The big anniversary patch back in March certainly made Cities Skylines 2 a lot better, bringing with it vital improvements to the employment system and other key parts of the simulation. But Paradox and Colossal Order still have work to do on the city-building sequel. 18 months since launch, Cities 2 feels less accomplished than its genre-redefining predecessor. With Manor Lords, Civilization 7, and a new version of Frostpunk filling up the strategy space, CO's game wants a bolt of energy – and this could be it. Originally slated for the second quarter of 2025, the new Cities Skylines 2 DLC Bridges and Ports may be making land sooner rather than later.
Between all the fresh creator packs and additional radio stations, there's been a significant amount of city-building game's next DLC is still due to arrive within the second quarter, which gives it a deadline of the end of June. Based on a secretive new Steam update, however, the DLC could be on its way shortly.
As of Tuesday April 29, the Steam database for Cities Skylines 2 has just been updated with a list of new in-game achievements, all of which have the same, distinct theme. One achievement, for example, challenges you to build five lift or draw bridges in your city. Another tasks you with gathering 10,000 tons of fish. You can see the list below:
The Steam store page for Bridges and Ports is already live, so the achievement list could be a hint that either pre-orders will soon be available, or the DLC itself will finally go on sale. We'll have to wait and find out.
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