Image of a virtual city in promo art for Cities: Skylines 2.

All Achievements in Cities: Skylines 2

Cities: Skylines 2 aims to improve upon what its cult classic predecessor started, with developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive funneling the sequel constant support post-launch. If you’re a completionist hoping to cut your teeth on this city-building sim, here’s a list of all 40 achievements you can earn in Cities: Skylines 2.

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Every Achievement in Cities: Skylines 2

My First City: Build a city with residential, commercial, and industrial zones with water and electricity.

The Inspector: Have a look at each individual info view panel.

Happy to Be of Service: Create a city district and assign a city service to that district.

Royal Flush: Reach enough milestones to unlock all city services in a single city.

Key to the City: Unlock each building available in the base game.

Six Figures: Reach a population size of 100,000.

Go Anywhere: Have 20 active transport lines, whether a passenger or cargo line or a mix of both. 

The Size of Golf Balls!: Experience a hailstorm.

Out for a Spin: Experience a tornado.

Now They’re All Ash Trees: Experience a forest fire.

Zero Emission: Have a city that produces electricity with only renewable energy sources.

Up and Away!: Build any airport.

Making a Mark: Build 5 signature buildings in a single city.

Everything the Light Touches: Unlock 150 map tiles in a single city.

Calling the Shots: Have five city policies active simultaneously.

Wide Variety: Create 10 different districts in a single city and assign policies to each.

Executive Decision: Assign a policy to a city district.

Related: When Does Cities: Skylines 2 Release on PC and Consoles?

All Smiles: Have at least 1,000 citizens and an average happiness rating of 75%.

You Little Stalker!: Follow a citizen’s lifepath from childhood to old age.

The Good Stuff: Listen to two different radio stations around the clock.

Related: Does Cities: Skylines 2 Have Mod Support on PC and Consoles?

Image of a virtual city at sunset in Cities: Skylines 2 with mod support.

I Made This: Use the editor to make an asset of any other type than a map.

Cartography: Use the editor to make a map.

The Explorer: Unlock 50 map tiles in a single city.

The Last Mile Marker: Reach milestone 20.

The Architect: Build 10 signature buildings in a single city.

Things Are Not Looking Up: Experience a rat infestation.

Four Seasons: Experience all four seasons by building a city in a climate with a snowy winter.

Spiderwebbing: Have 50 active transport lines, similar to the Go Anywhere achievement in Cities: Skylines 2.

This Is Not My Happy Place: Have at least 1,000 citizens and an average happiness rating of 25%.

Simply Irresistible: Have at least 1,000 citizens and a city attractiveness rating of 90.

Top of the Class: Build a city where at least 20% of the population has a university level of education.

Snapshot: Use the photo mode to take a screenshot.

The Deep End: Have a total loan of at least 200,000 in a single city.

Groundskeeper: Build 10 parks in a single city.

Colossal Gardener: Plant 100 trees or bushes with the landscaping tool in a single city.

Strength Through Diversity: Have buildings from all four zone types in a single city.

Squasher-Downer: Bulldoze a total of 1,000 buildings.

A Little Bit of TLC: Have 10,000 citizens treated at medical clinics or hospitals in a single city.

Welcome, One and All!: Have a total of 10,000 tourist visits in a single city.

One of Everything: Build all unique city service buildings in a single city.  

There isn’t an ultimate reward for getting all the achievements in Cities: Skylines 2, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still brag to others by getting 100% in this city-building sim.

If you’re looking for more on the game, check out when Cities: Skylines 2 is slated to release on console.


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