# Skyline Co-op

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Skyline Co-op and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this cute building game, which feels like the original SimTower and is built around democratic socialism. Critics mention wonky gameplay and heavy CPU use.

## Why people recommend it

- Cute, charming feel (2 comments): "Cute game! Very CPU-hungry (in Firefox on Linux), maybe you can get it a bit more optimized." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49196039)) "this has a cute feel to it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49196141))
- Feels like the original (2 comments): "catches the original's vibe nicely" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49196060)) "this has a cute feel to it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49196141))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SimCity 3000](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simcity-3000.md): 23 recommend
- [SimCity 2000](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simcity-2000.md): 20 recommend
- [SimCity](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simcity.md): 20 recommend
- [Cities: Skylines](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cities-skylines.md): 20 recommend
- [Microlandia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microlandia.md): 20 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Skyline Co-op", https://hackerapproved.com/p/skyline-co-op/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).