Rank 01Why this
Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities XXL.
- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
The closest matches to Cities XXL: Cities: Skylines, Anno 2205™, Planet Zoo, Citystate II, and SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities XXL.
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The closest matches to Cities XXL: Cities: Skylines, Anno 2205™, Planet Zoo, Citystate II, and SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cities XXL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cities: Skylines, Anno 2205™ and Planet Zoo — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as immersive and relaxing, and single out its curved road construction and inter city trade. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Cities XXL is a 2015 city-building simulation where players design, construct, and manage urban environments across expansive planet maps. The game emphasizes curved-road construction, inter-city trade systems, and strategic material placement alongside zoning mechanics. Players describe the experience as both immersive and relaxing, praising the ability to fill spaces with materials and the beautiful detail present in the buildings. Reviewers note that the absence of natural disasters provides a notably chill gameplay experience. With a medium-length campaign and a comfortable sit-down session structure, the game supports modding capabilities for extended play. Priced at $9.99 USD, it runs in a playable state on Steam Deck, though the title holds a 34% positive rating based on approximately 1,010 Steam reviews.
About Cities XXL: Design, build, and manage the world’s largest and most diverse cities in Cities XXL. Bigger and better than ever before with a more powerful game engine and new interface, become the mayor of your very own sprawling metropolis.
Most players don't recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“a 10 year old game, re-re-re-re-released from a 20 year old game that is so badly optimized it stutters on the beefiest hardware. DONT BUY!!!!”
“a failed civil engineering degree, a little too much confidence, and help with a couple student loans created this game”
People who play it also play: Cities: Skylines, Anno 2205™, Planet Zoo
Cities XXL is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Cities XXL is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cities XXL are Cities: Skylines, Anno 2205™, Planet Zoo.
Cities XXL was developed by Focus Entertainment.