Rank 01Why this
Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities XL Platinum.
- $29.99
- Deck Playable
- 2015
Games like Cities XL Platinum
- 8 games
- Updated Oct 2, 2026
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- Deck Playable
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Focus Entertainment
- Price: $9.99
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 50% of 612 reviews
- Genres: Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build sprawling metropolises across large maps
- Connect multiple cities with shared economies
- Design cities without micromanagement
- Challenging
- Nostalgic
- Relaxing
About Cities XL Platinum
If Cities XL Platinum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cities: Skylines, Banished and SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, nostalgic and relaxing, and single out its citizen class balancing and multi city economy. 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 Cities XL Platinum: Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Is Cities XL Platinum worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 50% of 612 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price when we last checked (May 2026): $9.99. Check Steam for today's price.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 22 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build sprawling metropolises across large maps
- Connect multiple cities with shared economies
- Design cities without micromanagement
- Fill void spaces between buildings creatively
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Seemed good at first, but as others have said, it is poorly optimized and lags a few hours into any given game as your city gets bigger.”
“As I remember from playing this game many years back, it always fell apart once your city grew a little. Honestly, I think mechanically it was a great city sim and could give cities skylines a run for its money if only they solved their…”
People who play it also play: Cities: Skylines, Banished, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Frequently asked about Cities XL Platinum
Can I run it?
Does Cities XL Platinum run on Steam Deck?
Cities XL Platinum is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Cities XL Platinum cost?
Cities XL Platinum is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cities XL Platinum?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cities XL Platinum are Cities: Skylines, Banished, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition.
Who developed Cities XL Platinum?
Cities XL Platinum was developed by Focus Entertainment.