For many people, Cities: Skylines is the premier city building simulation game. When PC launched in 2015, it quickly became a fan favorite release for those who were frustrated by modern SimCity titles. When the sim title appeared on consoles two years later, the less intuitive controls didn’t detract too much from the experience, allowing it to still deliver a great city building experience. Now, Colossal Order developer and publisher Paradox Interview have announced Cities: Skylines Remastered, which improves the experience for console players in countless ways.
This new version of Cities: Skylines aims to allow players to create bigger and better metropolises than ever before. In addition to the obvious graphics and performance upgrades enabled by newer hardware, players can take their city planning skills to the next level with up to 25 buildable tiles instead of 9. umbrellas on the PS4 and Xbox One versions. In addition, players can expect a quick selection engine, user experience improvements such as precise location and updated capture options, a new environment panel, a map editor and the ability to place structures freely.
Perhaps most importantly, anyone who owns the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version and its DLC will receive Cities: Skylines Remastered and the DLC (until the Airports expansion) for free on their respective consoles. . Those who don’t already own the last-gen console version can grab Cities: Skylines Remastered for $40.
You can see a very short trailer describing some of the improvements the team has made to this new version below.
Cities: Skylines Remastered will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on February 15. Remastered DLC versions will be available in the coming months. For more on Cities: Skylines, read our 2015 review of the PC version This and console version 2017 This. You can also read our 2021 interview with the Colossal Order CEO about the long-term success of Cities: Skylines This.
