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Steam app 255710 · updated 10 Sep 2026, 16:44 UTC

Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

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Cities: Skylines Steam header artwork
Colossal OrderParadox Interactive
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Game information

Updated 10 Sep 2026, 16:44 UTC
App ID
255710
Product type
Game
Developer
Colossal Order
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release date
10 Mar, 2015
Release status
Released
Early Access
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Declared DRM
Achievements
135
Steam Deck
Playable
Metacritic
85

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

City BuilderSimulationBuildingManagementStrategySandboxSingleplayerEconomyModdableResource ManagementModRealisticReplay ValueCasualModernReal-Time with PauseFamily FriendlyGreat SoundtrackFunnyAction
About this gameFull description from Steam
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience. You’re only limited by your imagination, so take control and reach for the sky! Multi-tiered and challenging simulation Constructing your city from the ground up is easy to learn, but hard to master. Playing as the mayor of your city you’ll be faced with balancing essential requirements such as education, water electricity, police, fire fighting, healthcare and much more along with your citys real economy system. Citizens within your city react fluidly, with gravitas and with an air of authenticity to a multitude of game play scenarios. Extensive local traffic simulation Colossal Order's extensive experience developing the Cities in Motion series is fully utilized in a fully fleshed out and well-crafted local traffic simulation. 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. Utilize the Day and Night Cycle The city changes during the hours of the day and affects citizen schedules. Traffic is visibly slower at night and some zoned areas do not work with full efficiency. Cities: Skylines will put you in control of managing the different aspects of the day and night cycles. Extensive modding support Build or improve on existing maps and structures. You can then import your creations into the game, share them as well as download the creations of other city builders on the Steam workshop.
Content & age ratings4 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14
ESRBe
IGRS3
PEGI3
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit Processor: Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: OS X 10.11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space Recommended: OS: OS X 10.11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space Recommended: OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported languages10 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Korean
Japanese

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Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

135 achievements in total.

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PioneerAchievement
DecoratorAchievement
TerraformerAchievement
Well InformedAchievement
City PlannerAchievement
LawmakerAchievement
Power at Your FingertipsAchievement
Heavenly CityAchievement
Medic!Achievement
A Huge HadronAchievement

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