Cities Skylines “After Dark” Expansion Heralds New Buildings, Night-Day Cycle

Cities: Skylines was briefly integrated into some of our 4K gaming tests, standing-in as a representation of more zoomed-out gameplay. Secretly, when not endlessly performing gaming benchmarks and testing, Cities: Skylines is one of our favorite games to actually – y'know – play.

Paradox Interactive, publisher of Cities: Skylines developer Colossal Order, recently announced the arrival of the game's first paid expansion, “After Dark.” This expansion is delivered following a slew of free content updates output by the developers, including a European Buildings aesthetics update.

Cities: Skylines – After Dark adds a day-night cycle to the game, alongside new city services, options, mass transport systems, specialized areas, and an update to the game's twitter equivalent. Of the expansion, the official press release stated:

“In After Dark, mayor-players’ in-game cities will go from day to night and back again, and their bustling burgs will look – and behave – differently. New leisure-focused commercial areas will become popular nightspots, with citizens flocking to nightclubs, karaoke bars, and other downtown destinations when their day is done. During the day, newly popular beachfront properties will do big business, including beach restaurants, jetski rentals, and more. For citizens who have a little too much fun, the addition of prisons will sort things out – while new taxi mechanics will help nighttime revelers get around efficiently and safely.”

We are told that After Dark will include these additions:

• Leisure and Luxury: Nightclubs, restaurants, bowling alleys, and other new leisure areas will become especially active at night.
• Service with a Smile: New city services will transport criminals from police stations to prisons, while cargo hubs and international airports will allow industry and tourism to expand and thrive.
• Surf and Turf: Commercial areas on the shoreline can specialize in new beach properties such as fishing tours, marinas, and beach bars.
• We Get Around: New taxi services help citizens and tourists travel around the city, while new dedicated bus lanes and bike lanes encourage alternate transportation.
• New Chirps: Because everyone loves Chirper #youknowit #heisadorable.

Learn more about Cities: Skylines here: http://www.citiesskylines.com/

- Steve “Lelldorianx” Burke.