Whereas the first game was limited to 9 tiles covering 36 km 2 of area (81 tiles with user modifications) and the remastered edition to 25 (100 km 2), Cities: Skylines II allows players to build out to 441 tiles representing 159 km 2 of area. Initially the player is limited to nine tiles of space to build on but can expand out by purchasing additional tiles from city funds as they increase their city's complexity. The player can set city policies like taxes and edicts to influence how the city grows as well as from which they receive funds to continue to expand out the city. Players can lay down roads, zoning, utilities, and city services to bring in residents and businesses.
Like Cities: Skylines, Cities: Skylines II gives the player a virtual plot of land to create a city within.
