{"id":1803528,"date":"2026-03-03T12:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1803528"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:24:23","slug":"cities-skylines-1-is-getting-its-first-new-expansion-in-two-years-as-resurrection-efforts-seemingly-continue-amid-sequels-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1803528","title":{"rendered":"Cities Skylines 1 is getting its first new expansion in two years as resurrection efforts seemingly continue amid sequel&#8217;s struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Cities Skylines 1 is getting its first new expansion in two years as resurrection efforts seemingly continue amid sequel&#8217;s struggles<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Arrives as part of series&#8217; 11th anniversary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/cities-skylines-race-day-montage.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshots from Cities Skylines expansion Race Day showing a racing track, Race HQ, and a street full of racing cyclists.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"cities-skylines-race-day-montage.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Paradox Interactive<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-03T12:24:23+00:00\">March 3, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ff11eb2b-7860-457b-8dd0-0230b8b40d8c\" data-name=\"Cities: Skylines\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cities: Skylines\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cities: Skylines\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cities: Skylines\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cities: Skylines\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cities: Skylines\" title=\"Follow Cities: Skylines\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cities: Skylines<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nAmid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cities-skylines-2\">Cities Skylines 2<\/a>&#8216;s continuing efforts to right the ship some two years after its troubled launch (and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/paradox-interactive-parts-ways-with-cities-skylines-studio-after-over-15-years-as-publishers-misfortunes-continue\">original developer Colossal Order no longer attached to the series<\/a>), publisher Paradox Interactive has announced the first expansion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cities-skylines\">Cities Skylines 1<\/a> in nearly two year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nParadox says it&#8217;s creating the new expansion, titled Race Day, in &#8220;close collaboration&#8221; with Tantalus Media &#8211; a studio primarily known for its remaster and porting work on games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/luigis-mansion-2-hd\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 2 HD<\/a>, Stellaris: Console Edition, and Age of Empires 3: Definite Edition. As its name suggests, Race Day is a sports-themed expansion, giving players the tools to &#8220;transform their streets into thrilling motor racing, running, and cycling courses.&#8221; It&#8217;s out 10th March for PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Race Day | Trailer | Cities: Skylines\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3iQxEmQCAU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z3iQxEmQCAU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Race Day | Trailer | Cities: Skylines<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cities: Skylines &#8211; Race Day.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3iQxEmQCAU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nRace Day officially arrives as part of Cities Skylines&#8217; 11th anniversary celebrations, which also include several further bits of paid DLC (the Iconic Brutalism and Renewed History content creator packs, plus the 8 Gear Radio music station) and a free base game update adding roadside fences and an Employment Info View designed to provide a closer look at a city&#8217;s workforce. All four releases will be available to purchase separately from 10th March, and they&#8217;re also being bundled together for \u00a320.15\/\u20ac23.99\/$23.99.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nAs for Cities Skylines 2, that&#8217;s getting two new content creator packs &#8211; Office Evolution and City Stations &#8211; and two new radio stations, Smooth Vibes FM and Skyrail Radio, on 18th March. Again, these can also be purchased in a bundle, this one costing \u00a318.49\/\u20ac21.99\/$21.99. Paradox has also confirmed work on the sequel continues, with new developer Iceflake Studios set to follow its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxinteractive.com\/games\/cities-skylines-ii\/news\/patch-notes-first-frost\">first (and positively received) February patch<\/a> with a free update adding the Iceflake Arena signature building, improved toggle zoning, bug fixes, and more.