I average about 50fps with high settings and deph settings graphics turned OFF.

I have a i9-10900k, 3080ti.

It does go lower at times from 50fps, all the way to like 25fps? But it is only for several minutes.

I like the game so far, and I see all the big improvements that Colossal Order have made, but I need to give this a no for if I can recommend this game. The performance is just terrible for the average consumer. You really need a top of line machine to get the best framerate.

Buy this game "now" if you have lots of cash, and your okay with waiting long for performance improvements. But honestly, I remember Cities 1 running iffy too at launch, and even till this day, comparing the two, it doesn't run amazing. I think the highest framerate I can even go on a beginner city is like max 80 fps. I really think that Cities 1 only runs better because the PC hardware is only better these days. I am sure Colossal Order probably did some optimizations to Cities 1 but I really don't think it was as much as many people think. That game came out in 2015, my PC is not even going above 100fps in cities 1 on max settings.

Will see what happens with Cities 2, but it's the squeal and seems to be going in the right direction.

On Steam Deck with the lowest settings I averaged about 20 FPS on a city that had a population of 350.

Once I see that the performance has improved, I will update my review.

I average about 50fps with high settings and deph settings graphics turned OFF. I have a i9-10900k, 3080ti. It does go lower at times from 50fps, all the way to like 25fps? But it is only for several minutes. I like the game so far, and I see all the big improvements that Colossal Order have made, but I need to give this a no for if I can recommend this game. The performance is just terrible for the average consumer. You really need a top of line machine to get the best framerate. Buy this game "now" if you have lots of cash, and your okay with waiting long for performance improvements. But honestly, I remember Cities 1 running iffy too at launch, and even till this day, comparing the two, it doesn't run amazing. I think the highest framerate I can even go on a beginner city is like max 80 fps. I really think that Cities 1 only runs better because the PC hardware is only better these days. I am sure Colossal Order probably did some optimizations to Cities 1 but I really don't think it was as much as many people think. That game came out in 2015, my PC is not even going above 100fps in cities 1 on max settings. Will see what happens with Cities 2, but it's the squeal and seems to be going in the right direction. On Steam Deck with the lowest settings I averaged about 20 FPS on a city that had a population of 350. Once I see that the performance has improved, I will update my review.