Choose Cities: Skylines
Choose Cities: Skylines if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.8% positive across 99,307 reviews.
Cities: Skylines vs Cities XXL
Cities: Skylines and Cities XXL 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. Both released in 2015. Cities: Skylines scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Cities XXL (34.3% 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 Cities XXL
Choose Cities XXL if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,010 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Cities: Skylines and Cities XXL 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 |  Cities XXL | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (99,307 reviews) | 34.3% positive (1,010 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Colossal Order | Focus Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Both released in 2015.
- Cities: Skylines scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Cities XXL (34.3% positive).
- Cities: Skylines is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Cities XXL (8.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Cities: Skylines vs Cities XXL — FAQ
- Which is better, Cities: Skylines or Cities XXL?
- On Steam reviews Cities: Skylines scores higher (92.8% positive) than Cities XXL (34.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Cities: Skylines is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Cities: Skylines and Cities XXL 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.