First, know that this game isn't fully cooked. However, despite owning most of the DLC for the first, I keep coming back to this. Simply put, it's a technical marvel. Basically all of the mechanics from the original game are present, but the mechanics are far deeper and integrated. There is significantly less content than the first and many of the mechanics, especially policies, feel like the minimum viable product.

In short, there's less gross content, but what's there is so much better it's difficult to go back. Know what you're getting into though, this should probably be thought of as early access.

First, know that this game isn't fully cooked. However, despite owning most of the DLC for the first, I keep coming back to this. Simply put, it's a technical marvel. Basically all of the mechanics from the original game are present, but the mechanics are far deeper and integrated. There is significantly less content than the first and many of the mechanics, especially policies, feel like the minimum viable product. In short, there's less gross content, but what's there is so much better it's difficult to go back. Know what you're getting into though, this should probably be thought of as early access.