Paradox announce "revolutionary" Cities: Skylines 2 for later this year

From today’s Paradox Announcement Show

Cities: Skylinesturns 8 years old next week, so Paradox are celebrating with a special announcement: a new Cities: Skylines. As part of today’s Paradox Announcement Show, the publisher revealed their urban management sequelCities: Skylines 2, coming from the studio behind the first game, Colossal Order, is coming later this year.

Colossal Order’s CEO Mariina Hallikainen says “we’ve brought the years of experience we’ve gained to take a new step forward in the city builder genre, again.” The team calls Skylines 2 the “most realistic city simulation ever created,” pointing to some of the deeper features available in the sequel. Skylines 2 will have more advanced modding tools, additional options for construction and customisation, and “fully-realised transport and economy systems.”

Paradox say we can learn more about the sequel “in the coming months,” but in the meantime, we can celebrate the original’s 8th birthday on March 10th. Cities: Skyline is £25/$30/€30 onSteamand it recentlyjoinedGame Pass, too.