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Cities: Skylines

Business

Sandbox

Simulator

Strategy

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balancing budgets through taxation and services. The game features a transport system, modding support through the Steam Workshop, and a progression system that unlocks new buildings and services as the city's population grows.

3.9

External Ratings

703 ratings
Release Date:

10 Mar, 2015

Last Updated:

20 Jun, 2026

About this game

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balancing budgets through taxation and services. The game features a transport system, modding support through the Steam Workshop, and a progression system that unlocks new buildings and services as the city's population grows.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

release date

Release Date:

10 Mar, 2015

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Business, Sandbox

genre

Genres:

Simulator, Strategy

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Cities: Skylines

IGDB Rating

4.0 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.0

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

690

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

80%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

703

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Colossal Order

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Paradox Interactive

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