Cities: Skylines 2 boss says they 'completely overestimated' the Unity engine's capabilities "Our mistake was to bank on something that was not yet proven," says Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen. PC Gamer · Mar 18
You can play Cities: Skylines for free this weekend, ahead of the launch of its first expansion in 2 years Try Colossal Order's original city-builder before Race Day arrives. PC Gamer · Mar 7
Cities: Skylines 2's new developer breaks cover on its plans for the sequel's future, revealing a patch that will include changes players 'have been requesting for a long time' Better snow effects and a "streamlined" UI are coming to the sequel soon. PC Gamer · Feb 1
Cities: Skylines 2 finally gets its asset editor in a parting gift from the series' original developers Editor aims to let players "create complex assets on par with official content." PC Gamer · Dec 6, 2025
Cities: Skylines 2's bicycle update adds a lot more than just bikes, as Colossal Order prepares to hand over development to a new studio On yer bike. PC Gamer · Nov 22, 2025
Cities: Skylines 2 is getting a new developer as publisher Paradox turns to a new studio, 2 years after the city builder's messy launch with no console release in sight The new devs "can't wait to show you what we have planned for the next chapter of this incredible game" GamesRadar · Nov 17, 2025
After the bungled launch of Cities: Skylines 2, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order part ways as development moves to a new studio Zoned out. PC Gamer · Nov 17, 2025
Cities: Skylines 2 can't catch a break, as the long-awaited Bridges and Ports expansion is delayed again Initially due in 2024, it's been pushed back again until late 2025. PC Gamer · May 27, 2025
A lot is going on for Cities: Skylines' 10th anniversary—from freebies to new creator packs—but there's still a big ol' elephant in the room Celebrations and commiserations. PC Gamer · Mar 10, 2025
Cities: Skylines 2's asset editor remains a distant dream: Colossal Order is still working on it but says it's 'proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated' More than a year after Cities: Skylines 2 launched on PC, there's still no release target for the asset editor or the console versions of the game. PC Gamer · Mar 5, 2025
Cities: Skylines 2 gets a new patch, but your city's hotel owners aren't going to be happy about it The update fixes problems with custom climates and disappearing tool modes, but the hospitality industry remains a headache. PC Gamer · Nov 26, 2024
As Cities: Skylines 2 woes continue, Paradox Interactive returns to the first city builder with new paid DLC 18 months after its 'final' update "No resources were diverted from Cities: Skylines 2 for this" GamesRadar · Oct 26, 2024
Cities: Skylines 2 launched too early, says Paradox deputy CEO, but early access wouldn't have been a solution: 'A dev team that thinks they're going to have a nicer ride on an early access game, I think fool themselves' "The lesson learned is that we should probably not launch that early." PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2024
Cities: Skylines 2 Creator Packs and the Bridges and Ports Expansion are being delayed so the devs don't have to 'split our focus' There's no clear timeline yet. PC Gamer · Sep 18, 2024
GamesRadar · Sep 17, 2024 A year later, barely any of Cities: Skylines 2's first-year DLC has actually launched and now it's all been delayed again "Our goal is to ensure the community is satisfied with the state of the game"
Player One · Sep 17, 2024 Are the 'Cities: Skylines II' DLCs Delayed Even More? The Cities: Skylines II DLCs were already previously delayed last November. Has it been delayed even more?
GamesRadar · Jul 8, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2 woes continue with console ports delayed indefinitely due to missed "stability and performance targets" Colossal Order will review the ports again in August
GamesRadar · Jun 24, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2 finally unleashes its huge "Economy 2.0" patch with reworked rent and a fix for death waves, but it'll also kill a bunch of your citizens These rent calculations are a lot to process
PC Gamer · Jun 13, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2 kills off its (virtual) landlords to save players from the cruelty of soaring rent prices Too damn high.
GamesRadar · Jun 12, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2's upcoming patch will fix the city builder's 'high rent' issue by throwing out "the virtual landlord" and letting renters pay for a building's upkeep equally The rent calculation is being changed, too
PC Gamer · Apr 18, 2024 Paradox apologizes for latest Cities: Skylines 2 boondoggle, will give refunds for the Beach Properties DLC: '[We] hope we can regain your trust going forward' Paradox and Colossal Order are also holding an "advisory meeting" with high-profile Cities: Skylines 2 players.
GamesRadar · Apr 18, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2's first DLC went down so badly it's free now, and the city builder devs have delayed the next expansion to focus on fixing everything else Everyone who bought the DLC will soon be offered compensation
PC Gamer · Mar 18, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2 will finally start getting modding support, alongside some performance fixes and its first wave of paid DLC Four trees.
TechRadar · Feb 27, 2024 'A Colossal Order game is a moddable one,' says Cities Skylines 2 boss Cities Skylines 2 boss explains that they had to "shift from modding support to all hands on deck to fix performance."
PC Gamer · Feb 27, 2024 Cities: Skylines 2 boss says lack of mod support is the 'biggest regret we have' The Colossal Order CEO says the studio has "mountain to climb when it comes to delivering on the expectations."