Cities: Skylines II Standard Edition

Cities: Skylines II is the sequel to the city builder that replaced SimCity, and its main change is under the hood: citizens are simulated as individuals with jobs, education levels, families and daily routines rather than as statistics attached to a zone. You zone land, run road and transit networks, balance a budget across taxes and services, and watch the consequences arrive on a delay. Progression is tied to population milestones and development stages that unlock buildings and policies. The map is larger than the first game's and terrain shapes what is buildable more than it used to. It is single-player only, with a sandbox mode alongside the regular campaign. Note that Steam Workshop is not supported — user content is distributed through Paradox Mods instead — and that the game launched with significant performance problems that were addressed over a long patching period. The Standard Edition is the base game with every patch since launch. The Expansion Pass is not included. Keys activate on Steam; the console versions are not sold as codes.