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Cities: Skylines
Released On: Mar 10, 2015
85
8.7
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 60 Critic Reviews
85
97% Positive
58 Reviews
58 Reviews
3% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 60 Critic Reviews
85
97% Positive
58 Reviews
58 Reviews
3% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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.
It’s a shame that Maxis folded the way it did, but the baton has been passed. Rejoice, mini-mayors, for the city-builder is born anew.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 2,189 User Ratings
8.7
86% Positive
1888 Ratings
1888 Ratings
10% Mixed
212 Ratings
212 Ratings
4% Negative
89 Ratings
89 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 2,189 User Ratings
8.7
86% Positive
1888 Ratings
1888 Ratings
10% Mixed
212 Ratings
212 Ratings
4% Negative
89 Ratings
89 Ratings
Cities: Skylines is absolutely the best city-builder I’ve played since SimCity 4. From macro to micro, from the sprawling transport networks and city-wide policies to the fine-tuned districts and street-level detail, it impresses.
Cities: Skylines isn’t without its flaws, but even the things wrong with it add to its charm. It might not be that much of a challenge, but it delivers on the glee of expansion.
Cities: Skyline is the game SimCity should have been: a great game and a greater base for modders.
Even though Cities: Skylines is not without flaws, it's still the best game in city-building genre.
As limber as Cities: Skylines is, it’s sorely lacking in replayability. Instead, it lets you get the most out of your favorite city by encouraging you to endlessly optimize and furthermore giving you the tools you need to do it. Come for the ant farm spectacle and spreadsheet detail. Stay for the endless cultivation of your favorite garden.
Better than Starfield
Better than Fallout 4
Better than Elder scroll skylim
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Eh. Money is hard to make.
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Alright game, keeps you entertained for a while. (Keep in mind I played it without any expansion packs and barely any mods)
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This game is potential wasted. It has great graphics, asset creators, and is almost perfect for those who just like to create cities to look at. If you want a city simulator, though, Cities: Skylines falls flat on its face.
There is very little content in the vanilla game. To actually have a good experience, one needs to purchase a load of DLCs. The graphics, while better than some games, are not optimized for all but the most high-end computers. Even with the lowest graphics settings, I struggle to get more than 5fps. To make this game playable, one needs mods, which is unfortunate for such an expensive game.
The simulation is not realistic, and does not represent how actual cities work. It is very hard to go bankrupt, even on the hardest settings, and one spends the whole game fixing traffic around freight rail stations. Additionally, big deathwaves come through the city, and kill off half of your population every now and then for no reason. There is no mixed-use zoning. You can't have streets without cars. You can't have alleyways, or canals, or a lot of the things that make real-life cities good. Transportation is basically swept under the rug, and the way people get around shares no resemblance to real-life.
There is a lot of potential here for the ultimate city-building game. Unfortunately, there are a few humongous flaws that hold it back.
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Summary Developed by Colossal Order, Cities: Skylines offers sprawling landscapes and maps with endless sandbox gameplay and new ways to expand your city. Key to progression is the ability to influence your city’s policy by incorporating taxation into districts. All this plus the ability to mod the game to suit your play style.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Mar 10, 2015
Developer:
- Colossal Order
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
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