# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Cities: Skylines](https://imho.run/games/255710/cities-skylines) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 99,307 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/)
2. [Anno 1800](https://imho.run/games/916440/anno-1800) — A frequent pick in Cities: Skylines II players' libraries, and another Strategy. 11,586 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916440/)
3. [SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/24780/simcity-4-deluxe-edition) — Shares modding support with Cities: Skylines II. 5,328 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24780/)
4. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
5. [Tropico 6](https://imho.run/games/492720/tropico-6) — Shares economy management with Cities: Skylines II. 9,768 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/)
6. [Transport Fever 2](https://imho.run/games/1066780/transport-fever-2) — Also Transportation and City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 10,269 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/)
7. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
8. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
9. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
10. [Manor Lords](https://imho.run/games/1363080/manor-lords) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 38,294 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/)
11. [Cities in Motion 2](https://imho.run/games/225420/cities-in-motion-2) — Also Transportation and City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 577 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225420/)
12. [Planet Coaster 2](https://imho.run/games/2688950/planet-coaster-2) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 7,716 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2688950/)
13. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
14. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
15. [Going Medieval](https://imho.run/games/1029780/going-medieval) — A frequent pick in Cities: Skylines II players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,390 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029780/)
16. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
17. [Citystate II](https://imho.run/games/1352850/citystate-ii) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 562 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1352850/)
18. [Settlement Survival](https://imho.run/games/1509510/settlement-survival) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 2,987 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1509510/)
19. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
20. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cities: Skylines II. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
21. [Frostpunk 2](https://imho.run/games/1601580/frostpunk-2) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 9,270 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601580/)
22. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Also City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
23. [Captain of Industry](https://imho.run/games/1594320/captain-of-industry) — Also Transportation and City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 5,423 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/)
24. [Railway Empire](https://imho.run/games/503940/railway-empire) — Also Transportation and City Builder, like Cities: Skylines II. 3,732 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/949230
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## About Cities: Skylines II

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 949230
- **Developer:** Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
- **Publisher:** Paradox Interactive
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 24, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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