It works fine for stuff like Civ and XCOM. Part of it is the experience though. XCOM is pretty easy to watch and doesn't have many complicated menus (there are

It works fine for stuff like Civ and XCOM. Part of it is the experience though. XCOM is pretty easy to watch and doesn't have many complicated menus (there are menues, but they aren't too bad). It's probably a good fit! Civ is similar. Cities Skylines has tons of menus, sliders, charts, tiny checkboxes, small details to attend to and is generally uninteresting for onlookers most of the time. Even if you're just being creative without all the micromanaging, a controller still feels more like an inferior tool that stands in the way of your designs. It's just not comfortable to sit back, relax and build the perfect city. That game is much better suited to play alone at your desk with a mouse and keyboard. Edit: sorry wrong person, but it still works as a response, so I'm leaving it. I've been awake too long.