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Cities: Skylines II

A Simulator game by Colossal Order, released in 2023

81/100🟢Very Healthy🥇Proton GoldXbox Series X|SPC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5

Create and manage your own city without restrictions. Offering a deep simulation and a living economy, Cities: Skylines II will challenge your decision-making skills and allow you to build the cities of your dreams. Get ready for a new epic scale in the most realistic city builder - ever.

Single player

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$34.99
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Cities: Skylines II price comparison table across Steam, GOG, and Epic.
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Cities: Skylines II Download Size

The official download size for Cities: Skylines II is 60 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $3.60 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

60GB

Est. SSD Cost

$3.60USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

1h 21m

Is Cities: Skylines II Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🟢Very Healthy
14.1KPlayers Online

There are currently 14,095 people playing Cities: Skylines II, which is a very healthy population. You will find matches instantly.

Current Activity24h Peak: 16.9K
Estimated Match Wait: Very Fast (< 30s)
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Cities: Skylines II save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\CitiesSkylinesII\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/CitiesSkylinesII/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/CitiesSkylinesII/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 II 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 II, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 452 user configs ↗

Can I Run Cities: Skylines II?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Cities: Skylines II smoothly, your PC needs at least 16 GB RAM RAM and a Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB) or equivalent GPU. Plan for 60 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel® Core™ i7-6700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X
  • 🧠
    RAM8 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 (8 GB)
  • 💾
    Storage60 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel® Core™ i5-12600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X
  • 🧠
    RAM16 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB)
  • 💾
    Storage60 GB available space
Download Size
60 GBLarge

Is Cities: Skylines II Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

81
Rated 81 out of 100
Generally Favorable2 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 2 critic reviews, Cities: Skylines II has received generally positive feedback. With a solid score of 81, it stands out as a strong entry in the simulator category, though it may have minor flaws.

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