Expand the economic horizons of your municipality with Cities: Skylines - Industries, a major expansion pack designed to transform your urban landscape into a thriving industrial powerhouse. While the base game allows for traditional zoning, this expansion introduces a hands-on approach to production, allowing players to move beyond simple "zone and forget" mechanics to actively manage complex supply chains and resource extraction.
Revolutionize Your City's Economy
Cities: Skylines - Industries shifts the focus from generic urban sprawl to specialized economic sectors. The expansion introduces a new way to paint your municipality, allowing you to establish dedicated industrial districts specifically tailored to the natural resources available on your map. Whether your city is nestled in a dense forest or sitting atop rich mineral deposits, you can now commodify the environment around you.
The gameplay mechanics revolve around creating specialized production lines. Unlike standard residential or commercial zones, industrial districts require direct construction and micro-management. Players begin by establishing a main building for their chosen sector—such as forestry, farming, ore, or oil—and then strategically lay down the necessary facilities to gather and process resources. As you produce more materials and hire more employees, your industries level up, unlocking new buildings and advanced production stages.
Specialized Industrial Sectors
The expansion provides deep, interconnected gameplay through several distinct industry types:
- Forestry: Start with tree plantations and timber yards, progressing through biomass wood pellet plants and pulp mills to create finished goods like furniture and paper products.
- Farming: Utilize fertile lands to grow crops and manage the agricultural lifecycle.
- Ore & Mining: Extract precious minerals from the earth to fuel your city's manufacturing needs.
- Oil: Tap into "black gold" to drive a high-energy industrial sector.
Key Features of Industries
- Hands-on Management: Move away from passive zoning with a system that requires you to build facilities and manage the entire production treadmill.
- Dynamic Supply Chains: Create intricate networks where raw materials are processed through multiple stages into high-value finished goods.
- Resource Integration: Seamlessly incorporate the natural landscape of your maps into your economic strategy.
- Leveling System: Earn experience for your industries based on production volume and workforce size to unlock advanced infrastructure.
This expansion is perfect for "business moguls" and simulation enthusiasts who crave more depth in their city-building experience. If you enjoy the granular details of logistics, supply chain management, and seeing a highly detailed, interconnected economy function in real-time, Cities: Skylines - Industries offers the tools to turn your quiet town into a bustling industrial beehive.
Note: This content requires the base game Cities: Skylines to play. Available on PC.
