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Cities: Skylines II had an intriguing beginning, with some users encountering performance problems, others facing crashes, and many grappling with overall instability. In response to these issues, I've established this website to provide common troubleshooting solutions. It's worth noting that these methods were suggested by me on the PDXForums and have proven effective for many users dealing with crashes.

Graphics Card Drivers

Reinstalling graphics drivers can sometimes be beneficial.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable

Requirement for many games/applications

Alternatively, you can also download from Microsoft Learn as well..

Verifying Game Files

Learn how to verify your game installation.

Troubleshooting

Paradox Launcher Troubleshoot

Follow these steps if you encounter issues with Cities Skylines:

Exit the Steam/Epic Launcher entirely.
Uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.
Delete the following folders if still present:
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder, you'll need to enable "View Hidden Items" in File Explorer.
Run Steam as an administrator (right-click Steam.exe and choose "Run as administrator").
Launch the game by clicking the "PLAY" button in Steam.
Reinstall graphics driver.
Reinstall Visual Studio Redistributable from here.
Reinstall Visual Studio runtimes at the above green button
Verify game files.

Crashes

If you're experiencing crashes or bugs in Cities: Skylines II, you are urged to report it directly on Paradox Forums:

Obtain the Player.log file from %LocalAppData%Low\Colossal Order\Cities Skylines II.
Submit a report here.