Even the air traffic control tower is a purely decorative object, rather than being necessary for the airport to work! In the case of airports, these include the various hangars, parked planes, and so forth. Of course, Airports suffers from the same problems that have plagued the previous expansions that used the leveled-areas concept.Ī lot of the modular components are simply decorative and have no function other than to increase the area's abstract 'attractiveness'.

Unfortunately, there's not nearly as much expressiveness as what we were offered by Parklife.Īirports come in different styles, and are customizable (parking lots and garage are mod assets). The airports are massive and expensive, but they can be shaped to fit into irregular spaces in or around your city. They are functionally the same, so don't fill different roles the way that different parks, industries, or university types did in their respective expansions. There are 3 styles of airports: a retro-style, a modern style, and an 'ultra-modern' style. The modular nature of the airport buildings, taxi paths, and runways provides quite a bit of customization.

Campus, ironically, did not teach Colossal Order any lessons A lot of the same compliments and criticisms that were already applied to Parklife, Industries, and Campus also apply here. As such, I don't know that I really have much to say about Airports.

The Airports expansion is yet another expansion pack using the area-painting mechanic that was introduced in the Parklife expansion in 2018, then re-used in Industries and Campus in the subsequent years. But that is not the case, as a new expansion was finally released at the end of January 2022.

I had assumed that Cities: Skylines was done, and that Sunset Harbor would be the final expansion for the game. I'm not sure if this is the result of Colossal Order shutting down its studio temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, or if they have just been busy working on a sequel. Sunset Harbor released in March of 2020, and there hasn't been any full expansion since then. ( < indicates platform I played for review)Ĭities Skylines base game rated E (for Everybody)Īfter releasing 2 full expansions every year since the launch of Cities: Skylines, expansions seemed to dry up after 2020. Airports level based on total passenger count.

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