The authors of Cities: Skylines 2 are facing massive criticism from players

Developers from the studio Colossal Order released in October of last year continuation of the construction strategy of Cities: Skylines, which was supposed to follow up on the popular first part from 2015. However, Cities: Skylines 2 was plagued by significant technical problems after its release, which brought the game down in reviews and among players. Some users also complained about the smaller amount of content when compared to the previous work. Although the developers focused on fixing the poor technical condition after the release, criticism persists to this day.

In addition, the authors added imaginary fuel to the fire with the newly released Beach Properties expansion. This paid supplement for 10 euros it only offered a few types of houses and trees, which players saw as severely lacking for the promises and price. They expressed their dissatisfaction in reviews on Steam, where the DLC earned a significantly negative rating. In the end, the management of the studio itself responded to the loud criticism.

In a post on the official Paradox forum, the developers apologize for the content of the new addition as well as the ongoing technical shortcomings. The result is withdrawal of criticized DLC from sale and refunding all players who purchased it. Owners of the ultimate edition will receive compensation in the form of three Creator packs and three radio stations. At the same time, the upcoming Bridges and Ports expansion, which will not be released until next year, has been postponed.

The studio also continues to work on delayed versions for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, but still they don’t even have an indicative release date. The head of the studio, Mariina Hallikainen, herself acknowledged that despite all efforts, the studio is failing to deliver fixes, improvements and new content in the promised time, scope and quality, for which she apologizes on behalf of the entire studio. We’ll see if the developers manage to fix the heavily tarnished reputation of an otherwise successful and elaborate game.