Cities XL vs Cities XXL

Cities XL lets players craft detailed cities on realistic 3D maps, balancing social services, employment, and leisure to keep citizens happy. The game offers a variety of environments—from mountains to beaches—and architectural styles from around the world. Players can design everything from residential neighborhoods to transit systems, while competing or cooperating in single‑player, multiplayer, and MMO modes for endless urban challenges.

Cities XXL lets you design, build, and manage sprawling metropolises with a robust RTS‑style simulation engine. Choose from 47 architectural styles, over 1,000 buildings, and a wide range of infrastructure options to shape your city’s skyline. Focus on citizen happiness, traffic flow, pollution control, and green initiatives like park‑and‑ride, electric car dealerships, and bike‑hire stations. The intuitive interface and powerful engine make it easy to create the world’s biggest and most diverse cities.

• Extensive 3D map variety
• Deep economic and social simulation
• Robust multiplayer and MMO options
• Wide range of architectural styles

• Extremely large maps for expansive city building
• Wide variety of architectural styles and buildings
• Robust ecological and pollution management tools
• Intuitive interface that speeds up city creation

• Steep learning curve for beginners
• Performance can lag on large maps
• Limited mod support

• Graphics are dated compared to newer city simulators
• Single‑player only, no multiplayer mode
• Performance can drop on very large maps