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Cities XXL

City-building simulation with traffic planning and intercity resource trading

Focus Entertainment · Released Feb 5, 2015

Simulation

Reviews
Mostly Negative
39% of 2,149
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
11
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
11 years ago
Mar 19, 2015
Minimum PC
HD 5670
3 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 47/100 (critic reviews)

What is Cities XXL?

Cities XXL is a city-building simulation where you place homes, businesses, roads, and public transit across varied maps. You manage traffic, pollution, residents' happiness, and the economy, including resource trades between your cities.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning roads and balancing different industries
  • +you like building cities across varied landscapes

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike managing traffic, pollution, and city finances
  • −you prefer guided objectives to open-ended city planning

What players say

39% of 2,149 reviews are positive

Players praise the freedom to build and shape cities. They report awkward road placement and menus, along with lag and stability problems.

Screenshots and trailer

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Cities XXL system requirements

Minimum: HD 5670, 3 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
WINDOWS VISTA/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
Processor
AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ
Graphics
768 MB 100% DIRECTX 10 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 5670/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 260 OR HIGHER
Memory
3072 MB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
Notes
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION, WINDOWS XP NON SUPPORTED

Does Cities XXL have co-op or multiplayer?

No multiplayer modes declared.

Does Cities XXL run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese.

Does Cities XXL use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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