Cities XXL

Wait41%

Mixed · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Focus Entertainment · City Builder · Feb 5, 2015

Player review score
41%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Cities XXL?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise25% are divided50% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The 3D graphics in game are still very good in the game and you can go down to street level and move about, which you can't do in most other city builders.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I can warmly recommend this game for newbs to the CXL scene, for you guys who own other games like this, or is saving up for Cities> Skyline, have a look at the myriad of new gameplay>videos and decide for your self - i`d buy it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects, like the hum of traffic or the construction noise, are standard but do a good job of enhancing the atmosphere.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics44 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Story
75% still recommend
Monetization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
26% still recommend
Interface
30% still recommend
Bugs
14% still recommend
Performance
56% still recommend
Optimization
20% still recommend
Multiplayer
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

Steam lists no play modes.

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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