Is Cities: Skylines Safe?
Cities: Skylines — Nerq Trust Score 62.0/100 (C+ grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-04-16.
Use Cities: Skylines with some caution. Cities: Skylines is a Steam game with a Nerq Trust Score of 62.0/100 (C+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 70/100. Popularity: 75/100. Data sourced from Steam Store metadata, user reviews, age ratings, and monetization analysis. Last updated: 2026-04-16. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Cities: Skylines safe?
CAUTION — Cities: Skylines has a Nerq Trust Score of 62.0/100 (C+). It has moderate trust signals but shows some areas of concern that warrant attention. Suitable for development use — review security and maintenance signals before production deployment.
What is Cities: Skylines's trust score?
Cities: Skylines has a Nerq Trust Score of 62.0/100, earning a C+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Cities: Skylines?
Cities: Skylines's strongest signal is popularity at 75/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.
What is Cities: Skylines and who maintains it?
| Author | Colossal Order |
| Category | Steam Games |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Cities: Skylines
What is Cities: Skylines?
Cities: Skylines is a game — Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expandin.
How to Verify Safety
Check Steam reviews. Verify age rating. Look at microtransaction details.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=Cities: Skylines
Key Safety Concerns for game
When evaluating any game, watch for: microtransaction aggressiveness, loot boxes, anti-cheat invasiveness, age appropriateness.
Trust Assessment
Cities: Skylines has a Nerq Trust Score of 62/100 (C+) and has not yet reached Nerq trust threshold (70+). This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Cities: Skylines has a Trust Score of 62/100 (C+).
- Review carefully before use — below trust threshold.
- Always verify independently using the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 70/100 |
| Privacy | 50/100 |
| Reliability | 75/100 |
| Transparency | 55/100 |
| Maintenance | 60/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from Steam Store metadata, user reviews, age ratings, and monetization analysis.
What data does Cities: Skylines collect?
Cities: Skylines has a privacy score of 50/100. Review the documentation and privacy policy for data handling details.
Full analysis: Cities: Skylines Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Cities: Skylines secure?
Security score: 70/100. This meets the recommended security threshold for production use.
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Cities: Skylines Security Report
How we calculated this score
Cities: Skylines's trust score of 62.0/100 (C+) is computed from Steam Store metadata, user reviews, age ratings, and monetization analysis. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (70/100), privacy (50/100), reliability (75/100), transparency (55/100), maintenance (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
This page was last reviewed on April 16, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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