Paradox Interactive and developers Iceflake Studios have announced a new expansion for the city-building simulator Cities: Skylines II – Park Adventures. It will launch on PC on December 2 and will be Iceflake Studios’ first original expansion. Park Adventures will let players bring their cities to life with modular parks, zoos, nature reserves and amusement parks, as well as five new maps, biomes and more than 100 new assets. The DLC is included in the Expansion Pass II.

In Park Adventures, players will be able to design and develop urban parks. To do so, they’ll need to lay out a modular area, fill it as they see fit, and turn a nature reserve, city zoo or colorful amusement park into a place residents will love. As their parks grow, players will unlock new attractions and features, while making sure guests are happy, staff are paid and ticket prices remain competitive – otherwise, visitors may leave in search of a better experience.

Key features of Cities Skylines 2: Park Adventures:

• Parks for every taste: Create your own unique park – a peaceful green space nestled between skyscrapers, complete with teahouses, botanical greenhouses and garden mazes, or an exhilarating amusement park with roller coasters, observation towers and much more. If you need even more space and greenery to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and get closer to nature, you can add hiking trails, park lodges and observation platforms to nature reserves. And if you’d like to add a zoo to any of them, you can do that too!
• Park economics and management: Parks are now part of your city’s economy. A dedicated tab features profit and loss reports for both the entire city and each individual park, so you’ll always know what’s working and what isn’t. Control ticket prices, manage staff budgets and maintenance expenses, and set policies that shape the visitor experience. If you overlook something, your parks will let you know right away. Insufficient maintenance funding leads to unhappy guests, so keep a close eye on everything to prevent your ratings from dropping.
• New maps, assets and props: Park Adventures features more than 100 new assets, including city park buildings, zoo enclosures and animals, nature reserve structures, and amusement park attractions. The expansion also includes new maps, specially designed to let you build the city of your dreams in arid, tropical, boreal, alpine and Mediterranean settings.

Ahead of the expansion’s release, Cities: Skylines II will be free to play on Steam from November 12 to 16. Iceflake Studios also released the free Seasonal Shift update today, which includes improvements from the latest open beta, various bug fixes, updated support for upscaling technologies (DLSS 4.5, FSR 3, XeSS 3), improvements to Paradox Mods and much more. You can read the full patch notes on the official website.

For more information about Cities: Skylines II and the Park Adventures expansion, visit the official website and the Steam page.