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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.
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38 months, October 2023 to November 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
23 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 567 hourly samples from 08 Oct, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
7 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 150 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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50 developer announcements, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC
Hello Mayors!We are back with another City Corner turned Dev Diary! After taking a closer look at the design choices of Park Adventures, it is time to turn our attention to something that can make quite a difference to your cities, even if…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!We have opened a new Open Beta branch on Steam featuring a few updates we would like your perspective on! This Beta includes improvements to almost every LOD model of the base game buildings, which should improve rendering…
Cities: Skylines OfficialGreetings Mayors!Time has come for another City Corner! Although, this time we are switching things up a little with something different: a Dev Diary! We sat down with our designer, Jesse, and programmer, Marko, to talk about our upcoming…
Cities: Skylines OfficialCities: Skylines II is part of the Paradox Interactive Autumn Sale! Grab your favorites (or finally try that one you’ve been eyeing) before the deals end! You can get up to 90% off across the entire Paradox catalog, from city-builders to…
leaderofthemonkeyshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3579840https://store.steampowered.com/app/3725980Iceflake's first Expansion Pass is here!With the continued development of Cities: Skylines II, we have reached an important milestone: our first official…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!Patch 1.6.2f1 is now live, bringing a number of improvements to gameplay mechanics, such as garbage truck logic, citizen financial behavior, and company renting priorities, with the addition of small adjustments to the UI…
Cities: Skylines OfficialYou asked, we answered, and will continue to answer! Our official Q&A Thread is now open in the Paradox Forums! Whether you're looking for answers or want to ask a new question, this thread is the place to be! Whatever it might be, feel…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!Previously, in the world of City Corners, we talked about our next patch and what kind of changes you can expect from the upcoming update, which will arrive in mid-September. Naturally, City Corner #11 was followed by a bunch…
Cities: Skylines OfficialGreetings, Mayors!Our next update is on its way, and in this City Corner, we will take a closer look at some of the changes coming with the upcoming patch. We will go through a number of gameplay adjustments, including changes to citizen…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!It’s time for another City Corner, and this time, we will be talking about an aspect in Cities: Skylines II that hasn’t really been touched upon in our previous updates: the Asset Editor. We have started working on improving…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!Six months ago, we at Iceflake Studios took the mantle of development of Cities: Skylines II. Since then, our primary goals have been to improve the game, address long-standing issues, and build a stronger foundation, so we can…
Cities: Skylines OfficialThis patch can affect some custom maps, but loading of old maps and savegames is supported.Gameplay:Fixed a bug where citizens would always travel to the shop with the most stock, completely ignoring distance.Households now re-evaluate…
Cities: Skylines OfficialSummer is here, Mayors!Welcome back to another City Corner, where we will be going through the upcoming changes that will arrive with our next patch, Summer Solstice! This patch introduces improvements to gameplay, especially to citizen…
Cities: Skylines OfficialThis patch should not affect mods, and loading of old savegames is supported.After our previous patch, we received a lot of reports about being unable to save, or receiving ‘NotSupportedException’ error. We want to thank everyone who…
Patch notesHello Mayors! We are currently working on a fix for the saving bug, so if you're experiencing an issue with your save action getting stuck, please try launching the save with this new branch!We have opened up a Steam-only Beta branch where…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!Patch 1.5.9f1 is now live, bringing improvements to the vehicle pathfinding and fixes to some of the bugs you have reported through PDX Forums! There is also a significant update to shadow rendering that aims to mitigate…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors! It’s that time again, where we look at the things that are in store for you in our next patch! This time, the focus has been on vehicles and their pathfinding. We mentioned in our City Corner #4 - A Peek into Performance, that…
Cities: Skylines OfficialGreetings Mayors!Sini here, the Community Manager for Cities: Skylines II. In this City Corner, we will be talking about all things Community and really get into how community feedback continues to help shape the development of Cities…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!This patch should not affect mods, and loading of old savegames is supported.After our latest patch, we received a lot of reports about the long loading times that occurred when starting the game. Thank you again for your…
Patch notesHello mayors!We have worked on a fix for the long loading times if you play with mods, and we would love your help to get more data points. We have opened up a Steam-only Beta branch where you can test out the hotfix that we are working…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!Patch 1.5.7f1 is now live, and we’re excited to get your feedback. As always, if you have anything that you would want to report after playing 1.5.7f1, then you can submit a bug report over on our forum! Big changes are also…
leaderofthemonkeysCities: Skylines II merch is here! We teamed up with @tilt_gaming to make it happen. Mouse pads and phone cases are available now! 👉 https://pdxint.at/48ZQ8zv
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello, Mayors!Now that the snow has finally melted from Tampere, Finland, it is officially time to introduce you to our next patch, Spring Cleaning! This upcoming patch includes some new content, as well as adjustments to the gameplay, UI…
leaderofthemonkeysHello from the Paradox Mods team!And welcome to our first dev diary! We’ve been working on some cool features over the past months, and we’re very excited to take you through all that’s coming in the next update, which will be out, if all…
leaderofthemonkeysGreetings, Mayors!In this City Corner, we will be diving deep into the technicalities of Cities: Skylines II, and more specifically, the performance of it all. We sat down with our technical director and lead programmer, who went into…
