There is a part of me that is looking for an excuse to go back and have another look at Cities: Skylines II. The sequel was ambitious but didn’t quite get things just right at launch, with reviews on Steam at launch being only 55% positive. For a while now, the reviews have swung a bit more positive overall, with some still holding on to complaints that I get, but I also knew they were going to be “problems” in the first place. Well, as announced earlier this week, co-developer of Cities: Skylines II, Iceflake Studios, has an upcoming expansion. Here is what the press release had to say:

“Paradox Interactive and Iceflake Studios today announced that Park Adventures, the upcoming expansion for their city-building management game Cities: Skylines II, is set to park itself onto PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store on December 2. Marking Iceflake Studios’ first original expansion for the game, Park Adventures will let players bring life to their city with modular parks, zoos, nature reserves, and amusement parks, along with five new maps, biomes, and more than 100 new assets. Park Adventures will retail for a suggested price of $19.99/£16.99/€19.99, and is also included as part of Cities: Skylines II: Expansion Pass II.”

Talking more about what to expect in the expansion, the press release notes: “In Park Adventures, players are invited to add, shape, and customize their city parks. Draw your modular area, fill it in however you like, and turn your natural reserve, city zoo, or colorful amusement park into a destination that your citizens will love. Unlock new attractions and features as your parks grow, but remember to keep your guests happy, your staff funded, and your ticket prices competitive, or you risk visitors leaving for a better experience elsewhere.

“A park for every vision: Build your own unique park, from a calm green space with tea houses, botanical conservatories, and garden mazes tucked between the skyscrapers to thrilling amusement parks with rollercoasters, gyro towers, and more. If you’re looking for even more space and greenery, nature reserves let you build hiking trails, park lodges, and observation platforms to escape the city entirely and get in touch with nature. And if you want to add a zoo corner to any of them, you can!

Park Economy and Management: Parks are now part of your city’s economy. A dedicated recreation tab gives you city-wide and per-park profit and loss statements, so you always know what’s working and what isn’t. Control ticket prices, manage staff budgets, maintenance costs, and set policies that shape the visitors’ experience. Let things slip, and your parks will show it! Underfunded maintenance leads to unhappy guests, so make sure to stay on top of it all to avoid your ratings falling.”

“New maps, assets, and props: Park Adventures includes over 100 new assets spanning city park buildings, zoo enclosures and animals, nature reserve structures, and amusement park rides. It also includes new maps specifically designed for you to build the arid, tropical, boreal, alpine, or Mediterranean city of your dreams.“

Interestingly enough, you don’t have to go back and read what I said or wait for my word (indeed, how magnanimous) on Cities: Skylines II. The press release concludes, “To celebrate the upcoming release, Cities: Skylines II will be free-to-play on Steam from November 12-16. Together with today’s announcement, Iceflake Studios also released the free ‘Seasonal Shift’ update, adding the improvements from the latest Open Beta alongside various bug fixes, updated upscaler support (DLSS 4.5, FSR 3, XeSS 3), improvements to Paradox Mods, and more. Read the full patch notes here.”

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