Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines was developed by Colossal Order and is a building simulation game that lets players turn a vacant plot of land into a thriving city.  Players can't just build a city that looks nice, however, as they need to think about real-life city-planning conundrums such as noise pollution, education, and transportation.

+ See More
Cities: Skylines Tag Page Cover Art
City Builder
Released
March 10, 2015
ESRB
E For Everyone
Developer(s)
Colossal Order
Publisher(s)
Paradox Interactive
Engine
Unity

Cities: Skylines is a modern take on a classic city builder. With original gameplay to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city. Boasting fully realized transport and economy systems, Cities: Skylines is designed to suit any play style - and now, anytime, anywhere.

Multi-tiered and challenging simulation: Constructing your city from the ground up is easy to learn, but hard to master. Playing as the mayor, you’ll be faced with balancing essential requirements like education, healthcare and much more along with your city’s real economy system. Citizens in your city react fluidly, with gravitas and an air of authenticity to a multitude of gameplay scenarios.

Extensive local traffic simulation: Colossal Order’s extensive experience developing the Cities in Motion series is put to work in fully fleshed out, well-crafted transport systems.

Districts and Policies: Be more than just an administrator from city hall. Designating parts of your city as a district results in the application of policies which results in you rising to the status of Mayor for your own city.

After Dark: Focused on leisure and tourist specialization, this expansion’s central feature is to utilize the day and night cycle and alter the approach to managing your city. Will you construct a bustling city that lives and breathes at night, or succumb to the perils and misadventures of the dark hours?

Snowfall: The difficulty heats up when the city cools down, thanks to this expansion’s added challenges and assets, like snow maps, streetcars, and heating systems. There are in-game temperature readings, cosmetic weather enhancements, extra parks, and infrastructural demands to keep your citizens warm and safe from freezing conditions.

latest

cities-skylines-2-steam-free-weekend-november-2025
Popular City Builder is Free To Play on Steam for a Limited Time

A popular city builder is currently free to play on Steam for a limited time.

xbox game pass core adding 3 new games in october
Xbox Game Pass Core Library Is Adding 3 More Games Soon

Xbox Game Pass Core, the lowest priced tier of Microsoft’s gaming subscription service, reveals three new titles that are coming soon to the service.

Project Rene Waiting Room Playlist
Project Rene Waiting Room Playlist

Explore the best life sims, spin-offs, and life management games to play while waiting for Project Rene and the future of The Sims franchise.

Cities Skylines Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary With New Content
Cities Skylines Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary With New Content

Colossal Order reveals tons of free content coming to both Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines 2 to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary.

4:15
cities-skylines-key-art
Cities Skylines - Happy 10 Years Cities! Anniversary Trailer

Cities Skylines is celebrating its 10 year anniversary, highlighting the community and announcing new updates and content coming to the game.

2:45
Cities Skylines Beginner Tips Cover
32 Beginner Tips For Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines gives players tons of creative freedom. However, that freedom can be a little intimidating for beginners. These tips should help.

4:54
Featured - CIties Skylines Best Starter Maps
Cities: Skylines – Best Starting Maps

Cities: Skylines can seem intimidating for new players, but these maps make building cities easy.

3:50
Skyrim character art in front of a city.
10 Games With The Most Replay Value

Everyone has that one game that they keep coming back to again and again.

Paradow Interactive white and glowing logo over blurred Prison Architect 2 promo screenshot
Paradox 'Hates' Its Reputation of Releasing Unfinished Games, Pledges To 'Stop'

Senior Paradox Interactive executives offer some surprisingly blunt statements about the company's recent struggles, while pledging to do better.

4
See More