Skylines

Skylines

“SimCity done right.” That’s how I felt when Cities: Skylines came into this world, and it’s still how I feel nine months later, periodically returning to the game to discover more community-generated content and tinker with my city.

With massive cities, decently realistic (but still fun) simulations, and unequivocal support for mods of all types, Cities: Skylines is a proper city-builder with a healthy amount of respect for its players. Also, someone recreated San Francisco.

Brad: Hayden already hit the high points, but I just want to stress how deeply developer Colossal Order created Cities: Skylines with hardcore gamers in mind. The game skips all the B.S. that brought SimCity to its knees to offer a deep, complex city-building experience that will suck you in for days, complete with Steam Workshop and even native Linux support. Plus it’s only $30 retail! Bravo, Colossal.