Cities: Skylines 2's new developer celebrates the occasion with a debut patch all about death, making citizens pop their clogs around the clock and removing immortality in easy mode: 'Previously, about 80% of them never died of old age'

Cities: Skylines 2 received a patch from its new developer addressing citizen mortality. Previously, about 80% of citizens never died of old age in easy mode due to immortality mechanics. The update removes immortality in easy mode and increases natural death rates across difficulty levels.

Appeared in 2026-02-23.