Release date of Cities Skylines 2

After many leaks and years of waiting, we got confirmation on March 6, 2023, at the Paradox Announcement Show that we will get new CS2. There were speculations when we will get CS2 and if will be in 2023…

… after Xbox Showcase on Summer Game Fest we know release date which will be October 24th, 2023. Let’s take a deeper look at the release date, speculate a bit about the date, and take a look at other information you need to know about the release date of Cities: Skylines 2.

When will be Cities Skylines 2 released?

Cities Skylines 2 will be released on October 24, 2023.

Console release is delayed to spring 2024!

The release date was announced at the Xbox Showcase and it will be this October. 💙

Source: the Steam Store page where you should add Cities Skylines to your wishlist!

Should be Cities Skylines 2 postponed by the Unity case?

We know that Cities Skylines 2 will be in Unity but in last weeks the Unity has problems because they show new “pricing” for game developers which will be based on “how many users will install game”. A lot of game developers is rebelling against this because it should somehow be applied retroactively and it’s questionable if for Colossal Order is worth releasing the game on Unity.

Bellow you should see chart from reddit about how much of revenue must add developers to unity. I personally think and looks like that for big games is will be still worth use Unity but for small developers / indie developers it looks devastating.

I wouldn’t say it doesn’t directly threaten Paradox and Colossal Order but can unity be relied upon in the long term? Unfortunately, it’s the Unreal Engine that’s recording it. The official statement of developers is that Cities Skylines II will be released on current game engine and to the future they will see…