Days ahead of Cities: Skylines’s eighth anniversary on March 10, Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have finally announced Cities: Skylines 2, set for a release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S later this year. Paradox has boasted “fully-realized transport and economy systems, a wealth of construction and customization options, and advanced modding capabilities” for the sequel, and will reveal the title’s gameplay and other information in the coming months.
Watch the Cities: Skylines 2 trailer below:
The developers describe Cities: Skylines 2 as follows:
A modern take on the city-building genre, Cities: Skylines II lets players create and maintain cities that come to life like never before, complete with fully-realized transport and economy systems, a wealth of construction and customization options, and advanced modding capabilities. Revealed during the Paradox Announcement Show 2023, Cities: Skylines II evolves the city-building genre further, letting players build the cities of their dreams with the most open-ended city-building sandbox on the planet.
Mariina Hallikainen, CEO of Colossal Order added:
Cities: Skylines reset the bar for city-building games when it launched eight years ago, and we are incredibly proud of its impact. We built a thriving community around Cities and introduced many to city building for the first time. Now, we’ve brought the years of experience we’ve gained to take a new step forward in the city builder genre, again, for our community and new players.
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive expressed high hopes for the sequel and appreciated the success of the original as follows:
The Cities brand has been an important part of Paradox’s catalog of games for over a decade. Cities: Skylines is a profound success, selling millions of copies, welcoming more than 5.5 million new players just last year, and setting the foundation for Cities: Skylines II. With unprecedented amounts of customization and player control, Cities: Skylines II will continue to push boundaries for the city-building franchise.
Stay tuned here at MP1st for all upcoming Cities: Skylines 2 announcements, and our coverage of the rest of the Paradox Announcement Show.