Cities in Motion
Colossal Order · 2011 · Simulation, Management, Strategy, City Builder, Singleplayer
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About Cities in Motion
Build and manage public transportation networks across four iconic European cities from 1920 to 2020, balancing profitability with commuter satisfaction using buses, trams, subways, and more. Tackle 12 campaign scenarios or create your own cities with the advanced map editor, watching realistic traffic flow through gorgeously detailed urban environments.
Overseeing the changing needs of people from 1920 to 2020, it’s up to you to manage everything from buses, trams and subway trains to maximize profits while pleasing commuters.
Key Features
- Explore four different cities: Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
- Engage in a campaign with 12 scenarios, as well as a sandbox mode where all campaign cities are playable
- Experience realistic 3D graphics with more than 100 unique, highly detailed buildings
- Use the advanced map editor to create your own cities
- Play through 100 years of transportation history throughout four eras spanning from 1920 to 2020
- Choose between more than 30 different vehicles based on real-life models of buses, trams, water buses, helicopters, and subways, complete with an underground view
- Experience a real-time city and traffic simulator as each location's bustling population commutes between their homes, jobs, and leisure sites
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 14 of 14 DLC at today's best prices.
-17%Cities in Motion: Ulm
-16%Cities in Motion: Metro Stations
-10%Cities in Motion: Design Quirks
-16%Cities In Motion: Design Dreams
-16%Cities in Motion: Design Classics
-16%Cities in Motion: Design Marvels
-16%Cities in Motion: Design Now
-16%Cities in Motion: London
-16%Cities in Motion: Paris
-16%Cities in Motion: US Cities
-10%Cities in Motion: Soundtrack
-10%Cities in Motion: St. Petersburg
-16%Cities in Motion: German Cities
-16%Cities in Motion: Tokyo
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Cities in Motion is a focused and methodical transportation management simulation developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox Interactive that places the player squarely in the role of an urban transit planner rather than a traditional city builder. Instead of asking you to manage zoning, taxes, or population happiness in a broad sense, the game narrows its scope to one essential system: how people move through a city. This deliberate focus gives Cities in Motion a distinctive identity, emphasizing efficiency, logistics, and long-term planning over spectacle or rapid expansion. The core gameplay revolves around designing and maintaining public transportation networks that evolve alongside growing cities. Players are responsible for placing stops, drawing routes, purchasing vehicles, and adjusting schedules to meet changing demand. A wide variety of transportation options are available over time, including buses, trams, metro systems, ferries, and helicopters, each with different capacities, speeds, and costs. The challenge lies not in simply connecting points on a map, but in understanding how commuters behave—where they live, where they work, and how their needs shift th…2 found this helpful
its some eurojank for sure. but this game makes me so happy. it feels nothing like all the other city building games out there. this game just has this feel, this magic to it that i cant put my finger on.2 found this helpful
I very love this game!!1 found this helpful
A fun game with many different ways to connect the citys transport systems. Would recommend.
It does not start on Linux and Valve cannot help.
great game
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