Cities in Motion

Transit management sim across four cities and a century

Colossal Order · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Feb 22, 2011

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 1,089
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 12; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Cities in Motion?

Cities in Motion is a single-player transportation management simulation set in Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam from 1920 to 2020. You plan bus, tram, subway, and other transit services to meet commuter demand and earn a profit. You can play through a scenario campaign, use sandbox mode, or create cities with the map editor.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning routes for several types of transit
+you want both scenarios and sandbox play

Not for you if...

−you want to manage zoning instead of transit services
−you dislike balancing commuter needs against profits

What players say

77% of 1,089 reviews are positive

Players praise its focus on connecting transit systems rather than managing an entire city.

Screenshots and trailer

Cities in Motion system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core or higher
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3850 or higher (integrated video cards not supported), 512 MB RAM, OpenGL 3.0
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB