After more than a decade of successful collaboration across numerous titles that we’re both immensely proud of, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have mutually decided to pursue independent paths.

Development of the Cities: Skylines franchise will move to a different studio under Paradox Interactive's leadership and Colossal Order looks forward to building on its experience across new projects and exploring new creative opportunities.

This means the Cities: Skylines franchise will move to a new developer, and we’re pleased to announce that Iceflake Studios will be taking the lead. Based in Tampere, Finland, Iceflake Studios is one of Paradox Interactive's internal management game studios and is hard at work getting into the nuts and bolts of Cities: Skylines II.

It sounds like the original cities skylines devs have jumped ship. Doesn't sound good for the future of the game or the franchise

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We have an announcement about the future of Cities: Skylines II. Cities will journey on with a new developer at the helm.

After more than a decade of successful collaboration across numerous titles that we’re both immensely proud of, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have mutually decided to pursue independent paths, and Iceflake Studios will take the reins on the development of Cities: Skylines II at the start of 2026. The decision was made thoughtfully and in the interest of both teams - ensuring the strongest possible future for the Cities: Skylines franchise.

Before year-end, the Bike Patch and a first implementation of Asset Mods will be available to you as a player.

You can read more about it here: https://pdxint.at/49QDwfo

We have also shared an FAQ that you can find here: https://pdxint.at/4nQPSYh