Cities: Skylines OfficialCities: Skylines II joins the anniversary celebration today with brand-new content and a fresh free update.Available now:Office Evolution expands your high-density office zones with new signature buildings that blend heritage character and…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHey guys, this is Titan!Some of you may know me - I have been an active Asset Creator for Cities: Skylines since day one, am making assets for Cities: Skylines II as well, co-created the German Region Pack, and occasionally make some videos…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello everyone!Bad Peanut here, and this is the dev diary for my first Creator Pack for Cities: Skylines II. For those of you who know me, I’m going back to my roots with some public transport. For those of you who don’t know me, I started…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHappy Anniversary, Mayors!The Cities: Skylines franchise turns 11 years this month, and to celebrate, we are releasing an Anniversary Patch! This patch won’t be the biggest one you’ve seen, but it still includes a new asset and a couple of…
Cities: Skylines OfficialA word from The Cities TeamEleven years of city-building, creativity, and a community that keeps raising the skyline.This month, Cities: Skylines turns 11. What started with a handful of carefully placed roads has grown into vast regions of…
Cities: Skylines OfficialThis patch should not affect mods, and loading of old savegames is supported.After our first patch last week, we received a lot of great feedback from you. Thank you for all the comments and for pointing out the issues, especially regarding…
Patch notesHello Mayors!Our first patch, First Frost, has landed with the full release notes! This patch has minimal impacts on mods, and loading of old savegames is supported. Simulation changes will be applied over time in old savegames.More details…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Creators! We’re opening applications for new members to our Creator Program! If you’re an active asset creator, map creator, code modder, or video creator, submit your application through the form below, and you could be added to our…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors!Welcome back to the second City Corner! As we talked about two weeks ago, we are back with another installment in this series, with more information about our first patch. In this City Corner, we go through more additions and…
Cities: Skylines OfficialGreetings Mayors!Happy New Year! As we start 2026, we at Iceflake wanted to share some news about our progress with the first patch; our plan is to publish several news posts between every release, with the ones in-between releases focusing…
Cities: Skylines OfficialCities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines II are part of the Paradox Interactive Winter Sale! You can get up to 70% off on your favorite city-builder games until the 5th of January! https://pdxint.at/WinterSale25
Cities: Skylines OfficialWith the new Creator Packs being out, we wanted to share more bundles to make collecting them all cheaper. You can now get the Content Creator Bundle on Steam for 15% off!
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors! Thanks for all the reports related to the disappearing UI, and we're happy to say that we've now released a hotfix in 1.5.3f1 to fix this! Patch Notes: Fixed an issue that caused Code Mod UI elements not to load in-game. If…
Patch notesGreetings mayors! It’s been long underway, but we’re excited to finally bring you custom asset support for the Editor. In this dev diary, we’ll walk you through the steps to create your very own buildings and props for Cities: Skylines II…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors! We are excited to share the first iteration of the Asset Mods implementation for Cities: Skylines II! This patch contains a beta update to the Editor that supports asset mods. This will require an update across the base game…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello mayors! The two new Creator Packs, Supply Chains and Skyscrapers, are now available! Designed by members of the Cities community, 'Skyscrapers' introduces a diverse collection of soaring structures that let players transform their…
leaderofthemonkeysHello everyone, I’m REV0, and welcome to the Developer Diary of the brand new creator pack - Skyscrapers. In this post, I will talk in detail about the process, features, and development of this project. Skyscrapers features 15 Signature…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHi folks!I’m Badi_Dea, and I’d like to tell you a little about my content creator pack: Supply Chains! You may remember me from other Cities: Skylines projects, such as the USA Southwest Region Pack, or Parking Lot Roads custom roads mod…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors! We have already announced their existence, but today is the official announcement day! We want to officially introduce you to two new Creator Packs, Supply Chains by Badi_Dea and Skyscrapers by REV0. Both creators are well…
madeleine.jonssonHello Mayors! Bikes! And also traffic fixes! Speaking of traffic fixes, we have noticed the growing crowds that have been building up on your streets after the last update, and we have included some balancing to try to alleviate the amount…
madeleine.jonssonBuilding for BicyclesHello mayors! We are excited to bring bicycles to Cities: Skylines II, and to ensure you get the most out of the feature, we have prepared this dev diary all about bikes! We’ll cover which citizens have access to…
Cities: Skylines OfficialHello Mayors! Bikes are coming to your cities!Colossal Order has written a Developer Diary where they go over the bike system, the new bike lanes, biking policies, and the buildings that are required to optimize bike use in your city. You…
madeleine.jonssonHello Mayors!We have an announcement about the future of Cities: Skylines II. Cities will journey on with a new developer at the helm. After more than a decade of successful collaboration across numerous titles that we’re both immensely…
madeleine.jonssonWinter arrives fast in your cities, and if you want to keep warm while playing, you can now buy a Cities: Skylines themed Sweater, Socks, and a Beanie from our friends at Pixel Merch! Paradox Interactive has partnered with Pixel Merch to…
madeleine.jonssonYou can now get your hands on the new Captain Chirper Plushie from Makeship! Your favorite blue bird comes dressed in a Captain's hat and is ready to enjoy all that your new Ports have to offer! 🐦You can get yours now at…
leaderofthemonkeysEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Cities: Skylines II (No launcher) | Cities2.exe | windows 64 | branch compat_test | |
| Cities: Skylines II (No launcher) | Cities2.exe | windows 64 | branch release | |
| Cities: Skylines II (No launcher) | Cities2.exe | windows 64 | branch partner_development | |
| Cities: Skylines II (No launcher) | Cities2.exe | windows 64 | branch vttest | |
| Launch | Launcher/dowser.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Cities: Skylines II with code mods disabled | Launcher/dowser.exe | --disableCodeModding | windows 64 |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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