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Coincidentally I was just looking back into the state of city simulation games the other day. On my list of "Games I have played beyond any reasonable number of

by chao- 12y ago

Coincidentally I was just looking back into the state of city simulation games the other day. On my list of "Games I have played beyond any reasonable number of hours" is Sim City 4 with the various mods available. I was, like most, disappointed with the 2013 offering. Cities XL never really piqued my interest, and I've also switched entirely to Linux for my desktop needs. Then the other day I heard about an upcoming title called "Cities: Skylines", which seems like it has promise from a gameplay standpoint. Even better, it's cross-platform to both Linux and Mac. Edit: It's interesting that the recommended hardware for Linux is a lower bar than on Windows (see bottom of https://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities-skylines https://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities-skylines). Can anyone with a game dev or graphics background speculate on that?

rancur 12y ago
> I was, like most, disappointed but can you even??
- pavel_lishin 12y ago
  He wasn't, like, totally most disappointed, duh. pops bubblegum He was disappointed, a sentiment that was shared by many others.
poopchute 12y ago
I quite like sim building games. My most recent favourite is Banished http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/game/ http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/game/ Not nearly as complex as sim city but still very enjoyable
- vetler 12y ago
  Wow, this looks great. I think I've actually seen this earlier sometime, but dismissed it since it was only available on Windows. Now that I actually have a decent Windows laptop, I'll definitely try it out.
TylerE 12y ago
I am cautious about C:SL. I mean, it's a day one buy but my hopes are not super high. Their last title, Cities in Motion 2 - was something of a hot mess, with a design that really didn't gel and was in most respects worse and less fun than CiM 1. Plus, they build their games in Unity, which is....not the best for these sorts of games.
mjrpes 12y ago
I've also been following the development of CityBound: http://blog.cityboundsim.com/ http://blog.cityboundsim.com/
yc1010 12y ago
I love games from Paradoxplaza some of the best strategy games such as Hearts of Iron 3 and of course my all time favorite Europa Universalis 4 which sucked away hours and days of my life are made by them
selimthegrim 12y ago
One wonders whether it'll have the traditional Paradox steep learning curve (i.e. vertical)

by chao- 12y ago

rancur 12y ago

> I was, like most, disappointed but can you even??

pavel_lishin 12y ago
He wasn't, like, totally most disappointed, duh. pops bubblegum He was disappointed, a sentiment that was shared by many others.

poopchute 12y ago

I quite like sim building games. My most recent favourite is Banished http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/game/ http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/game/ Not nearly as complex as sim city but still very enjoyable

vetler 12y ago
Wow, this looks great. I think I've actually seen this earlier sometime, but dismissed it since it was only available on Windows. Now that I actually have a decent Windows laptop, I'll definitely try it out.

TylerE 12y ago

I am cautious about C:SL. I mean, it's a day one buy but my hopes are not super high. Their last title, Cities in Motion 2 - was something of a hot mess, with a design that really didn't gel and was in most respects worse and less fun than CiM 1. Plus, they build their games in Unity, which is....not the best for these sorts of games.

mjrpes 12y ago

I've also been following the development of CityBound: http://blog.cityboundsim.com/ http://blog.cityboundsim.com/

yc1010 12y ago

I love games from Paradoxplaza some of the best strategy games such as Hearts of Iron 3 and of course my all time favorite Europa Universalis 4 which sucked away hours and days of my life are made by them

selimthegrim 12y ago

One wonders whether it'll have the traditional Paradox steep learning curve (i.e. vertical)