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Cities XL: Platinum

A Simulator game by Focus Entertainment, released in 2009

No Rating🔴Niche / Inactive🥇Proton GoldPC (Microsoft Windows)

Cities XL (formerly Cities Unlimited) is a city-building computer game developed by Monte Cristo, which has prior development experience in City Life. It was originally scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2009, but was eventually released on October 8, 2009. The game allowed players to play online and interact with others on massive persistent planets, and to work together by trading resources or building blueprints in order to satisfy the needs of city inhabitants. However, on March 8, 2010 the online service was closed and the game became single-player only.

Single playerMultiplayer

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Cities XL: Platinum Download Size

The official download size for Cities XL: Platinum is 2 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.12 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

2GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.12USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

2 mins

Is Cities XL: Platinum Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
7Players Online

There are currently 7 people playing Cities XL: Platinum, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 8.4
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Cities XL: Platinum save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\CitiesXLPlatinum\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/CitiesXLPlatinum/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/CitiesXLPlatinum/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Cities XL: Platinum Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Cities XL: Platinum, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
See 9 user configs ↗

Can I Run Cities XL: Platinum?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Cities XL: Platinum smoothly, your PC needs at least 2 GB RAM RAM and a 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 3850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 OR HIGHER or equivalent GPU. Plan for 2 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP1/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
  • ⚡
    CPUAMD/INTEL 2.5 GHZ
  • 🧠
    RAM2 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 3850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 OR HIGHER
Download Size
2 GBSmall

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