PSA: Cities:Skylines is made by Colossal Order and has nothing to do with either Sim City or Cities:XXL. They are a small (13 people) finnish developer which previously released the Cities in Motion series.
For some very odd reason, we don't have a thread for this. Massively hyped through streamers, this baby is sitting on the number one spots on GMG and Steam for the past few days. Release is today (10am PDT / 19:00 CET) and the incoming raving reviews are confirming the hype: Finally, this is the city builder we deserve.
The meat aka Sim City vs Cities:Skylines
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You can do some crazy stuff
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Random Pics
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Dev Diaries
- Dev Diary 1: Roads
- Dev Diary 2: Zoning
- Dev Diary 3: Natural Resources
- Dev Diary 4: Public Transport
- Dev Diary 5: Outside Connections
- Dev Diary 6: Map Editor
- Dev Diary 7: Simulation
- Dev Diary 8: Districts and Policies
- Dev Diary 9: Info Views
- Dev Diary 10: Themes
Review Scores
IGN - 8.5/10
Game Informer - 8.75/10
PC Gamer - 86/100
PC World - 4/5
The Escapist - 5/5
Gaming Nexus - 9.5/10
Gamewatcher - 8.5/10
IncGamers - 10/10