Cities: VR

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5
Genre: Simulation
Developer: Fast Travel Games
Release Date: Feb. 22, 2023

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'Cities: VR' Enhanced Edition Comes To PS VR2 As Launch Day Title - Trailer

by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2022 @ 10:56 p.m. PDT

Made for VR, Cities: VR brings the definitive city-building experience of Cities: Skylines into virtual reality for the very first time.

Cities: VR will give management fans and upstart urban planners the chance to live out their architecture and civil engineering dreams in a virtual world by simulating bustling  neighborhoods, streets and buildings in all-new ways. Playing mayor has never been more intuitive, with the opportunity to handle your city’s economics, emergency services, education and entertainment by building and managing your city in an interactive landscape... With precise and tactile feedback, as well as a palette of easy to use tools, players can enjoy a specially designed control system that encourages productive creativity.

Cities: VR is a new take on the leading city-building simulation, Cities: Skylines, and is both a great entry-point to the franchise and a compelling new experience for Cities: Skylines veterans. This experience keeps the core gameplay elements of the franchise intact, while offering a unique approach to the simulation through VR.

With a never before seen level of immersion, Cities: VR will allow players to see their skylines shoot up from an expansive bird’s eye view, or become part of their cities and watch them come alive from building level. After all, a mayor should be able to observe their citizens in real time, seeing new neighborhoods emerge from hard work and thoughtful design.

Cities: VR is a more intimate and focused city management simulation than its predecessor, and isn’t a direct port of Cities: Skylines. VR does not allow for the size and scale the PC version offers, choosing to emphasize more intimate experiences set in smaller areas. Some features PC players have grown accustomed to, such as terrain editing and natural disasters, are not part of Cities: VR. However, just as the PC game has been continually updated throughout its history, Fast Travel plans to add additional content and features to Cities: VR over time.


An expanded and visually updated iteration of the original for Meta Quest 2, Cities: VR - Enhanced Edition gives budding architects and civil engineers the opportunity to build bustling metropolises at a grander scale.

Cities: VR - Enhanced Edition features sharper graphics, richer colors, and additional plots to bolster the game’s interactive landscapes. Paired with the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller, Cities: VR - Enhanced Edition naturally responds as structures are made, promoting an enveloping virtual reality experience.

Cities: VR - Enhanced Edition will let players create huge metropolises and watch them come alive - all the way from the bustling streets to a bird’s eye view in a smooth experience,” said Andrea Wästlund, Senior Producer at Fast Travel Games. "We've been able to make the game look and play great thanks to Sony's support, the power of the PlayStation 5, and the unique features of PSVR2. We can't wait to see both Cities: Skylines veterans and players new to the city-building genre breaking ground when the game launches!"

Key Features:

  • Build and Manage Your Ideal City: Get hands on with an immersive and comprehensive city-building simulation like no other. Control every aspect of urban planning - from the downtown center roadways to utility line placement in suburban districts - and build your ultimate city.
  • An Immersive & Scenic Simulator: Experience your creations in the most immersive VR city building simulation to date. Raise the city of your dreams from the ground up through an unparalleled level of presence, immersion and hands-on gameplay. See your skyline rise from an expansive bird's eye view, or become a part of your creation and watch your city come alive from the streets.
  • The Definitive City-Building VR Game: Cities: VR takes the core gameplay experience of leading city-building simulation Cities: Skylines and brings it to life like never before. 
  • Easy to Pick Up: A detailed, easy-to-follow tutorial will take players through the basics of city building in VR. Precise and tactile feedback and a palette of tools at your fingertips makes for an easy-to-use control system. 

Currently available for Meta Quest 2, Cities: VR is coming to PlayStation VR2 (PS5) on February 22, 2023.


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