its best).

    That said, if you ever enjoyed simcity and are looking to enjoy countless hours building and refining massive cities with tons of buildings, neighborhoods, zoning, transport, leisure and infrastructure options, do yourself a favor and buy this game.    … Expand
  20. VirgonoShaka
    Jan 18, 2021
    8
    The best city building game comes to consoles, and at least in PS4 is... actually quite good. Even very good I may say! The game runs very well even in a day one ps4 and the UI while not the best way of playing this type of game, is very well optimized for a control. Add that to quite the substantial DLC collection, and an addictive amount of content and style of gameplay and you get aThe best city building game comes to consoles, and at least in PS4 is... actually quite good. Even very good I may say! The game runs very well even in a day one ps4 and the UI while not the best way of playing this type of game, is very well optimized for a control. Add that to quite the substantial DLC collection, and an addictive amount of content and style of gameplay and you get a game that can consume a lot of time. If you're like me and don't have a PC that can run this, check out this version, it lives up to it's original brother. For everyone else that do have a PC, What are you waiting for? Buy this and construct the city you wished (or dreaded) living in.… Expand
  21. SaviorGaming
    Dec 6, 2017
    8
    Remember when Sim City was good? Cities:Skylines will bring you back to that. The controls work well for a computer game on a console. Graphically the game looks nice but it does suffer from occasional frame rate drops but nothing that will mess with the game experience in any meaningful way outside of being a minor nuisance. Building a city can be highly addictive at times, but there areRemember when Sim City was good? Cities:Skylines will bring you back to that. The controls work well for a computer game on a console. Graphically the game looks nice but it does suffer from occasional frame rate drops but nothing that will mess with the game experience in any meaningful way outside of being a minor nuisance. Building a city can be highly addictive at times, but there are things missing. The lack of real natural disasters is a bit disappointing for example.… Expand
  22. Tijk
    Mar 23, 2018
    8
    Great game, great gameplay but sometimes a little bit glitchy but the glitches aren’t ruining my gameplay, I loved playing this game.
  23. Ruzaky
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Controls very good, works ok, but if you zoom in and out there some hard pop in textures.
  24. joel_tdl
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Una Sorpresa Para Bien

    JUGABILIDAD: Como en todos los juegos del género está más que claro que la plataforma a la que va destinado es a PC. Aún así han hecho un buen trabajo adaptando los controles al DualShock 4, resultando así es una buena experiencia jugable. Podemos designar las áreas sin problemas (ya sea punto por punto, o colorear un área totalmente), y en ningún momento se    Una Sorpresa Para Bien

    JUGABILIDAD:
    Como en todos los juegos del género está más que claro que la plataforma a la que va destinado es a PC. Aún así han hecho un buen trabajo adaptando los controles al DualShock 4, resultando así es una buena experiencia jugable.

    Podemos designar las áreas sin problemas (ya sea punto por punto, o colorear un área totalmente), y en ningún momento se nos pasa la mano de hasta dónde queremos delimitar ciertos aspectos de nuestra ciudad (las carreteras, por ejemplo), ya que el juego tiene excelente precisión.

    Tenemos todas las áreas, servicios y edificios clásicos que encontramos en cualquier juego de construcción de ciudades, así como el típico sistema de contaminación, alcance de servicios, impuestos, contento o descontento de los pobladores, etc.
    Nada que no se haya visto antes, pero tampoco es que sea muy necesario.

    Los menús son accesibles y muy claros en la información que muestran, que es mucha, puesto que en Cities: Skylines podremos controlar prácticamente todos los aspectos de la ciudad. Pero eso no lo vuelve cansino, sino que le aumenta una complejidad interesantísima.

    Como punto negativo, debo decir que algunas veces se me quedó trabado por unos segundos, nada grave pero sí es molesto e interrumpe la inmersión en la construcción.

    GRÁFICOS:
    Para mí este es el apartado menos importante en juego como éste, puesto que no me importa como se vea la ciudad. Me importa el como "funciona" la ciudad.

    Aún así me ha sorprendido para bien. El estilo visual es agradable y los niveles de zoom, tanto en acercamiento como en alejamiento, son lo suficientemente amplios para poder ajustarlos a nuestro gusto o necesidad.
    La ciudad de noche puede verse visualmente atractiva, pero no es muy apta para jugar así.

    SONIDO:
    El juego cuenta con una especie de configuración de emisoras. Las escuché por poco tiempo y, aunque admito que es un buen añadido, lo cierto es que me parece más una distracción al estilo de jugabilidad de un juego de construcción/simulación. Se agradece, aunque yo me quedó con los clásicos "sonidos de ciudad" que vienen por defecto.
    Aunado a eso, la emisoras son pocas. Pero, como ya dije, lo cierto es que no "tenían" porqué hacerlo, así que el añadido se siente muy bien.

