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Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

Cities: Skylines is a city builder, simulation and building game developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on March 10th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

It has received 275,770 reviews of which 256,362 were positive and 19,408 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 8.39€ on Steam with a 70% discount, but you can find it for 5.39€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Cities: Skylines into these genres:

City Builder Simulation Building Management Strategy Sandbox Singleplayer Moddable Economy Resource Management Mod Realistic Replay Value Casual Modern Real-Time with Pause Family Friendly Great Soundtrack Funny Action

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 4 GB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.11 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 4 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 4 GB available space

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User reviews & Ratings

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300 hours played

April 2026

At its core, this is a genuinely strong city building simulation that successfully recaptures the feeling of classic titles like SimCity. There’s a real sense of satisfaction in watching your city grow from a small town into a sprawling urban center, and the foundation is undeniably solid. That said, the game does a poor job of onboarding new players. It starts you off with very limited tools and explanations, and the tutorial feels either too barebones or poorly paced. I found myself having to rely on external guides just to understand basic systems, which shouldn’t really be necessary for a game of this scale. As you progress and unlock milestones, more mechanics open up and the depth becomes apparent. However, this is also where the experience starts to shift. By the mid-game especially once systems like public transportation are introduced the game can begin to feel less like a creative sandbox and more like micromanagement heavy work. This is a common criticism echoed in other reviews, where players note that traffic, zoning inefficiencies, and service management can become tedious rather than engaging. One of the biggest drawbacks, and something widely criticized across the community, is the DLC monetization. While the base game provides a decent starting point, it often feels like a stripped down version of what the full experience should be. Many key features and improvements are locked behind paid expansions, and over time, the sheer number of DLCs has become overwhelming. To get what feels like the “complete” experience, you’re looking at a very high total cost even years after release. This pricing model has been called out in numerous reviews as excessive and unfriendly to new players, especially when compared to other simulation games that offer more substantial base content. Mods do help fill in the gaps, and in many cases, they’re almost essential for improving quality of life and expanding gameplay. However, relying on the modding community to address shortcomings in the base game and DLC structure isn’t ideal. On the presentation side, the game does a lot right. The visuals are clean and appealing, and there’s a nice level of detail when zooming into your city. The soundtrack is relaxing and fits the tone well, and the inclusion of radio stations is a creative touch. However, the in between commentary on those stations can quickly become repetitive and, at times, irritating. This is a great simulation game at its foundation, but it’s held back by a weak onboarding experience, mid game pacing issues, and an aggressive DLC model that makes the full experience feel unnecessarily expensive.

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4910 hours played

Jan. 2026

I would recommend this game BUUUUUT I would not recommend a Subscription. Perfect way to ruin a game. Listen Paradox! I get you have to make money but NO ONE can pay every Freaking studio a subscription to play one or more games! Not to mention we all pay to watch things on TV, pay for apps, video players, software, car, home insurance, you get me. You know freaking life's important things. We can't pay for more than the game itself. You want people to make money how about putting out freaking game s that are finished with a couple of bugs and when I say a couple I mean like three not 8000, Cities Skylines 2. This "you will own nothing and like it" ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ needs to end NOW!!! I can see Paradox you have 2 games out there that are doing great one is 11 years old and if you wanted to you could have given people what they wanted and fixed things but instead you guys put out a game that was no were near done and now you want people to purchase a subscription? The tech industry is the MOST POORLY RUN GREETY INDUSTRY I HAVE EVERY SEEN IF MY 53 three years on this planet. Freaking figure it out Paradox and fix freaking CS2.

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137 hours played

Sept. 2025

One of the best city builder games I've ever played. Unfortunately, can't say the same about the sequel.

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69 hours played

Aug. 2025

Slap 500 mods on this and you've got a better cities skylines two. Still don't like the paradox-style monetization but there's plenty of ways around that.

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364 hours played

Aug. 2025

1000x better then the sequel. Only wish the road tools from CS2 were in this game. 100% get this one and not CS2 you've been warned!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cities: Skylines is currently priced at 8.39€ on Steam.

Yes, Cities: Skylines is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 8.39€ on Steam.

Yes, Cities: Skylines received 256,362 positive votes out of a total of 275,770 achieving an impressive rating of 9.20.

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Cities: Skylines was developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive.

Yes, Cities: Skylines is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Cities: Skylines is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Cities: Skylines is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Cities: Skylines is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 76 DLCs available for Cities: Skylines. Explore additional content available for Cities: Skylines on Steam.

Yes, Cities: Skylines is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Yes, Cities: Skylines supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Cities: Skylines is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Cities: Skylines.

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