That’s right, Cities Skylines 2 comes from the original game’s developer, Colossal Order, after the huge success of their city-building game and a steady stream of DLCs and expansions. Oh, and Cities Skylines 2 is also coming out this year.
Cities: Skylines 2 is real and comes from the famous Cities: Skylines developer, Colossal Order, which is probably the best city builder of its kind.
Described as “a modern take on the city-building genre”, Cities: Skylines 2 comes with comprehensive transportation and economy systems, tons of building and customization options, and even greater modding capabilities than Never.
Cities: Skylines 2 will launch on PC and consoles later this year.
“The Cities brand has been an important part of the Paradox games catalog for over a decade. Cities: Skylines is a huge success, selling millions of copies, welcoming over 5.5 million new players the year latest and laying the foundation for Cities: Skylines 2,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive.
“With unprecedented amounts of customization and player control, Cities: Skylines 2 will continue to push the boundaries of the city-building franchise.”
There was a lot to offer during Paradox’s interactive presentation, with three new games, four expansions, and plenty of gameplay reveals on display during the presentation. It wasn’t just Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order, as Shadowrun Trilogy developer Harebrained Schemes showed off their new game, The Lamplighters League.
If you’re also wondering about Victoria 4 and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, Paradox Interactive made it clear before the show that neither of those titles would make any appearances, I’m sorry to tell you that here.
While many of us were naturally expecting a Cities: Skylines 2, or something like that, Paradox had fun with that expectation before the show, tweeting in response to a fan asking for confirmation: “Um… confirming a colossal order.” logo in the Paradox Announcement Show? »
If you want even more genres similar to Cities: Skylines while you’re here, we’ve got lists of the best building and management games available on PC right now, waiting for Cities: Skylines 2.