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Citystate II

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.

What works

  • Deep economic and political simulation
  • Unique blend of city building and policy management
  • Active developer support and frequent updates
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Good graphics and immersive city views

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited road and building variety restrict creativity
  • Ui and tutorial can be confusing and clunky
  • Some bugs and glitches reported
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Game can become repetitive in late stages

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Oxygen: First Breath

  • Oxygen

  • Settlement Survival

  • City Life 2008

  • Citystate

  • Rise of Industry

More creative

Games that feels like Citystate II but with more room to create and customize

  • SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition

  • SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited

  • Timberborn

  • Block'hood

  • Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

  • Nova Roma

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Citystate II but with less leadership over others

  • Highrise City

  • Urbek City Builder

  • Urbek City Builder: Prologue

  • InfraSpace

  • Nebuchadnezzar

  • Power to the People

More expressive

Games that feels like Citystate II but with more self-expression and customization

  • Cities: Skylines

  • TheoTown

  • City Bus Manager

  • Pharaoh + Cleopatra

  • Tropico 6

  • Celestial Empire

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Citystate II: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

Last update: 21/08/2026