# Cities: Skylines

> Indie game profile, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Sales estimate uses the white-box Boxleiter algorithm; numbers are approximate (±50%).

## Snapshot
- **Primary genre**: Simulation
- **Release year**: 2015
- **Release date**: Mar 10, 2015
- **Platforms**: linux, mac, windows
- **Genres**: Simulation, Strategy
- **Launch price**: $29.99 USD
- **Steam reviews**: 217,744
- **Positive review %**: 93%
- **Steam app**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710

## Developer
- **Studio**: [Colossal Order](https://indielist.games/studios/colossal-order)

## Publisher
- **Name**: [Paradox Interactive](https://indielist.games/publishers/paradox-interactive)

## Sales estimate (white-box, version v1.0)

- **Units (median)**: 20,685,680 (range 12,411,408 – 28,959,952)
- **Net revenue (median)**: $354,351,656 USD
- **Boxleiter NB used**: 95
- **Algorithm version**: v1.0

### NB breakdown
- `base`: +50
- `year_2015`: +30
- `price_$30`: +5
- `positive_93%`: +10

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/cities-skylines-255710)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md. Always verify large numbers with official sources before citing.