Cities: Skylines II

Also known as Cities Skylines 2, Cities Skylines II, Cities: Skylines 2

2023 city-building game developed by Colossal Order

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Cities: Skylines II is a strategy and simulation video game developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive. The title runs on the Unity 2022 engine and supports single-player game modes. It was released on October 24, 2023, for PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X.

The game holds an ESRB rating of Everyone 10+. Review scores include 75/100, 54%, 79/100, and 78/100. Additional ratings are 3.59 on RAWG, 66 with 50 counts on IGDB, and a critic rating of 81 from two critics. One million units were sold. Software versions include 1.1.12f1, 1.5.2f1, and 1.5.6.f1.

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Game data

Released: 2023-10-24
User rating: 3.59 / 5
Genres: Strategy, Simulation
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X
ESRB: Everyone 10+

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Game details · IGDB

81Critic score · 2 ratings

66User score · 50 ratings

Create and manage your own city without restrictions. Offering a deep simulation and a living economy, Cities: Skylines II will challenge your decision-making skills and allow you to build the cities of your dreams. Get ready for a new epic scale in the most realistic city builder - ever.

Released: 2023
Genres: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Engine: Unity 2022
Developer: Colossal Order
Publisher: Paradox Interactive

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Key facts

Developers: Colossal Order (until 2026), Iceflake Studios (from 2026)
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Engine: Unity
Platform: Windows
Release: Windows 24 October 2023 PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X/S To be announced</span>"}]]}'>TBA
Genres: City-building , construction and management simulation
Mode: Single-player

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: video game
Genre: city-building game
Country of origin: Finland
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Platform: Xbox Series X and Series S
Game mode: single-player video game
Game engine: Unity
Distribution format: Blu-ray Disc
Official website: www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/cities-skylines-ii/about

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distributed by: Microsoft Store
language of work or name: Spanish
title: Cities: Skylines II
input device: gamepad
copyright license: proprietary license
Commons category: Cities: Skylines II
social media followers: 10300
units sold: 1000000
review score: 78/100
has characteristic: indie game
software version identifier: 1.5.6.f1

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Encyclopedic overview

Cities: Skylines II is a 2023 city-building game initially developed by Colossal Order, with Iceflake Studios taking over at the start of 2026, and published by Paradox Interactive. The game is a sequel to 2015's Cities: Skylines and expands upon many of its simulation factors such as simulated city and population sizes with improved traffic artificial intelligence and management schemes. It was released for Windows on 24 October 2023. A release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S was previously planned to be released on the same day, but was later indefinitely delayed. The game received mixed reviews with praise going towards its gameplay but its harsh performance requirements and other technical flaws were criticised.

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