metropolis construction game , developed by Finnish studio Colossal Order and inspired by EA's series, has reached another sales milestone. The game, released on March 10, has now sold more than 500,000 copies.
It moved , making it publisher Paradox Interactive's fastest-selling game yet. On Monday, however, the company said the single-player game has now doubled that figure.
"Looks like we broke the 500k barrier," it on Twitter. "HUGE thanks to every single Chirpy who has supported us so far! <3"
“Our congratulations and thanks must also go to developer Colossal Order for making what is being widely described as the new benchmark of the city-building genre," Paradox chief executive Fredrik Wester said last week about the initial 250,000 sales milestone.
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In other news about Cities: Skylines, a former Maxis employee who worked on 2013's SimCity and was out of a job after , has seeking funding to create buildings for Paradox's game. More information about Bryan Shannon and his crowdfunding campaign is.