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Build a City with LEGO Bricks: New City-Building Game 'LEGO Skylines' Announced by the Studio Behind Cities: Skylines II
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During the digital event gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 on August 26, 2026, Paradox Interactive announced LEGO Skylines, a new city-building game developed by the studio behind Cities: Skylines II. The game will be released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Combining the iconic LEGO brick aesthetic with deep city-building simulation, LEGO Skylines allows players to construct roads, residential zones, commercial areas, and public facilities using modular LEGO pieces, offering a creative yet management-heavy experience. The game retains the series' signature mechanics such as traffic flow, economy, and citizen satisfaction, while introducing LEGO-specific building features that enable imaginative city layouts. This announcement is significant because it marks the first in-depth collaboration between a mainstream city-building franchise and the globally recognized LEGO brand. It broadens the player base of the Cities: Skylines series and opens a new direction for LEGO IP in the gaming space. For players, it presents an accessible visual style while preserving the complexity of urban management, and the modular nature of LEGO could enhance the building feedback loop. For the industry, this partnership highlights the potential of cross-IP collaborations in strategy and simulation genres, potentially attracting casual audiences to hardcore simulators and setting…
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