As Cities: Skyline 2 continues its makes an attempt to recuperate from final yr’s disastrous launch, Paradox Interactive has introduced and launched a recent batch of paid DLC for the unique Cities: Skylines, some 18 months after delivering what was speculated to be its ultimate main replace.
Paradox concluded Cities: Skylines 1’s launch roadmap in Could final yr with the launch of its ultimate mini-expansion, Resorts & Retreats. On the time, it stated developer Colossal Order would proceed normal assist by means of to the tip of 2023 because it shifted its focus to Cities: Skylines 2.
However Cities: Skylines 2’s launch went poorly, leading to a number of delays to Paradox’s post-launch DLC plans whereas Colossal Order continued to enhance the bottom sport. An early try to foist DLC on the Cities: Skylines 2 participant base was so badly acquired, Paradox vowed to postpone all future paid DLC “indefinitely”. Then, in September, it introduced additional DLC delays so Colossal Order may full work on a “essential” property editor.
And now, amid a string of different main misfires for Paradox, the writer has determined to return to a effectively most assumed had lastly run dry. 18 months after wrapping up assist for Cities: Skylines 1, it is launched three new paid DLC packs for the sport, all themed round mountain peaks and alpine terrain. There’s the Mountain Village Pack and Map Pack 3, each a part of Cities: Skylines’ Content material Creator vary, plus the Radio Station Alpine Tunes music pack.
“This content material has been within the works for a while as we all know lots of you continue to love constructing and increasing your cities within the authentic Cities: Skylines,” Paradox wrote in its DLC announcement. “No assets have been diverted from Cities: Skylines 2 for this,” it continued, noting the brand new DLC has been created in partnership with developer Tantalus. “Our buddies at Colossal Order stay absolutely targeted on creating and bettering Cities: Skylines 2.”
All three new Cities: Skylines 1 DLC releases can be found now on PC, and arrive forward of eight free neighborhood created area packs impressed by the structure of iconic cities around the globe that’ll launch for Cities: Skylines 2 beginning subsequent week.
All this comes at a difficult time for Paradox, which has confronted a string of high-profile set-backs over the previous couple of years. Alongside Cities: Skylines 2’s disastrous launch, Jail Architect 2 has now been delayed indefinitely after Paradox break up with developer Double Eleven earlier this yr, whereas Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (which was nearly cancelled earlier than The Chinese language Room took over its troubled improvement) not too long ago noticed its launch pushed again from “late 2024” into 2025. That is on high of Paradox’s resolution to cancel promising life sim Life By You in June, and the industrial failure of final yr’s The Lamplighters’ League, which resulted in Paradox parting methods with developer Harebrained Schemes.
Chatting with Eurogamer concerning the firm’s troubles earlier this yr, Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester admitted, “It’s clear that we’ve made the mistaken calls in a number of tasks, particularly exterior of our core, and this should change.”
