Cities: Skylines II vs Manor Lords

Manor Lords is the cheaper of the two right now at US$25.99 on Steam, US$24.00 less than Cities: Skylines II. On playtime it is also the better value: Manor Lords costs US$0.87/h against US$1.25/h for Cities: Skylines II — 30h to beat versus 40h. Steam players rate Manor Lords higher: 88% positive against 55%.

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Cities: Skylines II vs Manor Lords, United States store pricing
MetricCities: Skylines IIManor Lords
Price nowUS$49.99 on SteamUS$25.99 on Steam
All-time lowUS$30.75 on GameBilletUS$19.79 on GameBillet
Steam rating55% positive88% positive
Hours to beat40h30h
Cost per hourUS$1.25/hUS$0.87/h
PlayersSingle-playerSingle-player
Available onSteamSteam, Epic, GOG
Released2023, Colossal Order2024, Slavic Magic

Pick Cities: Skylines II if

Far deeper economy and road tools than the original. It is a City Builder by Colossal Order, 2023, and takes about 40 hours. The catch: performance problems drove the Mixed review score. Full Cities: Skylines II price breakdown.

Pick Manor Lords if

Gorgeous, organic medieval town-building. It is a City Builder by Slavic Magic, 2024, and takes about 30 hours. The catch: early Access — combat and late-game are thin. Full Manor Lords price breakdown.

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Prices come straight from the stores' own feeds, in USD for United States, and are cached for about 30 minutes; hours-to-beat and the pros and cons are our editorial estimates. Cost per hour is the cheapest current price divided by hours-to-beat. No ads, no affiliate links and no paid placement — a store link earns us nothing. Every weight and threshold we use is published.