Cities: Skylines Expanded Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Paradox Interactive and Tantalus Media announced the Colossal Order city builder today at a suggested $49 (£41.49 / €49), with clearer visuals, stronger performance targets, and a bigger map than the original Switch version.
What Switch 2 players get
Expanded Edition is built for Switch 2, not a straight port of the 2018 Switch release. You get 25 buildable tiles, up from nine, so cities have room to grow before the map runs out. A map editor shapes the landscape first. Building tools add precision placement, a distance indicator, updated snapping, and a quick selection tool for swapping common assets.
Graphics options split two ways. Performance targets 60 FPS with upscaling and adjusted quality. Quality targets 30 FPS and leans on visual fidelity. Keyboard and mouse work alongside controllers if you dock at a desk. An environmental controls panel tweaks time of day, rain, fog, and coloring while you build.
Ten expansions in the box
Expanded Edition includes ten expansions and content packs: After Dark, Snowfall, Green Cities, Sunset Harbor, Map Pack 3, Country Road, Pearls from the East, Deep Focus Radio, Carols, Candles & Candy, and Match Day. Night life, weather, green districts, and harbor growth come with the base purchase instead of stacking DLC later.
Loyalty discount for Switch owners
Owners of Cities: Skylines on Nintendo Switch get a 70% loyalty discount on Expanded Edition from October 28, 2026 through April 28, 2027. That six-month window is the clear path if you already put hours into the original Switch edition and do not want to pay full MSRP twice.
Same-day DLC for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox
October 28 is also a content day for Cities: Skylines on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Holiday Getaways by Tomas13TO and Mansions & Manors by Feindbold land as Content Creator Packs at $5.99 each (£4.99 / €5.99). Blueprint Beats Radio (16 lo-fi and chillhop tracks) is $3.99 (£2.99 / €3.99). All three sell as the Estates & Escapes Bundle for $12.99 (£10.99 / €12.99). Those packs are for existing PC and console versions, not the Switch 2 Expanded Edition SKU.
FAQ
When does Cities: Skylines Expanded Edition launch on Switch 2, and how much is it?
It launches Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at a suggested $49 (£41.49 / €49), according to Paradox Interactive.
Do Switch owners get a discount on Expanded Edition?
Yes. Owners of Cities: Skylines on Nintendo Switch get a 70% loyalty discount from October 28, 2026 through April 28, 2027.
What about new Cities: Skylines DLC on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox?
On the same day, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox get Holiday Getaways and Mansions & Manors Content Creator Packs ($5.99 each), Blueprint Beats Radio ($3.99), or the Estates & Escapes Bundle ($12.99). Those packs are for existing PC and console versions, not the Switch 2 Expanded Edition.
Cities: Skylines has been the go-to city builder on Switch for years. Expanded Edition is the Switch 2 step up: more tiles, clearer performance choices, better tools, and a steep loyalty cut if you already own the original. Mark Wednesday, October 28 if a bigger handheld skyline is on your list.