<s>
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
open-ended	O
city-building	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
progression	O
of	O
development	O
from	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
's	O
previous	O
Cities	B-Application
in	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
designing	O
effective	O
transportation	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
technical	O
expertise	O
to	O
expand	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
city	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
,	O
their	O
publisher	O
Paradox	O
held	O
off	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
fearing	O
the	O
market	O
dominance	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
critical	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
SimCity	B-Application
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Paradox	O
greenlit	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
various	O
expansions	O
and	O
other	O
DLC	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
operating	O
systems	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
ports	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
consoles	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2022	O
developed	O
by	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
II	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
district	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
restrict	O
the	O
types	O
of	O
developments	O
permitted	O
or	O
to	O
enforce	O
specific	O
regulations	O
within	O
the	O
district	O
's	O
bounds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
only	O
allowing	O
for	O
industrial	O
sectors	O
devoted	O
to	O
agriculture	O
,	O
offering	O
free	O
public	O
transportation	O
for	O
the	O
district	O
to	O
reduce	O
traffic	O
,	O
raising	O
or	O
reducing	O
taxes	O
for	O
the	O
various	O
classes	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Green	O
Cities	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
discouraging	O
fossil-fuel	O
vehicles	O
from	O
entering	O
a	O
district	O
while	O
not	O
discouraging	O
electric	O
vehicles	O
,	O
reducing	O
noise	O
pollution	O
caused	O
by	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
robust	O
transportation	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
's	O
previous	O
Cities	B-Application
in	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
plan	O
out	O
effective	O
public	O
transportation	O
for	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
traffic	O
congestion	O
and	O
generate	O
transit	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roads	O
of	O
varying	O
widths	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
major	O
freeways	B-Operating_System
)	O
accommodate	O
different	O
traffic	O
volumes	O
,	O
and	O
variant	O
road	O
types	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
avenues	O
lined	O
with	O
trees	O
or	O
highways	O
with	O
sound	O
barriers	O
)	O
offer	O
reduced	O
noise	O
pollution	O
or	O
increased	O
property	O
values	O
in	O
the	O
surrounding	O
area	O
at	O
an	O
increased	O
cost	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modding	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
user-generated	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
buildings	O
or	O
vehicles	O
,	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Steam	O
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finnish	O
developer	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
,	O
a	O
thirteen-person	O
studio	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
had	O
established	O
its	O
reputation	O
with	O
the	O
Cities	B-Application
in	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
primarily	O
dealt	O
with	O
constructing	O
transportation	O
systems	O
in	O
pre-defined	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
from	O
this	O
into	O
a	O
larger	O
city	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
like	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
preparation	O
,	O
developed	O
Cities	B-Application
in	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
2	I-Application
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
assure	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
develop	O
this	O
larger	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	O
felt	O
that	O
these	O
ideas	O
did	O
not	O
present	O
a	O
strong	O
enough	O
case	O
as	O
to	O
go	O
up	O
against	O
the	O
well-established	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
revise	O
their	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
situation	O
changed	O
when	O
the	O
2013	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
critically	O
panned	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
gone	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
with	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
on	O
the	O
city	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
idea	O
,	O
Paradox	O
used	O
the	O
market	O
opportunity	O
to	O
greenlight	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colossal	O
Order	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
road	O
systems	O
from	O
Cities	B-Application
in	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
visual	O
indication	O
of	O
traffic	O
and	O
traffic	O
congestion	O
was	O
an	O
easy-to-comprehend	O
sign	O
of	O
larger	O
problems	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
publisher	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
on	O
14	O
August	O
2014	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
emphasized	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
"	O
build	O
 [ their ] 	O
dream	O
city	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
mod	O
and	O
share	O
online	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
play	O
offline	O
"	O
—	O
the	O
third	O
feature	O
was	O
interpreted	O
by	O
journalists	O
as	O
a	O
jab	O
at	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
which	O
initially	O
required	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
during	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skylines	O
uses	O
an	O
adapted	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
with	O
official	O
support	O
for	O
modding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tantalus	O
Media	O
assisted	O
Paradox	O
in	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
the	O
After	O
Dark	O
expansion	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tantalus	O
also	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
After	O
Dark	O
expansion	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
physical	O
release	O
versions	O
distributed	O
by	O
Koch	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tantalus	O
also	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2018	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
"	O
After	O
Dark	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Snowfall	O
"	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colossal	O
Order	O
found	O
that	O
with	O
Cities	B-Application
in	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
,	O
players	O
had	O
quickly	O
begun	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
expand	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
encourage	O
that	O
behaviour	O
in	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
recognized	O
that	O
modding	O
ability	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
players	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
devalue	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
over	O
20,000	O
assets	O
had	O
been	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Workshop	O
,	O
including	O
modifications	O
that	O
enabled	O
a	O
first-person	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
flying	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
educational	O
version	O
of	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
group	O
TeacherGaming	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
15	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upgrade	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
previously	O
owned	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Cities	O
:	O
VR	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Fast	O
Travel	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
offers	O
several	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
,	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Linux/OS	O
X/Windows	O
versions	O
first	O
,	O
while	O
release	O
for	O
console	O
versions	O
tended	O
to	O
follow	O
some	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
customized	O
game	O
maps	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	O
Workshop.Match	O
Day9	O
June	O
2016Match	O
Day	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
added	O
a	O
football	O
stadium.Natural	O
Disasters29	O
November	O
2016Natural	O
Disasters	O
,	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
adds	O
natural	O
disasters	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
