players like Cities: Skylines II more than Cities: Skylines
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
51% put Cities: Skylines higher
18 of 35 players who ranked both games have Cities: Skylines above Cities: Skylines II in their own library (14 more own both but never told them apart)
Cities: Skylines II wins when they meet, too
3 of 5 direct duels went to Cities: Skylines II, the other 2 to Cities: Skylines
5 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged City Builder · Simulation · Building · Management
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about cities: skylines vs cities: skylines ii
Players like Cities: Skylines II more than Cities: Skylines, clearly. Cities: Skylines II beats 75% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #263 of 19,175 scored games; Cities: Skylines beats 54% and ranks #4,813 of 19,175. Cities: Skylines' score rests on 335 players, Cities: Skylines II's on 61 players.
Of the 35 players who ranked both games, 51% put Cities: Skylines higher in their own library and 49% Cities: Skylines II. That goes against the site-wide verdict: people who own both lean the other way from the crowd at large. When they meet on screen together, Cities: Skylines II wins: 3 of 5 direct duels went its way.
40% of Cities: Skylines' raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 61% for Cities: Skylines II. Cities: Skylines II is the safer pick: 18% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 31% for Cities: Skylines.
Both are tagged City Builder, Simulation and Building on Steam; Cities: Skylines came out in 2015, Cities: Skylines II in 2023.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 3 hours ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