    INNOVACIÓN:
    Fuera de éste titulo, mis acercamientos a juegos de Simulación de ciudad se han limitado a varios títulos de SimCity. No distingo aquí una gran innovación, pero tampoco creo que sea necesario. C:S es un buen juego, que hace lo propio y lo hace muy bien, pero en este punto no creo que se pueda mejorar mucho el género.    … Expand
  25. gobarbedo
    Jan 2, 2020
    8
    This is an amazing game, with a flawless gameplay, but the graphics are not good. This game is the real deal simulation games about cities.
  26. RusFlexMen
    Jan 6, 2021
    8
    Могу сказать, что это очень хороший градостроитель. Особенно с даже 3-мя или 4-мя дополнениями игра становится в несколько раз интереснее. Затягивает на множество часов. Хорошо подойдёт для расслабления вечерком после тяжёлого дня. Присутствует несколько багов в основных механиках. Также разработчикам надо сильно доработать вид перемещения за человека или машину, иногда можно пройти сквозьМогу сказать, что это очень хороший градостроитель. Особенно с даже 3-мя или 4-мя дополнениями игра становится в несколько раз интереснее. Затягивает на множество часов. Хорошо подойдёт для расслабления вечерком после тяжёлого дня. Присутствует несколько багов в основных механиках. Также разработчикам надо сильно доработать вид перемещения за человека или машину, иногда можно пройти сквозь дома, объекты и т.д. Физика вождения, да и ходьбы на очень ужасном уровне. Для получения удовольствия нужно немало потратиться, но это может сильно убить время. (language - Russian)… Expand
  27. krasnysoldat38
    Mar 19, 2022
    8
    You can spend hours playing this game and never notice it. It's a great game and the controls are well-adapted for controllers. However, I dislike the lack of variety in buildings and how every extra feature is a paid DLC.
  28. Markos-
    Oct 14, 2020
    7
    It succesfully clones the Sim City mechanics and ideas, and even improves some of them. The graphics are obviously nicer and it overall is a sleek and fluid experience, considering that we are using a PS4 controller to manage so many aspects of a city.
    I had fun building one city up to around 80k population but after that I felt I had seen everything the game had to offer. It will bring    It succesfully clones the Sim City mechanics and ideas, and even improves some of them. The graphics are obviously nicer and it overall is a sleek and fluid experience, considering that we are using a PS4 controller to manage so many aspects of a city.
    I had fun building one city up to around 80k population but after that I felt I had seen everything the game had to offer. It will bring good memories back if you used to play Sim City for PC back in the days!    … Expand
  29. Britmatt81
    Dec 7, 2017
    7
    I do enjoy this game as its just soo addictive. But after a while i always like to start again lol. But the only downside is i understand when i purchased this game it would give me more options. Its very basic to start as in you have to choose a small handful of landscapes already designed. I wanted to design my own landscapes but cant. Also the trailers and pictures show things likeI do enjoy this game as its just soo addictive. But after a while i always like to start again lol. But the only downside is i understand when i purchased this game it would give me more options. Its very basic to start as in you have to choose a small handful of landscapes already designed. I wanted to design my own landscapes but cant. Also the trailers and pictures show things like raised metro tracks and close ups but the PS4 version wont allow any of this. So feel i only got half the game. But as its very addictive i really do enjoy this as hours have flown by as i been too into it.… Expand
  30. luckydutch
    Oct 3, 2017
    7
    There is a lot to like about this as many of the other reviewers have covered. I am amazed at how well they've been able to port a complex city builder over to PS4. They use the controls in a very intelligent way. My girlfriend is useless at games but isn't having too much trouble with the controls.

    My main gripe with the game is not about what is there but about what is missing. The    There is a lot to like about this as many of the other reviewers have covered. I am amazed at how well they've been able to port a complex city builder over to PS4. They use the controls in a very intelligent way. My girlfriend is useless at games but isn't having too much trouble with the controls.

    My main gripe with the game is not about what is there but about what is missing. The options for customisation are really quite limited. For example, for your commercial sector you just have 'basic shops' & 'big department stores'. It'd nice to be able to create a street of restaurants on one road then a retail street elsewhere with an out-of-town supermarket near your residential area. You can make a district 'leisure' or 'tourist' which changes the buildings slightly but it's beyond your control what they actually become and 2 options is hardly deep customisation.

    It's the same story for houses - you have 'low density' residential homes and 'high density' tower blocks. They upgrade as your property values rise but you have no control to customise them.

    The monuments should be a way to add flair to your city but many of them require you to do some odd achievements first (like run into debt).

    The maps are OK. There is a reasonable amount of variation between them but you can't really take advantage of that as you'll just be building hundreds of the same houses you built in the last city.

    All in all, it's worth getting as your first city build is an incredibly satisfying, addictive experience but there's little reason to bother building a second or third one. It's a good design but needs a free DLC to add a bunch of extra assets to make up or lacking the mods/asset editor that the PC version gets.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
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  1. CGMagazine
    Dec 19, 2017
    90
    Cities: Skylines is definitely a must-own for fans of the genre, or gamers with a nostalgic itch for SimCity that EA certainly won’t scratch.
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  2. PlaySense
    Aug 25, 2017
    80
    A surprisingly superb PC port, Cities: Skylines nevertheless doesn't include all DLC, which makes the otherwise great package feel somewhat incomplete.
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  3. PlayStation Country
    Aug 23, 2017
    80
    Cities: Skylines – PlayStation 4 Edition is a great port of a great game. If you just want to sit down and build a city from scratch then this gives you a lot of control over how you want your city to look and operate. If you want a more guided experience then you may struggle to stay motivated but there's no doubt that watching your city grow and prosper is a worthwhile and rewarding experience.
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