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Cities in Motion

Cities in Motion

Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam

Released Feb 22, 2011 Developer Colossal Order Publisher Paradox Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SimulationManagementStrategyCity BuilderSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

76.8%positive1,097 reviews
Recommended · 77 found this helpful

“I spent many MANY hours playing Transport Tycoon, OpenTTD, and both Aerobiz games for the SNES, and this falls into the same vein of transport business simulation. Thankfully, it also lives up to that standard of excellence. It's very easy to grasp some of the core concepts, but…”

— a player, Steam review · 96 hrs played
Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“This is one of those games that takes a certain kind of player. If you love building and management games than this is a lot of fun. I have played both this and the second Cities in Motions. Both are fun, but in different ways. Cities in Motions 2 offers you a lot more control…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Not recommended · 150 found this helpful

“Initially, this game was right up my alley. I am a huge tycoon / sim junkie and I was able to grasp the basics right off the bat. However, the main issue I have is the sim engine itself is incredibly difficult to work with. To make money, you need to move passengers from point A…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

712all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 203 avg · Feb 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

47achievements
20.5%median completion
1.2%rarest: Bested Berlin
73.6% of players 67.4% of players 65.8% of players 62.2% of players 54.3% of players 48.4% of players 44.7% of players 42.6% of players 42.2% of players 41.8% of players 40.8% of players 37.5% of players 36.9% of players 36.5% of players 32.6% of players 31.4% of players 27.7% of players 27.0% of players 24.9% of players 24.6% of players 22.5% of players 21.3% of players 20.6% of players 20.5% of players 18.2% of players 17.2% of players 16.2% of players 16.0% of players 12.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.6% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 5.8% of players 4.8% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 73.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.6%High Income — Earn 1500 profit for one month
67.4%Drawing Lines — Build 2 lines of any type
65.8%Good Coverage — Have 10% coverage of any city
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Bested Berlin — Complete all Berlin tasks
1.2%Amsterdam Aid — Complete all Amsterdam tasks
1.3%Veteran of Vienna — Complete all Vienna tasks

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-27
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada26.99 CAD
Japan2,690 JPY
Brazil71.99 BRL
China98.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$14 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-24

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Management · Strategy · City Builder · Singleplayer · Transportation · Trains · Economy · Sandbox · Building (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish - Spain, French
Achievements47
Official sitehttp://www.citiesinmotion.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core or higher Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3850 or higher (integrated video cards not supported), 512 MB RAM, OpenGL 3.0