Eight years after the release of Cities: Skylines, developer Colossal Order has unveiled the game’s final DLC roadmap as the studio prepares to fully support the upcoming sequel.
I want to be clear here: the press release we received from Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive makes several references to things like “the latest content packs” and “the final expansion”. The developers intend to continue “general support” for the game until the end of the year, but with DLC releases ending in May, it really is the end of an era.
On March 22, Cities: Skylines will receive three Content Creator Packs, primarily collections of cosmetic buildings created in collaboration with the game’s most prolific modders. These three packs are Africa in Miniature, featuring 28 new architecture-inspired buildings. urban Africa; Sports facilities, with stadiums offering “realistic” baseball, football and American football entertainment; and Shopping Centers, with 60 assets ranging from department stores to fast food outlets. The same date will also see the release of three radio station packs, including African, 80s and pop-punk themed tunes.
March 22 will also see the release of a free content update that “improves the transportation system” for the base game, as well as the After Dark, Snowfall, Natural Disasters, and Mass Transit expansions.
Then the latest DLC for Cities: Skylines lands in May, headlined by an as-yet-untitled mini-expansion with a holiday theme. May will also see the release of two more radio station packs and three other content packs, titled Industrial Evolution, Brooklyn and Queens, and Railroads of Japan, all of which sound pretty good.
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Cities: Skylines was released on March 10, 2015, and like most games published by Paradox, those eight years have been bolstered by an absolute mountain of DLC expansions ranging from completely essential to completely forgettable. While you can get everything much cheaper if you wait for a sale, it costs over $300 to get everything at full price.
It’s safe to expect a similar DLC release for Cities: Skylines 2, though we’ve yet to receive any official details on what to expect from the sequel. However, an early list of Cities: Skylines 2 achievements contains some very exciting clues as to what to expect in terms of new gameplay mechanics. The sequel will be released in 2023.
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