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Also City Builder and Futuristic, like Skid Cities.
- $17.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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The closest matches to Skid Cities: Cliff Empire, Dystopika, Anno 2070™, NewCity, and Citystate II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
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Why this: Also City Builder and Isometric, like Skid Cities.
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Citystate II
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Skid Cities.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as Skid Cities.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Vittorio Banfi
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 7
- 63% of 62 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Build massive slums and watch crime grow organically
- Cyberpunk aesthetic with intuitive building mechanics
- Districts evolve based on budget choices
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Dystopian and City Builder, like Skid Cities.
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Why this: Also City Builder and Isometric, like Skid Cities.
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Frostpunk
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Skid Cities.
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Why this: Shares vertical city planning with Skid Cities.
The Final Earth 2
Why this: Also City Builder and Futuristic, like Skid Cities.
Tinytopia
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Skid Cities.
About Skid Cities
The closest matches to Skid Cities: Cliff Empire, Dystopika, Anno 2070™, NewCity, and Citystate II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Skid Cities is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cliff Empire, Dystopika and Anno 2070™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its automated upgrades and budget cascade effects. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Skid Cities: A Cyberpunk City Building Game. Define the city of a twisted, dark, utopian, or dystopian future. Build it in the sky, underground, on the ground. Navigate evil corporations, the Yakuza, android revolts, and unrest. Or embrace them - your choice.
Is Skid Cities worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 63% of 62 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build massive slums and watch crime grow organically
- Cyberpunk aesthetic with intuitive building mechanics
- Districts evolve based on budget choices
- Emergent storytelling from city systems
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Mislabeled, it's more like a city-designing game rather than a city simulation strategy game. It's really like a big art showcase where putting down buildings in specific patterns unlocks bigger more cyber-punk-y buildings.”
“Don't buy it. This is dead. The guy that made it has been a no show since he released his AMAZING GRAPHICAL UPDATE that looks the same as the game did before with slightly better lighting. This took him almost 6 months. In the meantime the…”
People who play it also play: Cliff Empire, Dystopika, Anno 2070™
Frequently asked about Skid Cities
Can I run it?
How much does Skid Cities cost?
Skid Cities is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Skid Cities?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skid Cities are Cliff Empire, Dystopika, Anno 2070™.
Who developed Skid Cities?
Skid Cities was developed by Vittorio Banfi.