Cities: Skylines – Remastered is now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. This enhanced and specially optimized edition is being offered at $39.99.
Upgrades that players can look forward to in this version include:
- A total of 25 buildable tiles. That’s 16 additional tiles compared to Cities: Skylines on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
- Quick selection tool.
- UX Improvements including precision placements, distance indicator, and updated snapping options.
- New environmental controls panel that allow players to adjust time of day, rain, fog, and environment coloring.
- Map editor.
- Overall better graphical performance.
Players who already own Cities: Skylines for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One can download the remastered edition for free on their respective consoles. They can also access the remastered DLCs up to the Airports expansion.
Meanwhile, those who buy the remastered edition for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S can download the versions for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
Game Features
Cities: Skylines is a game where players build the city of their dreams. They can plan road networks, bus lines, and parks, to name a few. Players have the choice to develop a smog-filled industrial revolution or come up with a quiet beach town ideal for tourists and powered by renewable energy.
Main features of the game include:
- Multi-tiered and challenging simulation
- Play as the mayor of the city tasked with balancing essential needs like education, water electricity, police, firefighting, healthcare, and more.
- Don’t forget to keep track of the city’s economy.
- Citizens within the city react fluidly and are sure to keep players on their toes with ever-evolving demands.
- Extensive local traffic simulation
- Managing traffic and needs of the citizens to work and play requires several interactive transport systems.
- Use careful road planning alongside buses, trains, subways, and more.
- Districts and policies
- Create a car-free downtown area, assign free public transport to your waterfront, or ban pets in suburbia.
- Designate parts of the city as a district and set policy at the local level. Give different parts of town their own personalities.
- After Dark expansion included
- Watch the city become an entirely different place at night.
- A day-night cycle has citizens seeking out places to unwind after work.
- Add in new policies and zones to create popular hotspots.
- Be sure to provide enough taxis and trains to get to and from clubs.
Ready to build your own city?