disaster	O
response	O
and	O
recovery	O
services	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
add	O
to	O
their	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
scenario	O
editor	O
and	O
in-game	O
radio	O
stations.Pearls	O
From	O
the	O
East22	O
March	O
2017Pearls	O
From	O
the	O
East	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
cosmetic	O
pack	O
that	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
10	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
street	O
names	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
manage	O
intersections	O
by	O
toggling	O
traffic	O
lights	O
and	O
stop	O
signs.Concerts17	O
August	O
2017Concerts	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
8	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
mini-expansion	O
,	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
place	O
an	O
event	O
venue	O
for	O
concerts	O
and	O
festivals	O
,	O
and	O
enact	O
laws	O
and	O
regulations	O
relating	O
to	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NOTE	O
:	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
DLC	B-Protocol
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
console	O
editions.Green	O
Cities19	O
October	O
2017Green	O
Cities	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
implement	O
principles	O
related	O
to	O
sustainable	O
development	O
to	O
cities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
solar	O
panel	O
rooftops	O
,	O
electric	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
ecological	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
overhauled	O
how	O
noise	O
pollution	O
works	O
on	O
roads	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
trees	O
and	O
electric	O
cars.Parklife24	O
May	O
2018Parklife	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
18	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
concentrates	O
on	O
building	O
amusement	O
parks	O
,	O
nature	O
reserves	O
,	O
zoos	O
and	O
city	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
utilized	O
resources	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
levels	O
of	O
resource	O
specialisation	O
and	O
unique	O
industrial	O
buildings	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
toll	O
booths.Campus21	O
May	O
2019Campus	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
9	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
zone	O
university	O
campuses	O
with	O
the	O
campus	O
area	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
public	O
libraries	O
and	O
school	O
buses	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
city	O
bus.Sunset	O
Harbor26	O
March	O
2020Sunset	O
Harbor	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
includes	O
things	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
fishing	O
industry	O
,	O
intercity	O
buses	O
,	O
trolleybuses	O
,	O
transport	O
hubs	O
,	O
helicopters	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
new	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
overhauled	O
the	O
metro	O
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
above-ground.Airports25	O
January	O
2022Airports	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
build	O
custom	O
airports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
DLC	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
new	O
trees	O
by	O
modder	O
MrMaison	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
trees	O
on	O
roads	O
with	O
them.Plazas	O
&	O
Promenades14	O
September	O
2022Plazas	O
&	O
Promenades	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
pedestrian	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
adds	O
high-capacity	O
service	O
buildings	O
and	O
schools	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
wall-to-wall	O
specializations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
added	O
many	O
new	O
roads	O
and	O
one-way	O
metro	O
tracks.Financial	O
Districts13	O
December	O
2022Financial	O
Districts	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
investment	O
"	O
feature	O
and	O
allows	O
various	O
tweaks	O
to	O
a	O
city	O
's	O
tax	O
system	O
,	O
letting	O
players	O
use	O
their	O
funds	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
industries	O
for	O
their	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Do	O
n’t	O
expect	O
exciting	O
scenarios	O
or	O
random	O
events	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
expect	O
to	O
be	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
scale	O
and	O
many	O
moving	O
parts	O
of	O
this	O
city-builder.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
not	O
only	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
ideals	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
city-building	B-Application
genre	O
so	O
popular	O
,	O
it	O
expands	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
flaws	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
finest	O
city	B-Application
builder	I-Application
in	O
over	O
a	O
decade.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
critical	O
comparison	O
was	O
drawn	O
between	O
SimCity	B-Application
and	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
benchmark	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
by	O
many	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
,	O
journalists	O
perceived	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
poorly	O
received	O
,	O
2013	O
reboot	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
somewhat	O
...	O
the	O
antidote	O
to	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
most	O
recent	O
effort	O
with	O
SimCity	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
out	O
to	O
satisfy	O
where	O
SimCity	B-Application
could	O
n't	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Eurogamer	O
article	O
touched	O
upon	O
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
size	O
mismatch	O
"	O
between	O
developer	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
(	O
then	O
staffed	O
by	O
nine	O
people	O
)	O
and	O
Maxis	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
ambitions	O
with	O
Skylines	O
and	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
considered	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
to	O
have	O
superseded	O
SimCity	B-Application
as	O
the	O
leading	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Escapist	O
comparing	O
the	O
two	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
factors	O
and	O
finding	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
better	O
game	O
in	O
every	O
category	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
did	O
consider	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
disasters	O
and	O
random	O
events	O
to	O
be	O
something	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
helpful	O
and	O
substantial	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disasters	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
aptly	O
titled	O
Natural	O
Disasters	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
special	O
buildings	O
for	O
detecting	O
and	O
responding	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
government	O
of	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
where	O
Paradox	O
's	O
headquarters	O
are	O
located	O
,	O
used	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
to	O
plan	O
a	O
new	O
transportation	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
of	O
Bus	O
Simulator	O
18	O
planned	O
out	O
the	O
roads	O
and	O
highways	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
map	O
through	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
before	O
recreating	O
it	O
within	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
seemingly	O
realistic	O
city	O
and	O
its	O
facilities	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
rated	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
management	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
has	O
been	O
Paradox	O
's	O
best-selling	O
published	O
title	O
:	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
250,000	O
copies	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
;	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
500,000	O
copies	O
;	O
within	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
;	O
and	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fourth	O
anniversary	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Colossal	O
Order	O
announced	O
that	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
six	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
titled	O
Cities	B-Application
:	I-Application
Skylines	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
continue	O
on	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
land	O
;	O
whereas	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
nine	O
tiles	O
(	O
81	O
with	O
user	O
modifications	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
remastered	O
edition	O
to	O
25	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
will	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
to	O
150	O
tiles	O
.	O
</s>
