Our Cities: Skylines II game hub collects the essentials; here is everything confirmed so far.
What is Cities: Skylines II?
Cities: Skylines II is a city-building simulation and the latest entry in the Cities: Skylines series. Players raise a city from the ground up, laying roads, infrastructure and the systems that make daily life possible, then plan how the city grows. Decisions affect industry, trade, residential districts, the city centre and the budget, as well as the needs of citizens.
Release date and platforms
Cities: Skylines II – PC Edition was released on 24 October 2023, according to the official Xbox Store listing. The store’s Play with list names PC and handheld. A separate Xbox Store listing for Xbox Series X|S is present, but it is not currently available to purchase and a Series X|S release date has not been announced.
Is it on Game Pass?
The PC Edition was available on day one with PC Game Pass, according to an official Xbox Wire announcement published on 17 October 2023. The Xbox Store currently includes it with PC Game Pass and Game Pass Premium. A Series X|S version has not been released, so it is not in the console Game Pass catalogue.
Gameplay
The city changes over time: seasons turn, night follows day, and conditions such as pollution and weather affect how the city expands. Each map sets a climate that players have to work with. Citizens have individual life paths shaped by the player’s decisions. A Paradox Account is required for certain features, and players must be 16 or older to create one. The Xbox Store lists it as single-player, with 36 Xbox achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore.
Editions
The hub covers the standard game, which is the Xbox Store listing for Cities: Skylines II – PC Edition. The store also lists add-on content, including Cities: Skylines II – Expansion Pass 2. The UK rating is PEGI 3.
Who is making it?
It is developed by Iceflake Studios and Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive. The PC Edition store listing credits both studios; the Xbox Series X|S listing credits Colossal Order only.
Source: Xbox Store UK.
