Cities Skylines

Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines isn’t content with being another city builder, it feels more like the moment when the genre grew up. On the surface, it looks familiar: roads, zoning, taxes, services. But a few hours in and you realize it’s far deeper than those old-school sims. Colossal Order (the team behind Cities in Motion) brought over everything they learned about transport and traffic, then layered on a proper economy and a citizen system that actually reacts to the choices you make.

One minute you’re laying down bus routes to stop gridlock, the next you’re dealing with a sudden spike in healthcare demand or an electricity shortage because you got cocky with your budget. It’s the kind of game where success always comes with another headache — and that’s exactly why it works.

What pushes Skylines further is how open it is. Mods let you rebuild the experience to your taste, from realistic traffic rules to outlandish custom buildings. Districts and policies give every part of your city its own flavor, turning you from a manager into a real mayor. And unlike many simulations, the difficulty isn’t in memorizing numbers but in handling the messiness of a living city.

If you’re looking for something that scratches the city-building itch but doesn’t feel like homework, Cities: Skylines is still one of the best.

System Requirements

Minimum

• OS: Windows® 7 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit)

• Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-930 or AMD® FX-6350

• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB), AMD® R7 250 (2 GB), or Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)

• DirectX: Version 9.0c

• Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

• OS: Windows® 10 Home (64-bit)

• Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2700K or AMD® Ryzen™ 7 2700X

• Memory: 16 GB RAM

• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)

• DirectX: Version 11

• Storage: 4 GB available space

Additional Info

• Account Required: Epic Games

• Supported Languages

  • Audio: English

  • Text: English, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, German, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Russian