Cities: Skylines 2 Celebrates 10 Years with Major Update and New Features
The anniversary patch introduces nuanced homelessness mechanics, new difficulty modes, and celebratory content, but technical issues continue to draw criticism.
- The update adds detailed homelessness mechanics, including tracking tools and changes to citizen behavior to address housing and employment needs.
- Two new difficulty modes, Easy and Normal, have been introduced to cater to a broader range of players.
- The game now features 10 'birthday parks' and six new DLCs, including themed Creator Packs and radio stations, as part of the 10-year anniversary celebration.
- Technical fixes address issues like traffic bugs and improve quality-of-life features, but the game still faces criticism for its technical state and limited innovation compared to its predecessor.
- The original Cities: Skylines will be free-to-play from March 20-24 to mark the franchise's milestone anniversary.