Cities Skylines 2 is a city builder, but you can make "more rural spaces" if you'd prefer
Oct. 16, 2023The city builder can also be a village builder
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Cities Skylines 2will let players build whatever size city they want, even if it’s more of a village.
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In the latest edition ofPC Gamer Magazine, Mariina Hallikainen, CEO of developer Colossal Order, explained that not every creation requires players to think big. Despite the fact thatCities: Skylines 2 maps are now “bigger than some countries”, players don’t actually need to build the next giant metropolis. Instead, they can choose to focus on developing “more rural spaces” like a small village or a town.
“When you are building the city, you don’t necessarily have to think about a huge city,” Hallikainen says, “you can actually have these more rural spaces. It’s completely up to you how you want to go about building the city and what the story for the city is.” This freedom could encourage players to create quaint little villages that are much easier to manage compared to big, bustling cities.
Cities Skylines 2’s release date is just over a week away, but its publisher hasbraced future players for a potentially rocky launch. Earlier today, October 16,Paradox Interactivereleased a statement warning that “we have not achieved the benchmark we targeted.” Instead of delaying the game, Paradox has decided to stick to its original release date, saying this is “the best way forward” for the “long-term of the project.”
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