Managing cities is a genre of its own in video games with an exponent as capital as Sim City. The EA saga was born in 1989 and for many years it became an absolute benchmark due to the brutal complexity of its proposal. Now, the greatest heir of it is Cities: Skylines and we can throw in the glove to discover if being mayor is that simple.
Cities: Skylinesin different versions, is available both on Xbox Game Pass and on PlayStation Plus Extra y Premium. In the case of the Microsoft service, we can play the console edition on Xbox One, the remastered version on Xbox Series X/S, and the version adapted for Windows on PC. PS5 and PS4 users can enjoy its edition for the platform launched in 2013.
In any case, the essence of Paradox Interactive remains intact for us to achieve create the perfect metropolis. We will start with a small piece of land that will have to be expanded so that our city can grow without limits, but trying to maintain order by planning at the level of urbanism, public services and civic policies.
The industrial revolution necessary for progress to accelerate can result in massive pollution, although we can choose to create a coastal town that feeds on renewable energy. Traffic simulation is one of the most relevant sections of Cities: Skylinesbecause you have to take into account how cars, trains, the subway, buses and even planes are combined.
The demands of the population are constant and it will be your duty to meet them to ensure your well-being…if you really care. Incentivize local policies, create green areas, and ban pets in residential neighborhoods if that’s what they need. In short, the future of thousands of people is in your hands.
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