Cities: Skylines - Nintendo Switch Edition

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. FNintendo
    Dec 21, 2018
    70
    Cities: Skylines has been adapted to the Nintendo Switch in a competent way that allows for this city management experience to be thoroughly enjoyed in a format that at first might not seem the most suitable. Despite a certain loss of detail when it comes to the visual environment, the game provides for some fun and involving moments and will certainly appeal to fans of city simulations.
  2. Vooks
    Oct 4, 2018
    70
    Despite the issues mentioned here, Cities Skylines on the Switch is still tremendous fun to play no matter if you’re playing it on the TV or in handheld mode. Here’s hoping some of the technical issues can be ironed out as time goes on, but if you can put up with a little jank and don’t have a PC to check it out on, Cities Skylines is still the best city sim out there and now you can play it anywhere.
  3. Trusted Reviews
    Sep 20, 2018
    70
    The sense of satisfaction Cities: Skylines delivers, from gradually layering a city until it becomes a behemoth of urban design, finds a good home on Nintendo’s portable. The speed of activating the Switch works well for brief forays into neighbourhood management and policy adjustments. It’s only a pity that performance issues betray the difficulty of squeezing a complex PC game into a handheld console, and that the game itself can sometimes feel a tad humourless.
  5. God is a Geek
    Sep 24, 2018
    65
    I’ve had a ton of fun playing Cities on a portable for nearly 15 hours but this is not worth buying in its current state unless you can stomach the visual and performance issues
  6. The Digital Fix
    Sep 23, 2018
    60
    While the underlying game is still fantastic, the Switch port of Cities: Skylines is plagued with poor performance and finicky controls. If this is the only version available to you then it may well be worth a look, otherwise you'd be better off elsewhere.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Sep 16, 2018
    60
    A predictably flawed Switch port which works fine in terms of gameplay but loses a lot of the spectacle and stress-free enjoyment to frustrating frame rate issues.
  8. 4P.de
    Sep 25, 2018
    59
    In terms of content and options you get everything (and more) that the other console versions had to offer. But it also pushes the hardware to the limit and beyond. Up the the point where there is no fun left when you look at the framerate drops that grow analogue to your city.
  9. Destructoid
    Sep 25, 2018
    50
    I can understand the appeal of wanting to put any title on Nintendo’s massively popular console, but I’m surprised publisher Paradox Interactive didn’t attempt to make an original version of Cities for the Switch. That would have been far more preferable than whatever we’ve ended up with.
  10. Nintendo Life
    Sep 19, 2018
    50
    Nintendo Switch finally has a proper simulation game to its name, but the reality of the console’s hardware limitations proves that not every game can be ported wholesale onto the platform without serious issues. Cities: Skylines - Nintendo Switch Edition has so much potential and offers a fine alternative to SimCity’s broken reboot, but this game needed to be revamped and re-approached for Switch in a way that doesn’t turn it into a performance quagmire. Sadly, this is a game better played elsewhere.

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#74 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 56
  3. Negative: 12 out of 56
  1. Kabaal
    Sep 16, 2018
    8
    It's amazing to have a game like that on the switch. Ok all is not perfect but nothing to stop the enjoy. Really a pleasure to play to thisIt's amazing to have a game like that on the switch. Ok all is not perfect but nothing to stop the enjoy. Really a pleasure to play to this game wherever you want.… Full Review »
  2. Mrb0b
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    This is just perfect, Cities: Skylines on the switch runs suprisingly well and is incredible fun to play. Experienced docked and portableThis is just perfect, Cities: Skylines on the switch runs suprisingly well and is incredible fun to play. Experienced docked and portable gameplay, and both run very intuitively when there are so many options available. Can't wait for the Green Cities and Mass Transit expansions!… Full Review »
  3. Zalabar22
    Sep 23, 2018
    8
    I'll start by saying this is a really solid port. I've really enjoyed playing the last few days and am amazed that they were able to get theI'll start by saying this is a really solid port. I've really enjoyed playing the last few days and am amazed that they were able to get the entire Cities: Skylines experience on the switch. The biggest thing pulling the game down is the frame rate as your city grows. Ive often had it slow down to 15-20 frames while in a busy area of my city which can really make your game feel sluggish and unresponsive. Luckily, if you zoom out a bit and slow down the time when zoomed in close it runs very smooth. All in all if you enjoy city management games and have always wanted a full Sim City styled experience on the go, I can honestly say this is the best way to scratch that itch.… Full Review »
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