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSigns Paradox might be looking to resurrect the phenomenally popular Cities Skylines 1 following its sequel&#8217;s disastrous launch (and amid a string of other major misfires for the publisher, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/prison-architect-2-indefinitely-delayed-by-paradox\">indefinite delay for Prison Architect 2<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sims-like-rival-life-by-you-has-been-cancelled-after-indefinite-delay\">cancellation of Life By You<\/a>) emerged toward the end of last year when &#8211; some 18 months after Cities: Skylines 1&#8217;s release roadmap officially concluded &#8211; it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cities-skylines-1-gets-new-paid-dlc-18-months-after-its-supposedly-final-update\">announced a fresh batch of relatively minor paid DLC<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe arrival of Race Day, however, suggests it might have grander plans for Cities Skylines 1 as its sequel, now under new stewardship, attempts to find its feet after several difficult years. As for Cities Skylines 2&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cities-skylines-2s-troubled-console-release-sounds-like-its-still-some-way-off\">long-promised Xbox Series X\/S and PS5 release<\/a> &#8211; originally due to arrive alongside the PC version back in 2023 &#8211; it&#8217;s supposedly still on the way.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nAmid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cities-skylines-2\">Cities Skylines 2<\/a>&#8216;s continuing efforts to right the ship some two years after its troubled launch (and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/paradox-interactive-parts-ways-with-cities-skylines-studio-after-over-15-years-as-publishers-misfortunes-continue\">original developer Colossal Order no longer attached to the series<\/a>), publisher Paradox Interactive has announced the first expansion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cities-skylines\">Cities Skylines 1<\/a> in nearly two year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nParadox says it&#8217;s creating the new expansion, titled Race Day, in &#8220;close collaboration&#8221; with Tantalus Media &#8211; a studio primarily known for its remaster and porting work on games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/luigis-mansion-2-hd\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 2 HD<\/a>, Stellaris: Console Edition, and Age of Empires 3: Definite Edition. As its name suggests, Race Day is a sports-themed expansion, giving players the tools to &#8220;transform their streets into thrilling motor racing, running, and cycling courses.&#8221; It&#8217;s out 10th March for PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Race Day | Trailer | Cities: Skylines\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3iQxEmQCAU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z3iQxEmQCAU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Race Day | Trailer | Cities: Skylines<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cities: Skylines &#8211; Race Day.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3iQxEmQCAU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nRace Day officially arrives as part of Cities Skylines&#8217; 11th anniversary celebrations, which also include several further bits of paid DLC (the Iconic Brutalism and Renewed History content creator packs, plus the 8 Gear Radio music station) and a free base game update adding roadside fences and an Employment Info View designed to provide a closer look at a city&#8217;s workforce. All four releases will be available to purchase separately from 10th March, and they&#8217;re also being bundled together for \u00a320.15\/\u20ac23.99\/$23.99.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nAs for Cities Skylines 2, that&#8217;s getting two new content creator packs &#8211; Office Evolution and City Stations &#8211; and two new radio stations, Smooth Vibes FM and Skyrail Radio, on 18th March. Again, these can also be purchased in a bundle, this one costing \u00a318.49\/\u20ac21.99\/$21.99. Paradox has also confirmed work on the sequel continues, with new developer Iceflake Studios set to follow its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradoxinteractive.com\/games\/cities-skylines-ii\/news\/patch-notes-first-frost\">first (and positively received) February patch<\/a> with a free update adding the Iceflake Arena signature building, improved toggle zoning, bug fixes, and more.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSigns Paradox might be looking to resurrect the phenomenally popular Cities Skylines 1 following its sequel&#8217;s disastrous launch (and amid a string of other major misfires for the publisher, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/prison-architect-2-indefinitely-delayed-by-paradox\">indefinite delay for Prison Architect 2<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sims-like-rival-life-by-you-has-been-cancelled-after-indefinite-delay\">cancellation of Life By You<\/a>) emerged toward the end of last year when &#8211; some 18 months after Cities: Skylines 1&#8217;s release roadmap officially concluded &#8211; it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cities-skylines-1-gets-new-paid-dlc-18-months-after-its-supposedly-final-update\">announced a fresh batch of relatively minor paid DLC<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe arrival of Race Day, however, suggests it might have grander plans for Cities Skylines 1 as its sequel, now under new stewardship, attempts to find its feet after several difficult years. As for Cities Skylines 2&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cities-skylines-2s-troubled-console-release-sounds-like-its-still-some-way-off\">long-promised Xbox Series X\/S and PS5 release<\/a> &#8211; originally due to arrive alongside the PC version back in 2023 &#8211; it&#8217;s supposedly still on the way.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Cities Skylines 1 is getting its first new expansion in two years as resurrection efforts seemingly continue amid sequel&#8217;s struggles Arrives as part of series&#8217; 11th anniversary. 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