Choose Cities: Skylines
Choose Cities: Skylines if you want a Strategy experience. 99,307 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cities: Skylines vs Funfair Ride Simulator 3
Cities: Skylines and Funfair Ride Simulator 3 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 1 year older than Funfair Ride Simulator 3 (2016). Cities: Skylines scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Funfair Ride Simulator 3 (54.5% 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 Funfair Ride Simulator 3
Choose Funfair Ride Simulator 3 if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Funfair Ride Simulator 3 launched in 2016.
Both Cities: Skylines and Funfair Ride Simulator 3 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 |  Funfair Ride Simulator 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (99,307 reviews) | 54.5% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Colossal Order | Pixelsplit Simulations |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Cities: Skylines (2015) is 1 year older than Funfair Ride Simulator 3 (2016).
- Cities: Skylines scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Funfair Ride Simulator 3 (54.5% positive).
- Funfair Ride Simulator 3 is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Cities: Skylines (5.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Cities: Skylines is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Funfair Ride Simulator 3 has no Deck rating yet.
Cities: Skylines vs Funfair Ride Simulator 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Cities: Skylines or Funfair Ride Simulator 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Cities: Skylines (2015) came out before Funfair Ride Simulator 3 (2016). 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 Funfair Ride Simulator 3 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. Funfair Ride Simulator 3 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.