Key Takeaways
- A Baldur’s Gate 3 player recreates the metropolis in Cities: Skylines, impressing both game communities.
- Cities: Skylines offers endless adventures with user-generated content and ongoing updates.
- The impressive scale achieved in the Baldur’s Gate project showcases Cities: Skylines’ capabilities.
A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has recreated the RPG’s titular metropolis in the city-building game Cities: Skylines, and the result has impressed the communities of both games. Larian Studio’s Dungeons & Dragons-based title scooped Game of the Year in 2023, after its success in developing engaging gameplay and charming characters, so recreating its vast expanse in Cities: Skylines is no small feat.
The first Cities: Skylines game from Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive debuted in 2015, followed by its anticipated sequel in 2023. Rivaling the popular SimCity series, the open-ended simulation title is a never-ending adventure regarding players’ creations, and the game even supports user-generated content. Furthermore, Cities: Skylines 2 players recently received an update on console versions and content, the latter of which is expected to start rolling out in Q4 2024.
Posted on Reddit by Impossible_Active271, the Baldur’s Gate 3 player informed the game’s subreddit community that they had recreated the fantasy city in Cities: Skylines, down to the last detail. Screenshots of Baldur’s Gate locations, including Sorcerous Sundries and the Balduran Statue, were shown alongside the recreated versions in the building sim, albeit with modern boats and buildings instead of the RPG’s medieval aesthetic. Additionally, the player provided side-by-side map comparisons, pin-pointing where additional locations like Blackgate, the Counting House, and Tumbledown were placed. Cities: Skylines is considered one of the best city-building games of all time, and the impressive scale achieved in this Baldur’s Gate project demonstrates the game’s capabilities.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Recreates the Metropolis in Cities: Skylines
There’s a host of beginner tips to help Cities: Skylines players get started on their ambitious creations, as a building sim this complex can often be daunting for newcomers. However, the Baldur’s Gate 3 player is certainly no novice, and several Redditors wasted no time congratulating their remarkable achievement. One member found The Blushing Mermaid homage quite amusing, as the player replaced the tavern with a bar and a cruise ship, and another user shared their desire for a better medieval city-building game, while the strategy game Manor Lords irons out some issues in Early Access.
The titular metropolis in the Baldur’s Gate series, also known as the Halfway to Everywhere and the City of Blood, exists among the most iconic video game cities. Famous for being one of the largest city-states on the Sword Coast, Baldur’s Gate boasts commerce and opportunity while being led by the Lords’ Alliance, but the city retained peace and safety thanks to The Watch and the Flaming Fists’ influence.