• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    The board game Monopoly was designed to mock landlords and call out the greed and cruelty inherent in the real estate market.
    Has Cities Skylines inadvertently done the same?

    • TheWizardOfOdd@lemmynsfw.com
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      19 days ago

      They did a lot more than that. The simulation in Cities Skylines 2 was so broken at the beginning that people couldn’t afford their rent but at the same time demanded better housing. The patch that fixed that essentially had „Removed landlords“ in its patch notes.