Cities XL is a city-building simulation developed by Monte Cristo and released in 2009 for Windows, created by the team behind the City Life series. Players take on the role of mayor, constructing and managing urban environments across large, detailed 3D maps that feature varied terrain types — mountains, canyons, beaches, and islands — set in climates ranging from tropical to desert and Mediterranean to temperate. Terrain and topography directly influence resource availability and city layout decisions. The game includes hundreds of buildings and monuments drawing from American and European architectural traditions. Citizens are modeled with individual profiles reflecting age, education, and wealth, which determines the mix of services, employment, and leisure facilities a city must provide. A sophisticated transport system allows players to configure traffic lanes and build bridges and tunnels. The in-game economy responds dynamically to price fluctuations and shifting citizen demands.
This is the Regular Edition. You can also check out the Limited Edition of Cities XL which contains additional content!
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CITIES XL™ is the next-generation in city-building games, allowing gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures. Would-be Mayors are challenged to create the right combination of social services, leisure activities, special events and job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, employ and entertain their citizens.Realism will be pushed to the limit with cities that are bigger, more realistic and more sophisticated than ever before.
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CITIES XL allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures and monuments based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. The maps feature a variety of environments: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Players must create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities, special events and other job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, clothe, employ and entertain their citizens. Be it planning and building a new zoo, public park, residential neighborhood or transit system - there's always a fresh and exciting challenge for would-be city managers and mayors in CITIES XL.
