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Cities XXL

A Real Time Strategy (RTS) game by Focus Entertainment, released in 2015

50/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥈Proton SilverPC (Microsoft Windows)

Design, build, and manage the world's largest and most diverse cities in Cities XXL, a sandbox RTS simulator. Bigger and better than ever before with a more powerful game engine and new interface, become the mayor of your very own sprawling metropolis. With town-planning including home locations, retail plots, offices, industry and infrastructure across 47 architectural styles and over 1000 buildings, manage the happiness of your city's denizens, with leisure activities, landmarks, and ecology and pollution management. With new structures, but also all-new ecological buildings and upgrades, such as the park-and-ride, electric car dealership, and bike hire, Cities XXL offers a greener approach!

Single player

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Cities XXL Download Size

The official download size for Cities XXL 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 XXL Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
19Players Online

There are currently 19 people playing Cities XXL, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 22.8
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Cities XXL save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\CitiesXXL\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/CitiesXXL/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/CitiesXXL/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 XXL Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥈 Proton Silver

Performance Analysis

Cities XXL is playable on Steam Deck, but expect some friction. You might encounter small text or need to manually bring up the keyboard. Cap frame rate at 40FPS for battery life.

Confidence: Moderate
See 9 user configs ↗

Can I Run Cities XXL?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Cities XXL smoothly, your PC needs at least 3072 MB RAM RAM and a 768 MB 100% DIRECTX 10 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 5670/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 260 OR HIGHER or equivalent GPU. Plan for 8 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWINDOWS VISTA/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
  • ⚡
    CPUAMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ
  • 🧠
    RAM3072 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU768 MB 100% DIRECTX 10 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 5670/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 260 OR HIGHER
  • 💾
    Storage8 GB available space
Download Size
8 GBSmall

Is Cities XXL Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

50
Rated 50 out of 100
Not Recommended1 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Cities XXL has struggled to impress critics, sitting at a low score of 50. Common complaints cite technical issues or gameplay flaws. Only recommended for die-hard fans of the genre.

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