Choose Cities: Skylines
Choose Cities: Skylines if you want a Strategy experience. 99,307 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cities: Skylines vs Silicon City
Cities: Skylines and Silicon City both land in Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Simulation games on Steam. Cities: Skylines (2015) is 8 years older than Silicon City (2023). Cities: Skylines scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Silicon City (63% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Silicon City
Choose Silicon City if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Silicon City launched in 2023.
Both Cities: Skylines and Silicon City sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cities: Skylines |  Silicon City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (99,307 reviews) | 63% positive (27 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Colossal Order | Polycorne |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Cities: Skylines (2015) is 8 years older than Silicon City (2023).
- Cities: Skylines scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Silicon City (63% positive).
- Silicon City is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Cities: Skylines (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Cities: Skylines vs Silicon City — FAQ
- Should I play Cities: Skylines or Silicon City first?
- If you want chronology, Cities: Skylines (2015) came out before Silicon City (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Cities: Skylines and Silicon City similar?
- They overlap on Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.