Cities: Skylines

Cities System Requirements

Published by Paradox Interactive


What we love

1. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

2. Original Soundtrack:This Original Soundtrack includes 14 unique tracks mixed from the ambient music of the game, allowing you to enjoy the wonderful music whenever you want.Digital Art book:See the concepts behind the buildings! The book features almost a 32 hand drawn concepts of the game various buildings and the story behind each.

3. Playing as the mayor of your city you’ll be faced with balancing essential requirements such as education, water electricity, police, fire fighting, healthcare and much more along with your citys real economy system.

4. Citizens within your city react fluidly, with gravitas and with an air of authenticity to a multitude of game play scenarios.

5. You can then import them into the game, share them as well as download the creations of other city builders on the Steam workshop.

6. It also includes the ability to mod the game to suit your play style as a fine counter balance to the layered and challenging simulation.

7. You’re only limited by your imagination, so take control and reach for the sky!Multi-tiered and challenging simulationConstructing your city from the ground up is easy to learn, but hard to master.

8. Extensive local traffic simulationColossal Order's extensive experience developing the Cities in Motion series is fully utilized in a fully fleshed out and well-crafted local traffic simulation.

9. Designating parts of your city as a district results in the application of policies which results in you rising to the status of Mayor for your own city.

10. Utilize the Day and Night CycleThe city changes during the hours of the day and affects citizen schedules.

11. From the makers of the Cities in Motion franchise, the game boasts a fully realized transport system.


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System Requirements and Specifications

Windows PC Requirements

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Microsoft Windows 7/8 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Macintosh Requirements

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.9 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Linux Requirements

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Can my PC Run Cities? How to check your PC Specifications


Find specs for all Windows versions:


    Windows 10 and Windows 11 specifications:
  • Step 1. Open Windows Explorer, locate "This PC".
  • Step 2. Right-click "This PC" icon and select the "Properties" option.

  • Windows 8 specifications:
  • Processor, memory and operating system: Click the Windows Start Button » Settings Tile » PC and Devices » PC Info.

  • Windows 7 specifications:
  • Step 1. Right-click the “Computer” icon to open the menu » Select the "Properties" option.


Troubleshooting: What to do if you run into problems

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