In case you construct it, they may come…

As a part of the Paradox Announcement Present, the writer has lastly teased the approaching of Cities: Skylines II with a tentative launch date of this 12 months. Thus far, we’ve solely received a teaser trailer to whet our urge for food and that form of sucks.

Cities: Skylines was launched eight years in the past in 2015 and has loved steady updates. Launched within the fallout from the large disappointment that was 2013’s SimCity, Colossal Order’s metropolis builder has bought thousands and thousands of copies. Quite a few expansions have constructed upon the sport’s bones, however many, like myself, have been awaiting the subsequent large iteration. I don’t precisely know the place they will go from Cities: Skylines, however I’ve a wishlist. I largely simply need my metropolis peeps to have extra depth. Let me zoom proper into their nostrils.

“The Cities model has been an necessary a part of Paradox’s catalog of video games for over a decade. Cities: Skylines is a profound success, promoting thousands and thousands of copies, welcoming greater than 5.5 million new gamers simply final 12 months, and setting the muse for Cities: Skylines II,” stated Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “With unprecedented quantities of customization and participant management, Cities: Skylines II will proceed to push boundaries for the city-building franchise.”

Cities: Skylines II is slated for Xbox Sequence X |S, PS5, and PC this 12 months.