Get ready to play everyone’s favourite city builder as Cities: Skylines II is available to play from today! Transform your daydreams into a living breathing metropolis, thanks to powerful simulation tools and intelligent AI. Your dreams will become a reality as you manage the day-to-day task of building and running a city, ensuring your economy is booming and its citizens are happy.
To ensure you’ve got everything you need in your toolbox, we’ve crafted this handy guide detailing what you can expect for gameplay, the official PC system specification, and our top gaming PCs that are perfect for playing Cities: Skylines II.
Dream It, Build It
Build your very own metropolis from the ground up and transform it into a thriving success. You’ll need to start with the foundations of your city, from roads, infrastructure, and systems to make life a breeze for your inhabitants.
It’s up to you to decide how your city grows, but you’ll also need to strategically plan your next expansion. Thanks to a powerful integrated AI, every decision you make will have an impact on the future success of your city or even the happiness levels of those who live there. Will you boost the economy, support local businesses, or help to make your residential areas flourish without killing the vibes downtown? How you balance meeting the needs of your citizens whilst maintaining a city budget rests in your hands.
Your Dream Cities Will Come Alive
The city you build will truly come to life as your choices go so far as to even shape each individual citizen. Influencing their life path, a chain of events that defines who they become. You can follow their life’s ups and downs, such as finding love or wealth.
In addition to this, you’ll also have to deal with natural forces impacting your city. From rising pollution to ever-changing weather, along with a dynamic day and night system.
Does Cities: Skylines II Feature Multiplayer?
Cities: Skylines II is a single-player game only, meaning you and your friends won’t be able to team up and craft a city together. However, that doesn’t have to stop you from sharing your own creations with them via live stream.
Don’t know where to start when it comes to live streaming? Then the Overclockers UK Collection of Streaming Guides has everything you need.
Is Cities: Skylines II a PC Exclusive?
Cities: Skylines II is available to play on PC, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series X/S.
Official PC System Specification
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel i7 6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | Intel i5 12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| Memory | 8GB RAM | 16GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD equivalent | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD equivalent |
Top PCs to Play Cities: Skylines II
At Overclockers UK, you can find a huge range of pre-built and configurable gaming PCs that are perfect for playing Cities: Skylines II. We’ve included a few of our favourites below but you can also shop all our available systems by clicking the button.
Refract Gaming Jade Pre Built PC
Designed for mid-tier gaming, the Refract Gaming Jade comes equipped with all the hardware you need to enjoy playing Cities: Skylines II. This includes an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU and 32GB DDR5 RAM to deliver ultra-fast performance, enhanced efficiency, and near zero latency. You won’t have to worry about input lag or slow loading times getting in the way of constructing your city. The NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti will render the city of your dreams in photo-realistic quality, complete with silky-smooth frame rates.
In addition to all of this, the Refract Gaming Jade also comes with a three-year warranty which also covers parts and labour. Perfect if you need to send it back to our drawing board for any much-needed repairs or upgrades.
Refract Gaming Jade
- Pre built gaming PC
- Includes an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU and NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti GPU
- 32GB DDR5 RAM
- Equipped with a three-year warranty which also covers parts and labour
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop
Take inspiration from the world around you and enjoy playing Cities: Skylines II from wherever you are with the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop. Armed with an Intel CPU, unlock ultra-fast performance of up to 2.4GHz in single- and multi-threaded tasks alike. Perfect for both on-the-go gaming and work. Both 16GB of DDR4 RAM and a 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD ensure you can enjoy fast loading times with virtually zero input lag, for an optimised gaming experience. Plus, the NVIDIA RTX 4060, features powerful Max-Q technology, which delivers stunning realistic visuals, smooth frame rates, and whisper quiet operation with heightened efficiency.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16
- 16.0” QHD+ display
- 240Hz refresh rates
- Intel i7 13620H and NVIDIA RTX 4060
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- Windows 11 Home included
OcUK Gaming Karambit Configurable PC
The OcUK Gaming Karambit is perfect for playing all your favourite city builders or simulation games. Harness the hyperthreaded Intel i5 14600KF CPU to unlock blisteringly fast performance and seamless multitasking, thanks to the hybrid P- and E-core architecture. Plus, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti, is built utilising Ada Lovelace architecture along with next-gen RT and Tensor cores. This delivers you hyper-realistic visuals at up to 1440p resolutions. With a selection of powerful M.2 or SATA SSDs to choose from, you’ll never need to worry about running out of precious storage space.
Finally, as a configurable gaming PC, you can choose to adjust the base hardware to suit your individual preferences. This includes customising the case, upgrading the memory and graphics card, along with opting for additional storage drives should you need them.
OcUK Gaming Karambit
- Configurable gaming PC
- As standard includes a hyperthreaded Intel i5 14600KF CPU and NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti GPU
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- Flexible storage options available
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*Prices correct at time of writing and PC specs are subject to change.
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Ruth Rowley
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Ruth has been with Overclockers UK for over a year and has gone on to write about everything ranging from in-depth hardware guides to monthly game releases.
Outside of writing blog posts, she can be found wrapped in a blanket with her black cat, engrossed in a book or playing life-simulation games such as The Sims, Stardew Valley, and Animal Crossing.
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