Cities Skylines 2 release date and trailers
Cities: Skylines 2 is now out in the wild offering a mighty building simulator experience
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Cities: Skylines 2is now out in the wild and available to play onXbox Series X|S,PS5, and PC. It was released on October 24, 2023,Cities: Skylines 2,and introduced several upgrades and new features building on its predecessor that are bound to impress players, new and old. Like the first simulation game, this sequel enables players to build a city and manage its economy and civilians in incredible detail.
If you’re looking for a full breakdown of the game, then check out ourCities Skylines 2review, but otherwise read on for a whole host of key information about the game, and a bunch of details and trailers we had to work with before it released.
Cities: Skylines 2: cut to the chase
Cities: Skylines 2 release date and platforms
Cities: Skylines 2 wasreleased on October 24, 2023, on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. The release date was confirmed in apre-order trailerthat aired during the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2023.
Cities: Skylines 2 trailers
Before the game’s release, the below trailer was the best insight into in-game action we had, with it detailing the game’s climates and seasons.
“Temperature and the amount of rain or sun affect citizens’ behavior when they are deciding if they want to use a park or indoor leisure activities”, Colossal Order said in this trailer. “Temperature also realistically affects the city’s energy consumption with hot weather increasing the energy consumption as the city needs air conditioning to keep cool.”
The new climate feature paved the way for natural disasters, which were previously only available in a DLC. Check out the trailer in full below.
However,Cities: Skylines 2had lots of trailers and dev diaries prior to this which gave great insight into the game. You’ll find all of these on theofficial Cities: Skylines YouTube channel.
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Cities: Skylines 2 gameplay
Cities: Skylines 2offers a “deep simulation and a living economy”, according to the game’sSteam page. “[That’ll] challenge your decision-making skills and allow you to build the cities of your dreams”, much like the first city-building game.
The game allows you to complete fully realized transport and economy systems and have more modding and customization options, including creating trade routes at your city limits. There’s a complex AI pathfinding system that will give more realism to how citizens navigate your city and randomly generated natural disasters courtesy of the simulation title’s realistic climate and season features.
There are also reforms to road systems, as vehicles will now use all lanes, preventing needless traffic, while there will also be varying levels of danger when navigating the roads. Delivery trucks and citizens will play it safe, while emergency vehicles are more likely to speed or do dangerous U-turns in traffic.
Cities: Skylines 2 news
Here’s a look at the key bits of information we received aboutCities Skylines 2in the news before the game released.
Cities: Skylines 2 announcementColossal Order has announced the next installment of the much-loved city-building simulator game,Cities: Skylines 2.The first look at this anticipated sequel was shown off at the2023 Paradox Announcement showas part of birthday celebrations for the original game.
Cities: Skylines 2 has robbed its younger generation for realismOne of the most interesting elements that stood out fromCities: Skylines 2new dev diary was it’s use of an AI pathfinding system. This new feature is infinitely more complex thanCities: Skylinesone that operated solely on proximity. One of the biggest features of this new AI is that the younger citizens now have less money which will force them to make complex choices when navigating your city.
You can now build on a map 5 times bigger than beforeThe new map forCities Skylines 2now clocks in at 159km2 which is bigger than some countries and is actually the same size as Liechtenstein in central Europe. You can also build higher than ever before and create trade routes and your city limits for even more realism.
Realistic climates and seasons now bring natural disastersColossal Order has announced in adev diarythat Climate and Seasons will be getting a realistic overhaul in the sequel with some new brilliant features. Players can now enjoy new day and night cycles as well as seasons that are specific to their chosen region of the world. This also means natural disasters will play a significant role in the sequel.
Cities Skylines 2 successfully built on its predecessor with a ton of brilliant new features and updates, and it’s one of thebest simulation gamesin recent years.
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