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frontpage Posted by doublehelixx | Staff • Mar 20, 2025
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Cities: Skylines (PC Digital Download)
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I keep telling myself I'll get into it more and I've had it for a decade. It's no doubt a great game, my interest in city builders has dwindled since my SimCity 4 days.
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I only put 10 or so hours into it. It was alright but I struggled a bit with how pipes and power were handled as my power plant wasn't even at 100 percent but my city was having blackouts periodically and I never researched it more.
I probably put 15 hours into the second one. It's a bit more intuitive but at this stage in my life I just don't have time for these time sinks.
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I keep telling myself I'll get into it more and I've had it for a decade. It's no doubt a great game, my interest in city builders has dwindled since my SimCity 4 days.
I usually try to make a utopian city that the areas around support but as always traffic kills between the different areas. I once read it is more about traffic management than a city builder... seemed pretty accurate.
edit. steam workshop items are free
DLC goes on sale pretty often (lots were $2-$3 over winter sale) and there's lots of mods and workshop items you can download for free. Be warned that this is a 10 year old game at this point so lots of mods and assets from the workshop can be broken so read the reviews and check the last updated notes.
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Don't bother with the DLC... I've bought 3 or 4 and every time thought- "oh that looks good"
Then after buying the DLC at 50% off on the sale always felt like DLC still not worth it.
Game is great though- resist the urge to buy the DLC, they're just not worth it. There is lots of great community content for free on the steam forums workshop though. Better than the DLC.
Then after buying the DLC at 50% off on the sale always felt like DLC still not worth it.
Game is great though- resist the urge to buy the DLC, they're just not worth it. There is lots of great community content for free on the steam forums workshop though. Better than the DLC.
Sims 4 is free and I have met some players that are excited about new DLC as if it were a sequel to a fantastic movie. When I was curious because of the passion over the new DLC what was in the DLC it was like furniture or something. Don't underestimate a little bit of Cosmetics for some people. One guy and one gal, that didn't know each other.
edit. I'm not saying horse armor is for me, I'm just saying some people like it.
https://www.fanatical.c
edit. I'm not saying horse armor is for me, I'm just saying some people like it.
Definitely for some games DLC adds a lot. Civ 6 for example- terrible without the DLC, fantastic with them. I guess for Sims, if there isn't really much to change in the play and no community content- aesthetics are everything. (I don't know, haven't played Sims since the original Sims).
For Cities Skylines, I don't value the DLC- not even for cosmetics. You can get equal quality cosmetics from the steam community for free and a much wider variety. There is some "code" in the DLC too though but it's typically pretty simple, new zoning for things like parks, or industry (depending on DLC) which is nice, but not really improving the game, just changing it slightly. One of the DLC adds a day/night cycle which is quite nice. For me they all have to be really discounted to be worth it tought.
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