Cities XL Platinum
Skip · Strategy · 2013
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 6, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.32/hr
- Reviews▼
- 58% of 1,637
- Genre rank
- Top 93% Strategy
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 31.3h
Price and sales
- Sales
- 91 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $1.49 September 2024
- Sale every
- 42d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 9 now
- Cheaper than
- 29% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 5% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 91 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 2 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Automation Empire ($29.99, scores 11) beats it on value, while it beats Cities XXL ($9.99, scores 2).
More about Cities XL Platinum
Of the 227 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 41 percent of the 181 reviews written there were positive, against 58 percent overall, and those are 17 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 14 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Thanks for the 85% discount, the game really playable on my laptop. 60fps at low setting. I will play the game for the rest of the week❤❤stay focus edit: I really love the game❤❤
2 more reviews
I've had this game for years. I had the CD game long before I gave in and bought it on Steam. As city builders go, I've always liked being able to create multiple cities around the world and then have them essentially trade with each other. But in all the years I've played it, I've never succeeded without cheating. Take that as you want. The game is visually pretty, has a decent series of tutorials, and doesn't tax...
this game is honestly amazing. for me it's everything i could want in a city builder because i prefer just being able to build whatever i want and grow my city as opposed to have to like spend hours grinding to be able to grow. it also runs pretty nice on my pc (which isn't the greatest) but it does lag a bit since i have a TON of buildings. 10/10 game, worth it for 2 bucks ngl
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 9 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Cities XL Platinum scores 6/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/231140/cities-xl-platinumReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.