Cities: Skylines
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.
92.9Rating
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135Achievements
About This Game
Cities: Skylines is a simulation/strategy game designed for single-player, developed by Colossal Order and released in 2015. With an estimated 13.8 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 284.2k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 92.9/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 26.28 hours, with side content bringing that to 68.95 hours, and a completionist run can reach 193.03 hours. The game has 76 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as City Builder, Simulation, Building, Management and Strategy.
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User Reviews
92.9
Overall Score / 100
9.3/10
Steam (284248 rev)
Playtime Estimates
26.28h
🎯 Main Story
68.95h
⭐ Main + Sides
193.03h
💯 Completionist
Based on 11 player submissions
DLCs (76)
Cities: Skylines - Race Day
Free
Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Renewed History
Free
Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Iconic Brutalism
Free
Cities: Skylines - 8 Gear Radio
Free
Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Shops of Shibuya
$5.99
Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Map Pack 4
$5.99
Cities: Skylines - Harumi Nights FM
$3.99
Cities: Skylines - Content Creator Pack: Emerging Downtown
$5.99
1-8 / 76
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Game Information
Release Date
March 10, 2015
Developer
Colossal Order
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$29.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
13.8M
(11.1M - 16.6M) VRI ScoreLearning
80.5
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Simulation
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Includes level editor
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
City Builder
Simulation
Building
Management
Strategy
Sandbox
Singleplayer
Economy
Moddable
Resource Management
Mod
Realistic
Replay Value
Casual
Modern
Real-Time with Pause
Family Friendly
Great Soundtrack
Funny
Action
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Korean
Japanese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- OS: OS X 10.11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Legal Notice
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