Cities: Skylines II Steam Deck settings and performance

Device

Steam Deck rating

Poor

Equal-weight average of all 3 scores (community and sourced). Not a median, benchmark, or guarantee.

Settings snapshot

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Detailed community reports and cited evidence behind the score.

Sourced scoretoucharcade.comPublished May 8, 20242 / 5PoorLow preset, 30 FPS target
TouchArcade directly tested Cities: Skylines II on Steam Deck and observed 23 FPS while using the lowest possible settings, with the game still failing to reach 30 FPS.
Low preset · 30 FPS target
Frequent dips
Article: How is Cities: Skylines II on Steam Deck in 2024?.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Sourced scorepcgamesn.comPublished Oct 27, 20232 / 5PoorLow preset, Other FPS target
PCGamesN reports a direct Steam Deck test of Cities: Skylines II at the lowest settings, running around 20 FPS with frame-rate drops and stutter.
Low preset · Other FPS target
Frequent dips · Unsure about runtime
- Shader stutter
- Small text
Article: Cities Skylines 2 Steam Deck performance test.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Sourced scorecomputerbase.dePublished Oct 24, 20231 / 5Broken720p, Low preset
ComputerBase benchmarked Cities: Skylines II on Steam Deck at 720p and the Very Low preset, measured about 13 FPS, and described the result as unplayable.
720p · Low preset
Unplayable
Benchmark: Official Steam Deck compatibility section.View source (opens in a new tab)— Equivalent source rating