Is the game playable now? Should I buy or wait?

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Any suggestions please. Thanks guys!

[MuseXDD]

go to buy cityskyline 1. other wise it would not crush the game all the time.

[Stealthy]

It is playable for sure but it doesn't mean that it doesn't have its issues. 2 biggest ones are office jobs dropping to 5 per building when the internal storage is full. Office products don't get exported so that causes the issue. There is a mod to fix this in PDX mods.

Other more annoying one is homeless people not leaving the city as long as you got parks or other leisure attractions in your city. This will eventually mess up residential demand and job availability. Simple fix is not to have any parks etc. but that's not ideal at all.

Other than that, it can be quite enjoyable game. And bit more challenging after this Economy 2.0 update.

[Snail0r]

Yes and no tbh. They kinda adressed a few issues making the game somewhat more enjoyable and reasonable, yet I dont know how to feel about the economy 2.0 update:

It turned from build the city however you want into use certain meta tactics to make profit. This definetley need to be more reworked, otherwise you have to really get into it when you want to build a functioning city since you also have to manage your city way more carefully.
Also they need to add a more detailed tutorial of how this stuff works otherwise you rely on online guides or external ''tutorials'' to get a deeper understanding.

Personally if you want a more casual city building expericene go to Cities Skylines 1.
If you want more of a challange in management try Cities Skylines 2.

I think the game still needs more time to deliver a good experience in my opinion.

[Sima | Marco]

Too many little bugs after the Economy 2.0 update, like every commercial building does only provide 5 workspaces now.

[Stealthy]

Originally posted by Sima | Marco:

Too many little bugs after the Economy 2.0 update, like every commercial building does only provide 5 workspaces now.

Commercials are fine, it's the offices that have this issue.

[MassAsster]

Reach a population of 250k and the game runs like pure trash...

[Stealthy]

Originally posted by MassAsster:

Reach a population of 250k and the game runs like pure trash...

50 - 60 FPS and normal sim speed. 14900K + 4090.

How's your crime rate and criminal count? Does it indicate a homeless problem that also causes hit on the performance.

[🐺Blue Wolf]

Economy 2.0 has awful balance and introduced quite a few game breaking bugs, and the only fixes anytime soon are mods. Wait.

[Cosmic Sea]

No. There is an abysmal amount of content and CO is still dragging their feet on the asset editor.

[greenjohnalbert]

This game is doomed. Don't buy it.