Game overview
Cities: Skylines II
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
- Players now
- 9,846
- All-time peak
- 16,156
- 24-hour change
- +25.94%
- Steam reviews
- 52.6% positive 73,524 reviews · via SteamSpy
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Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into the thriving metropolis only you can imagine. You've never experienced building on this scale. With deep simulation and a living economy, Cities: Skylines II delivers world-building without limits.
Lay the foundations for your city to begin. Create the roads, infrastructure, and systems that make life possible day to day. It's up to you – all of it.
How your city grows is your call too, but plan strategically. Every decision has an impact. Can you energize local industries while also using trade to boost the economy? What will make residential districts flourish without killing the buzz downtown? How will you meet the needs and desires of citizens while balancing the city's budget?
Your city never rests. Like any living, breathing world, it changes over time. Some changes will be slow and gradual, while others will be sudden and unexpected. So while seasons turn and night follows day, be ready to act when life doesn't go to plan.
The most realistic and detailed city builder ever, Cities: Skylines II pushes your creativity and problem-solving to another level. With beautifully rendered high-resolution graphics, it also inspires you to build the city of your dreams.

AI and intricate economics mean your choices ripple through the fabric of the city. Remember that as you strategize, problem-solve, and react to change, challenges, and opportunities.


Cities: Skylines II lets you create without compromise. Now you can build sky-high and sprawl across the map like never before. Why not? Your city is you.


Your decisions shape each citizen's life path, a chain of events that defines who they are. From love and loss to wealth and wellbeing, follow their life's ups and downs.

Pick a map to set the climate of your city. These are the natural forces you'll negotiate to expand your city amid rising pollution, changeable weather, and seasonal challenges.
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Minimum
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 (8 GB)
- Storage: 60 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-12600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB)
- Storage: 60 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- USK rating
- 0
- Brazilian rating
- l
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Achievements
- 44
- Controller support
- full
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain
- Support
- Support site ↗
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Buy Verdict
Decent deal at 30% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Player Health
Stable player base with low churn risk.
Multiplayer Viability
Strong player base for matchmaking.
Update Momentum
19 patches and 19 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 89th percentile. Priced as Premium at $34.99.
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