Choose Cities: Skylines
Choose Cities: Skylines if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 99,307 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cities: Skylines vs Cosmic Buddies Town
Cities: Skylines and Cosmic Buddies Town both land in Strategy, 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 share Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Cities: Skylines (2015) is 3 years older than Cosmic Buddies Town (2018). Cosmic Buddies Town is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Cities: Skylines (2.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD). 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 Cosmic Buddies Town
Choose Cosmic Buddies Town if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Cosmic Buddies Town launched in 2018.
Both Cities: Skylines and Cosmic Buddies Town sit in Strategy and 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 |  Cosmic Buddies Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (99,307 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Colossal Order | Ghost Clusters, NYX Digital Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Cities: Skylines (2015) is 3 years older than Cosmic Buddies Town (2018).
- Cosmic Buddies Town is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Cities: Skylines (2.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Cities: Skylines is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cosmic Buddies Town has no Deck rating yet.
Cities: Skylines vs Cosmic Buddies Town — FAQ
- Should I play Cities: Skylines or Cosmic Buddies Town first?
- If you want chronology, Cities: Skylines (2015) came out before Cosmic Buddies Town (2018). 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 Cosmic Buddies Town similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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. Cosmic Buddies Town doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.