City Skylines 2 Guide

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Game Development

Development History

Cities: Skylines II is a 2023 city-building game developed by Colossal Order 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 AI and management schemes. It was released for Windows on October 24, 2023, and is targeted for release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in October 2024 according to a post by Paradox Interactive. Critical reception praised its gameplay but criticized its performance requirements and other technical flaws.

Lead Developers

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Paradox Interactive

game publisher

Paradox Interactive is one of the premier developers and publishers of strategy and management games on PC and consoles. The group today consists of publishing and seven studios in six countries that develop gaming experiences for the company’s over five million monthly active users.

Jane Smith

Jane Smith

Lead Designer

Colossal Order is an independent Finnish-based game development studio and the creators of the critically acclaimed city-builder Cities: Skylines, and the popular mass transit simulation games Cities in Motion and Cities in Motion 2. We are deeply passionate about simulation games and with over 10 years of experience in the field, we create the world’s best simulation games from our home in Tampere, Finland. Our team consists of 30 people from 10 different countries who work from home or our modern central office, and we enjoy all the benefits of Nordic work culture. We have a flexible and friendly work environment, open communication, and a healthy work-life balance. We believe that happy and healthy employees are the key to success. It’s no coincidence we work in the happiest country in the world!