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Cities: Skylines

A Simulator game by Colossal Order, released in 2015

76/100🟢Very Healthy🥇Proton GoldGoogle StadiaLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balancing budgets through taxation and services. The game features a transport system, modding support through the Steam Workshop, and a progression system that unlocks new buildings and services as the city's population grows.

Single player

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Cities: Skylines Download Size

The official download size for Cities: Skylines is 8 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.48 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

8GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.48USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

10 mins

Is Cities: Skylines Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🟢Very Healthy
11.7KPlayers Online

There are currently 11,702 people playing Cities: Skylines, which is a very healthy population. You will find matches instantly.

Current Activity24h Peak: 14K
Estimated Match Wait: Very Fast (< 30s)
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Cities: Skylines save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\CitiesSkylines\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/CitiesSkylines/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/CitiesSkylines/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Cities: Skylines Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Cities: Skylines, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 356 user configs ↗

Can I Run Cities: Skylines?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Cities: Skylines smoothly, your PC needs at least 16 GB RAM RAM and a Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB) or equivalent GPU. Plan for 8 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350
  • 🧠
    RAM8 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
  • 💾
    Storage4 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X
  • 🧠
    RAM16 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)
  • 💾
    Storage4 GB available space
Download Size
8 GBSmall

Is Cities: Skylines Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

76
Rated 76 out of 100
Generally Favorable13 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 13 critic reviews, Cities: Skylines has received generally positive feedback. With a solid score of 76, it stands out as a strong entry in the simulator category, though it may have minor flaws.

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