Cities: Skylines map rankings
Ranked lists generated from the real stats of every map: the most buildable land, the richest resources, the best shipping and rail networks, the coldest and hottest climates.
Most buildable land
Maps ranked by the share of terrain you can actually build on. More buildable land means more room for roads, districts and big populations.
#1 Farmland Flats
Least buildable land (challenge)
Maps with the smallest share of buildable land, for players who want a tight, vertical, challenging city.
#1 The Archipelago
Most oil
Maps with the largest oil deposits, ideal for an oil industry district.
#1 Desert Pass
Most ore
Maps with the largest ore deposits, ideal for an ore industry and mining-based economy.
#1 Desert Pass
Most fertile land
Maps with the most fertile land, ideal for agriculture and farm-based industry districts.
#1 Meandering River
Most forestry
Maps with the biggest forests for a forestry industry and scenic, green cities.
#1 Honu Island
Most water
Maps where water covers the largest share of the area, good for waterfront cities and harbours.
#1 The Archipelago
Most shipping routes
Maps with the most incoming shipping routes, for cargo harbours and port cities.
#1 Cavern Coast
Most rail routes
Maps with the most rail connections to the outside world.
#1 Arid Plains
Most air routes
Maps with the most incoming air routes, useful for tourism and airport-based cities.
#1 Arid Plains
Hottest maps
Maps with the highest maximum daytime temperatures.
#1 Asanu Beach
Coldest maps
Maps with the lowest nighttime temperatures, ideal for a winter city.
#1 Frosty Rivers
Northern Lights maps
Maps where the aurora can appear, ranked by its probability.
#1 Frosty Rivers
Lowest Megalopolis requirement
Milestone thresholds differ between maps. These maps need the fewest citizens for the final Megalopolis milestone.
#1 The Archipelago