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Cities in Motion

Rendered in rich detail, four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam - await the steady hand of a planner to manage their transportation needs in Cities in Motion, a…

67 22 February 2011 from $4.99

Cities in Motion is a simulator developed by Colossal Order, released 22 February 2011 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.99 at GOG.

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What Cities in Motion is

Cities in Motion is a simulator game developed by Colossal Order and released in 2011. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rendered in rich detail, four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam - await the steady hand of a planner to manage their transportation needs in Cities in Motion, a city-based mass transportation simulation game. 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.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 47 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Cities in Motion holds a critic score of 67 out of 100. That places it above 29% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core or higher, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3850 or higher (integrated video cards not supported), 512 MB RAM, OpenGL 3.0. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at GOG, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Cities in Motion launched on 22 February 2011, within three weeks of Dragon Age 2, Bulletstorm, Total War: Shogun 2 and Dragon Age II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age 2, Bulletstorm, Total War: Shogun 2, Dragon Age II.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Cities in Motion — frequently asked questions

When did Cities in Motion come out?
Cities in Motion was released on 22 February 2011 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Cities in Motion cost?
The cheapest current price for Cities in Motion is $4.99 at GOG, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Cities in Motion?
At minimum, Cities in Motion needs 2 GHz Dual Core or higher, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3850 or higher (integrated video cards not supported), 512 MB RAM, OpenGL 3.0 graphics, 2 GB of storage.
How many GB is Cities in Motion?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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