Game Broken: Players Outraged!

Game news They broke the game, the players are furious!

Available since March 25, 2024, the first DLC of Cities Skylines 2 faces a wave, or rather a tsunami, of bad grades. It is the lowest rated DLC on all of Steam with only 4% positive reviews. A very low score but deserved according to the players, who are furious. The DLC is now no longer purchasable and has been removed from the official website. Paradox Interactive.

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A descent into the abyss

Loyal followers may already know a certain woman named Mariina Hallikainen. The general director of the studio Colossal Orderwhich develops Cities Skylines 2offers a weekly update on what’s new in the project. The city building game faces many challenges. Indeed, several difficulties hamper the reputation of the game. Notable optimization issues and limited content are two issues that are making players particularly unhappy.

It was after a lot of patience that players were able to get their hands on the game's first DLC: Beach Properties. This was announced as bringing more variety and construction possibilities in relation to the beach and the sea. According to some, the game looks more like an early release than a finished game, but that didn't stop Paradox Interactive from releasing its first paid content before turning its attention to improving the base game. The disappointment of the players could have stopped, but that was without taking into account the poverty of said additional paid content. A (very small) set of cosmetic items and a few dozen very simple seaside residences, all for 10 euros…

A torrent of excuses

It's Mattias Lilja who gives us some information regarding the situation of the game. The deputy general director of Paradox Interactive doesn't hesitate to get wet and tells us about what happened internally. According to him, they released the DLC in a hurry. This should not have been published in its current form. He keeps on :

We are sincerely sorry for all of this. When we made statements like this before, we committed to continuing to make improvements, and while we are working on these updates, they have not come at an acceptable speed or scale, and we We suffer from having lost the trust of many of you. We want to do better

In addition to this declaration, a refund is organized by the two studios. A refund that will take time for some, because physical purchases of the Ultimate Edition are not the easiest to recover. Instead, free additional content will be offered. These will be 3 creator packs and 3 radio stations which together represent a symbolic value of 40 dollars. The DLC Beach Propertiesunavailable for purchase since this announcement, will be added as free additional content later.