{"id":38564,"date":"2023-10-25T16:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1914210"},"modified":"2023-10-25T17:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:41:39","slug":"cities-skylines-2-system-requirements-minimum-and-recommended-pc-specs","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/cities-skylines-2-system-requirements-minimum-and-recommended-pc-specs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities: Skylines 2 system requirements \u2013 Minimum and recommended PC specs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Performance issues at launch point to high specs needed. <\/p>

By Matt Poskitt\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 14:46 PM<\/p>

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Can you believe it\u2019s been eight years since the original Cities: Skylines made its way to digital store shelves?<\/p>\n

The newest instalment in the city building simulator is now rolling out globally on PC, so naturally players want to know what system requirements are necessary to run the game.<\/p>\n

Developed by Colossal Order, the city builder will continue to run on Unity, and was set to arrive on consoles simultaneously before being delayed a month out from release.<\/p>\n

The reasoning was down to performance, enabling time to improve Cities: Skylines 2 on Windows \u2013 and yet, there still seem to be some prevalent issues.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s by no stretch of the imagination unplayable, but early reviews<\/a> indicate technical problems are letting down its core component.<\/p>\n

This looks to be totally dependent on what build you are running these days, though, so let\u2019s take a look at the Cities: Skylines 2 system requirements, including the minimum and recommended PC specs.<\/p>\n

Cities: Skylines 2 system requirements for PC explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Looking at both the minimum and recommended specs for Cities: Skylines 2 (see below), it\u2019s clear that any mid-range builds are likely to struggle on launch.<\/p>\n

The developer has been forthcoming with not hitting its intended target to help make the game run as smoothly as possible, and this is only at 1080p. As a result, frame rate will be the one to take the hit most.<\/p>\n

A note regarding performance was provided by developer Colossal Order<\/a> ahead of launch to temper expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cCities: Skylines II is a next-gen title, and naturally, it demands certain hardware requirements. With that said, while our team has worked tirelessly to deliver the best experience possible, we have not achieved the benchmark we targeted,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continually improve the game over the coming months, but we also want to manage expectations on performance for the coming release,\u201d the studio added.<\/p>

Cities: Skylines 2 minimum requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n

See below for the official Cities: Skylines 2 minimum spec requirements set out by developer Colossal Order:<\/p>\n

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  • CPU:<\/strong> AMD Ryzen 5 2600 X \/ Intel Core i7-6700K<\/li>\n
  • RAM:<\/strong> 8GB<\/li>\n
  • GPU: <\/strong>AMD Radeon RX 480 \/ Nvidia GeForce GTX 970<\/li>\n
  • Storage:<\/strong> 60GB available space<\/li>\n
  • OS:<\/strong> Windows 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Cities: Skylines 2 recommended specs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    See below for the official Cities: Skylines 2 recommended spec requirements set out by developer Colossal Order:<\/p>\n

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    • CPU: <\/strong>AMD Ryzen 7 5800X \/ Intel Core i5-12600K<\/li>\n
    • RAM: <\/strong>16GB<\/li>\n
    • GPU:<\/strong> AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT \/ Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080<\/li>\n
    • Storage:<\/strong> 60GB available space<\/li>\n
    • OS:<\/strong> Windows 10 or Windows 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Cities: Skylines 2 is now available on Windows PC, with a next-gen console release set for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S scheduled for 2024.<\/p>