Choose Cities: Skylines
Choose Cities: Skylines if you want a Strategy experience. 99,307 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cities: Skylines vs LEGO® Skylines
Cities: Skylines and LEGO® Skylines 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 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; LEGO® Skylines has no Deck rating yet. 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 LEGO® Skylines
Choose LEGO® Skylines if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Cities: Skylines and LEGO® Skylines 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 |  LEGO® Skylines | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | — |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (99,307 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Colossal Order | Iceflake Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Cities: Skylines is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; LEGO® Skylines has no Deck rating yet.
Cities: Skylines vs LEGO® Skylines — FAQ
- Are Cities: Skylines and LEGO® Skylines 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.
- Does Cities: Skylines run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cities: Skylines is rated Deck Playable by Valve. LEGO® Skylines doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.