// Cities: Skylines(2015)

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About Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balancing budgets through taxation and services. The game features a transport system, modding support through the Steam Workshop, and a progression system that unlocks new buildings and services as the city's population grows.

Release Date

Mar 10, 2015

Developer

Colossal Order

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

Cities: Skylines FAQ & buying guide

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Can my PC run Cities: Skylines?

Cities: Skylines needs at least Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) and 8 GB RAM.

Minimum

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
Storage: 4 GB available space

Is Cities: Skylines worth buying?

CriticalPixel community

72/100

1 review

Steam

92% positive

'Very Positive', 219,530 reviews

Metacritic

Critics (IGDB)

76/100

13 critics

What Steam players say about Cities: Skylines72/100

by CriticalPixel

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What is Cities: Skylines about?

City BuilderSimulationBuildingManagementStrategySandboxSingleplayerModdable

Game modes: Single player

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What is the cheapest place to buy Cities: Skylines?

Right now the lowest price for Cities: Skylines we're tracking is $6.99 at LootBar — 77% below Steam's $29.99. We compare 8 stores and prices refresh every few minutes.

What is the lowest price Cities: Skylines has ever been?

The lowest price we've recorded for Cities: Skylines is $6.99 at LootBar on September 7, 2026. The current best price matches that all-time low — historically a good time to buy.

Is Cities: Skylines worth buying?

Based on 1 community review on CriticalPixel, Cities: Skylines has an average score of 72.0/100. Read the individual reviews on this page to see what players liked and disliked.

Can my PC run Cities: Skylines?

The minimum system requirements for Cities: Skylines are — OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit; CPU: Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350; GPU: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake); RAM: 8 GB RAM; Storage: 4 GB available space. See the full minimum and recommended specs in the system requirements section on this page.

When was Cities: Skylines released?

Cities: Skylines released on March 10, 2015, developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive.

What platforms is Cities: Skylines available on?

Cities: Skylines is available on Google Stadia, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac. It supports single player.

Where's the cheapest place to buy Cities: Skylines?

The cheapest Cities: Skylines price right now is $6.99 at LootBar, 77% below the Steam price.

Cities: Skylines price comparison across stores
Store	Edition / Region	Discount	Price	Buy link
LootBarBest priceAll-time low	Steam · Global	—	$6.99	Buy Cities: Skylines at LootBar
Gamivo	Steam · Global	—	$7.63	Buy Cities: Skylines at Gamivo
Instant Gaming	Steam · Global	-75%	$8.07	Buy Cities: Skylines at Instant Gaming
YuPlay	Steam · Global	-76%	$8.25	Buy Cities: Skylines at YuPlay
Kinguin	Steam · Global	—	$8.28	Buy Cities: Skylines at Kinguin
Steam	Steam	—	$29.99	Buy Cities: Skylines at Steam

All-time low: $6.99 at LootBar on Sep 7, 2026 — the current best price matches it, a good time to buy.

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