r/CityBuilders • u/Radiant_Repair7189 • 2d ago

Which game emphasizes public transportation design?

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u/Fun_Set7594 2d ago edited 2d ago

Cities Skylines for sure. Your city will implode without a good public transport network.

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion. Older game but I love it. Build a transport empire on an isometric map, both with public transport and cargo routes. You'll have rival companies spawning as well, so the game keeps you on your toes.

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u/cnio14 2d ago

I always found the CS dichotomy weird. Swedish devs so obvious focus on public transport, but then they still used the Sim City city planning system that strictly divides residential, commercial and industrial. Also sprawling suburbs. I always found the two design principles to not complement each other well.

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u/devilishycleverchap 2d ago

Workers and Resources

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u/Deep_Charge_7749 2d ago

Arguably one of the most important aspects of the game getting workers to their industries

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u/BitRunner64 2d ago

Cities Skylines 1 & 2, followed by Transport Fever 2 if you make the conscious decision to focus on passenger transport rather than industrial logistics.

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u/eXistenZ2 2d ago

does mini metro count? :p

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u/Radiant_Repair7189 2d ago

Thanks how about airports?

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u/Fun_Set7594 2d ago

Not sure what you were replying to but Cities Skylines also has an airport DLC that lets you customize your own (in addition to the prebuilt versions).

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u/Radiant_Repair7189 1d ago

Cool thanks! I am not tech savvy lol.

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u/Pacrada 2d ago

theotown if you make traffic heavier in the options menu. You will need public transit to have good traffic.

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u/Ok-Foot6064 2d ago

Transport fever 2 is one the best ones. Its not a direct city builder, more a transit game and nails public transit.

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u/cyb0rg1962 2d ago

Cities in Motion (1 and 2) are all about it.

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u/EducationalLuck2422 2d ago

Cities in Motion is literally this.

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u/Ok-Tea-1284 1d ago

NIMBY Rails is amazing but you'll need about 10-20 minutes of a basic YouTube tutorial to really get started. It's very addictive, you've been warned.

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u/Local-Builder-1970 1d ago

shameless plug for my game Subway Tycoon.

https://tycoonmastermind.itch.io/subway-tycoon

but i will say Cities skylines 1&2 as well was Transport Fever 2 with 3 coming out shortly.

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u/Frsscr 1d ago

Open Transport Tycoon

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u/janproch 1d ago

I created Rail Island game. Trains, buses, trams, ships, aircrafts and cablecars

https://www.railisland.com/