Skyline Co-op
Shares rank 18 of 21 city builder games by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Cute, charming feel
“Cute game! Very CPU-hungry (in Firefox on Linux), maybe you can get it a bit more optimized.”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Skyline Co-op is like SimTower, but built around democratic socialism” “this has a cute feel to it”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Skyline Co-op is like SimTower, but built around democratic socialism” Feels like the original
“catches the original's vibe nicely”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Skyline Co-op is like SimTower, but built around democratic socialism” “this has a cute feel to it”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Skyline Co-op is like SimTower, but built around democratic socialism”
Other city builder games people recommend
The four most recommended other city builder games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimCity 3000 | 23 | 2 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| SimCity 2000 | 20 | 7 | 74% | 11 | — | Approved |
| SimCity | 20 | 12 | 63% | 9 | — | — |
| Cities: Skylines | 20 | 18 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
| Skyline Co-opThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“can't drag any element. Managed to build a lobby by double tapping.”
“Building a floor and then the room/office is a bit annoying”
“Quite enjoyed it. Gameplay was a bit wonky, some issues.”
“this has a cute feel to it”
“Nice job getting it to walk me through those intro steps.”
“catches the original's vibe nicely”
“Cute game! Very CPU-hungry (in Firefox on Linux), maybe you can get it a bit more optimized.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.