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Game entry

Cities: Skylines

2015 · Simulation, Sandbox, Strategy · PC, Mac, Linux, Google Stadia · Paradox Interactive

GameForever voters place Cities: Skylines no. 371 in the world ranking, with 1,732 ELO points and 68% of wins across 319 duels settled. Of the 6 duels that pitted it against The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it has won 4 and lost 2. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 11 out of 142 (Simulation).

World rank

no. 371

ELO score

1,732

Wins

68%

Duels played

319

About Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balancing budgets through taxation and services. The game features a transport system, modding support through the Steam Workshop, and a progression system that unlocks new buildings and services as the city's population grows.

The community says

So I built this beautiful little town, real proud of myself, then forgot to add a cemetery and the whole place turned into a horror movie. Ten out of ten…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,732 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Cities: Skylines ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Cities: Skylines stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 11 out of 142 (Simulation).

Where Cities: Skylines ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 371 5,035
Simulation 11 142
2010s 157 2,050
2015 16 233

The community

The debate

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  1. FrameRex2

    So I built this beautiful little town, real proud of myself, then forgot to add a cemetery and the whole place turned into a horror movie. Ten out of ten, would panic again.

    Hortense_48

    Ese caos de tráfico que mencionas es justo lo que me engancha, resolverlo se siente como ganar de verdad.

  2. mae14

    Been playing city builders for years and this one still surprises me with traffic chaos I never planned for. Not perfect but I keep coming back.

    TurboBard

    pareil un peu, sauf que moi c'est carrément devenu un rituel du dimanche, tu joues à quoi d'autre en boucle comme ça?

  3. RoguePhoenix

    ¿Alguien más lo mantiene tantas horas sin cansarse de rehacer la misma ciudad una y otra vez? A mí me pasa desde que empecé y no le veo un final claro, la verdad.

    QuestRex2

    J'ai l'impression qu'il n'y a pas vraiment de fin, mais c'est peut-être ça qui fait qu'on y revient sans jamais s'en lasser

  4. Élodie_44

    Je le trouve surcoté par rapport à ce qu'il propose vraiment en termes de profondeur de simulation, enfin disons plutôt en termes de conséquences réelles de nos décisions. Les jauges bougent mais l'impact concret se sent peu.

    SilentKid2003

    Je vis exactement la même chose, les stats montent sans que je sente vraiment de CHANGEMENT dans le quotidien de mes habitants virtuels.

  5. ArcadePhoenix2

    On refait toujours le même débat sur sa place et honnêtement je m'en fatigue un peu. Il a ses qualités, il a ses lourdeurs, ça ne bougera pas d'avis ce soir.

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