Addictive, relaxing and rewarding once learned
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“this is such a mellow game and has a certian Zen quality which I love.”
Steam review · 167.7 h played ↗
Cities in Motion 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 61%Mixed · 61%Colossal Order2013Management · Simulation · Strategy
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, detailed public-transport sim with timetables and custom roads, but clunky UI, weak tutorial and thin base content. Skip it if you want a city builder or easy onboarding; CiM1 or Skylines suit many better.
Great for
Transit nerds who enjoy timetables, route optimization and slow micromanagement
Main risk
Clunky UI and poor tutorial make it frustrating to learn, and it feels thin without DLC
What changed in the last 30 days
25 recent reviews
Most recent negative reviews are about Paradox's Discord moderation of an Atatürk avatar, not the game itself. A few also criticize clunky UI and DLC practices.
25 recent reviews
What players love
Good-looking graphics and many transport types
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Pleasant graphics, lots of vehicles and nicely done trolleybus poles!”
Steam review · translated · 13 h played ↗
Detailed timetables and schedule control
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Creation schedules is incredible, you can tailor each line to demand.”
Steam review · 74.8 h played ↗
Deep public transport simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Simulates public transport in more detail than any other such game.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Flexible road and track building
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“the fact that you can build extra "bus-only" roads is very interesting”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
Runs well on old hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“runs fine on a potato”
Steam review · 59.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, unintuitive UI and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Cities in Motion 2 greets us with a barbaric UI.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Worse than Cities in Motion 1, soulless cities
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The cities in this game have no soul.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game has one of the worst tutorials I've ever come across.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Weak base content, DLC-heavy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“there just isn't enough in the base game to justify it”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
Metro and track building is frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Almost my entire time spent in game was me attempting to build a metro.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Constant ticket price and traffic micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“What public transport company in the world changes it prices every few days?”
Steam review · 53.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor2 GHz Dual core
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce 8800, 512 MB RAM or ATI Radeon HD 3850, 512 MB RAM
Storage2 GB HD space
Recommended
OS: Microsoft Windows 7/8
Processor3 GHz Quad core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce GTX460, 1 GB RAM or AMD Radeon HD 6850, 1 GB RAM
Storage2 GB HD space
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor2 GHz Dual core
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce 8800, 512 MB RAM or ATI Radeon HD 3850, 512 MB RAM
Storage2 GB HD space
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