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
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
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
Minimum: HD 3850, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Cities in Motion?
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- 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
Does Cities in Motion have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Cities in Motion run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 47
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, French.
Does Cities in Motion 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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