Rank 01Why this
Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
Games like Cities: Skylines II
- 28 games
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Players who liked Cities: Skylines II also play
The closest matches to Cities: Skylines II: Cities: Skylines, Anno 1800, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, and Tropico 6. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2010
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Why this: Same stressful mood as Cities: Skylines II.
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Tropico 6
Why this: Shares economy management with Cities: Skylines II.
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Transport Fever 2
Why this: Also Transportation and City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II.
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Against the Storm
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Cities: Skylines II.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Cities: Skylines II
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
- Price: $49.99checked Nov 4
- 56% of 32,820 reviews
- Genres: Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Highway building is noticeably better
- Modding transforms rough edges
- Road and infrastructure tools feel tactile
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Immersive
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Why this: Same immersive mood as Cities: Skylines II.
The Sims™ 4
Why this: Same stressful mood as Cities: Skylines II.
Surviving Mars
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Cities: Skylines II.
Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Also Transportation and City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II.
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Why this: Same stressful mood as Cities: Skylines II.
Going Medieval
Why this: Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II.
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Why this: Same immersive mood as Cities: Skylines II.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as Cities: Skylines II.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Cities: Skylines II.
About Cities: Skylines II
The closest matches to Cities: Skylines II: Cities: Skylines, Anno 1800, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, and Tropico 6. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cities: Skylines II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cities: Skylines, Anno 1800 and SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and immersive, and single out its asset expansion and economy management. 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: Skylines II is a city-building simulation released in 2023 by Iceflake Studios and Colossal Order, published by Paradox Interactive, available for $34.99 USD. The game features core systems including economy management, traffic pathfinding, road infrastructure tools, service building upgrades, asset expansion, and modding support. Players describe the experience as challenging, contemplative, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting that highway-building and road-infrastructure tools feel notably tactile. Modding support is frequently cited as a significant feature, while service building upgrades are noted for adding flexibility to gameplay. The simulation currently holds a 56% positive rating from approximately 32,820 Steam reviews. The game is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Cities: Skylines II: Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Is Cities: Skylines II worth buying?
Better now than its reputation
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 56% of 32,820 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 72% positive across 655 new reviews, 17 points above its all-time score.
- Price: $49.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 52 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 63 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Highway building is noticeably better
- Modding transforms rough edges
- Road and infrastructure tools feel tactile
- Service building upgrades add flexibility
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game basically released without any real features. Everything you loved from the first game is now missing. 2 years later and nothing changed. No cool features, bad perfomance, bad traffic AI. Everything "cool" comes from the modders…”
“My biggest complaint with this game is the way the grid shifts for no reason. I can drag out a single straight road and the grid will randomly alter and skip spaces. I build my roads with only the right-angle snap enabled. I end up having…”
People who play it also play: Cities: Skylines, Anno 1800, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Frequently asked about Cities: Skylines II
Can I run it?
Does Cities: Skylines II work on Steam Deck?
Cities: Skylines II is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Cities: Skylines II cost?
Cities: Skylines II is listed on Steam at 49.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cities: Skylines II?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cities: Skylines II are Cities: Skylines, Anno 1800, SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition.
Who developed Cities: Skylines II?
Cities: Skylines II was developed by Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive.