Best Cities of 2022 with Joy Builds Cities I 8 Years of Cities: Skylines

Join us on this amazing journey through the Best Cities of 2022! Today, together with Joy Builds Cities, we take a look at some of the most impressive Cities: Skylines creations in the past year.
EnJOY more of Joy Builds Cities here: / @joybuildscities
And you can find even more phenomenal content from our featured builders here:
Asturis by Akruas: / @akruas
Nishimachi by PHTNGaming: / @phtngaming
Europe by DirtyH: / @dirty.h
Ilos by OverchargedEgg: / @overchargedegg
Crater Lake by CityZilla: / @cityzilla
Auridon by FewCandy: / @fewcandy
Verde Beach by CityPlannerPlays: / @cityplannerplays
Evergreen County by Imperatur: / @imperatur
Middleshire by Czardus: / @czardus
Pittsburgh by Gaseous Stranger: / @gaseousstranger
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[@CityPlannerPlays]

Such an honor to be on this list with such great builders!!! Thank you so much to Joy and the Cities Skylines team!

[@coryfarmer2596]

Happy for all who made it. But I was stoked to see Verde here. Been rewatching the playlist 🎉

[@michaelspock]

Congratulations! I'm so happy to see my favorite city Verde Beach in the video! They even covered the history of Verde Beach!

[@Xiph86]

Well deserved the Verde Beach playlist is awesome.

[@edmontim84]

I was so hoping to see verde beach on this list, it made me so happy to see you get the recognition you deserve

[@jayyh_01]

verde beach deserved it for SURE! grats to all!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I was smiling all the way through this video, this community has some of the most talented builders for sure. Amazingly beautiful work by everyone 😀❤

[@JoyBuildsCities]

So many talented builders for sure!

[@mattazmy]

Can’t wait for New Tealand to grow and transform for 2023.

[@darrylmccullough5276]

Was expecting to see your british city. Couldnt get anymore realistic lol

[@Ezeeyvision718]

@Biffa All the way from New York. I been watching you since day one.Keep up the good work 😊And I’m mad you did not make the list 😔

[@jsalas5400]

Biffa you're the reason I know half the guys shown on here. Bought the game on a whim, had some trouble and went to KZbin and found your vids first. Been with ya for 3+ years now. You're not only a great teacher of the game mechanics, you're a great entertainer, and just a sack of fun...love ya man!

[@fewcandy]

Absolutely honoured that my first ever YT build made it in to this alongside some amazing creations!! Thank you Cities Skylines for making such an amazing game ❤

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Your city is epic and your detailing is so creative, glad so many others will get to see it!

[@edwardbickford8277]

Look at you getting on a" best of" list with your first ever KZbin city. I'm proud of you FewC

[@duszhduszh]

congratulations FewC!

[@Meeesa]

I told you on one of your first few videos that you were made for CS content creation! You deserve it! ❤

[@markneville2024]

You earned it, Well Done.😁

[@Dirty.H]

Very humbled to be among these talented creators! Thank you for featuring Greece!

[@sully_skylines]

Well deserved mate! Congrats 🎉

[@ShoyaPtm]

Deserved, H. It’s been fun to follow your concepts.

[@Dirty.H]

@ShoyaPtm Thank you mate. The detail you put into your work is Inspiring

[@iinickadelic6564]

Shot bro, love your work

[@phil.l]

You deserve it) it's always cool to see you turning some inspiration places into cities)

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thank you featuring Ilos! 🥰 Never expected my first time playing with Mods would make it into cities of the year 😍 Some really amazing builds in here!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

It’s such a beautiful city Egg.

[@kristof9497]

GG

[@kieranstewart78]

Orchid Bay is surely set for the 2023 edition of Best Cities!

[@duszhduszh]

Congratulations OE!

[@edwardbickford8277]

Awesome work Egg. It's a well deserved honor.

[@neveleven09]

Imperatur is a genius when it comes to vanilla assets. Glad to see him on this list.

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Right??

[@csbrooks]

All I see with his city is just a tangled mass of redundant streets and highways, it looks like someone sprayed a can of silly string made of concrete onto a map then put buildings in the unoccupied parts...

[@flyeru_9485]

​@@csbrooksdo better

[@tasteychackras7023]

@@csbrooksI suggest taking a look at his videos and not judging it based off the click glances it shows on this. Specifically how he plays and designs his curved roads and interchanges and decorates the city since its vanilla. He also makes terraforming look like an art

[@csbrooks]

@@tasteychackras7023 Okay

[@PHTNGaming]

My honor to be on this amazing list among other talented creator. Thank you Joy and CS Team for helping me bring my creation of life to the world!!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Thank you for sharing your creativity with everyone here! 🙏🏻

[@zh4256]

항상 존경합니다 PHTN ❤

[@Czardus]

So honored to be included in this amazing group of stellar builds!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Glad to see Vanilla builds this year!

[@zobr0s77]

Your was my favourite dear!

[@IsaiahWells]

Middleshire definitely should have been the top city! Especially since you come from the U.S. and you decide to build a city that is inspired by England and on top of that left-hand traffic! Middleshire is amazing!

[@jasonr.sheren3156]

Congratulations

[@wendyperez8714]

You and T4rget are what got me to purchase this game. No regrets. Thank you for all you do!

[@aaronp0324]

Cities: Skylines is like this generation's version of model trains. These are incredible builds.

[@MrGrugsy]

There is a part of the modding community that focuses on trains and have made thousands of assets for the model train community. Cities is a great virtual diorama if you are into model trains. Not my thing, but I think it's awesome that it's a thing.

[@aZuReLoGiiCz]

Glad to see Akruas on here, he finally deserves this recognition as the amount of detail he puts into his builds/videos is amazing

[@jons_7402]

For sure. His Altengrad build is nothing short of amazing. He makes the best use of procedural objects I've seen so far.

[@CityZilla]

Thank you for having me be a part of this! I feel honored to see my city sharing the spotlight with so many amazing creators and beautiful cities! 😀 I can't wait to see what 2023 has to offer us!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Right? It’s going to be epic!

[@phil.l]

Unfortunately your city wasn't shown in the night time. It is even more beautiful with all the lights in canals !

[@R_02alcb]

lets goo crater lake is in there

[@IsaiahWells]

@@JoyBuildsCities EPIC!!

[@cameron224_]

Akruas is the goat for modded cities content and storytelling. Aurelia, Asturis, and Altengrad are each masterpieces.

[@regulate.artificer_g23.mdctlsk]

This needs to be the top comment

[@zh4256]

Akruas는 Cities Skylines의 최고의 유저라고 생각합니다.

[@Tar-Numendil]

Aurelia is just incredible.

[@JackVadasdi]

i think the space elevator is based off of the one from ace combat 7...

[@regulate.artificer_g23.mdctlsk]

@@JackVadasdi The space elevator IS the Lighthouse from AC7. (Is that what it's called? I can't remember.)

[@alcheratios29]

MY TOP CS CREATORS: I admire IMPERATUR for his layering capabilities particularly his terraforming techniques and his creative ways of using the native assets into interesting ones. Overcharged Egg's ILOS was a testament, with careful planning and correct blocking you can showcase certain parts of a city. Cityplanner Plays was different. I enjoy his storytelling, and his tips and tricks. AURIDON, is a topnotch fewcandy's creation. It inspires me to build a city with character and personality. ASTURIS was incredible, the epitome of heavily modded city, to the point I couldn't recreate any space from his build. I enjoy how he challenged himself to create a trademark truly of his own. PHTN Gamings' NISHIMACHI was I jealous about. I love JAPAN. His patience on detailing every space was terrific. What draws my attention was the trains and interchanges... I was expecting BIFFA, Captain Ahvious, Infracturist, Conflict Nerd and the narrator itself...to showcase their works... I really hope I can showcase mine, hopefully I could have a computer that meets the requirements of the game.

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Love your list here! We are spoiled with an overwhelming amount of incredible builders.

[@jojogh10]

You're absolutely right! Well said! :D

[@mrmaison4924]

This wasn't long enough. I could watch these cities for hours. More please! Makes me think about my wish that one day we could somehow visit each other's cities as tourists.

[@luminou_cs]

It is an great honor to see that many of my creations appear in the city created by Akruas! A big thanks to him !!

[@strangeisreal]

I'm a simple ace combat fan. I see the space elevator on the thumbnail; i like immediately

[@jaydeepmohile]

Some of these cities I have seen growing in front of my eyes. So glad all these city builders got the appreciation they deserve for putting in countless hours of hard work and entertaining us. Thank You Guys!!

[@danonck]

So happy to see Akruas get his recognition, if anything, I'd put both his cities here, as Altengrad is such an incredible and unique build, taking into account real life and history of Eastern Europe. My honourable mentions from the ommisions on the list: Jeremy Thunder's Carribbean build - Scylla Republic, which unfortunately is no longer running ever since one of the updates broke it. Infrastructurist's Coniferia - for the realistic and extremely pleasant to watch build. Also I was happy to see creators that I watch for a long time here - Ilos and Auridon are both amazing builds!

[@Xucaboa]

Incredible lineup of cities by some of my favorite builders! Bravo to all!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

So many great builders here!

[@Killersanchez256]

Nice seeing all the community here

[@Xucaboa]

@@Killersanchez256 THOT! Long time no see!

[@murican2982]

Worth noted to credit ace combat for the space elevator

[@acemaster038]

Asturis looks a lot like Gunther Bay from Ace Combat 7

[@LarrySkylines]

What a terrific lineup of Cities creations. Thanks Joy!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

You are so welcome! It’s a team effort for sure.

[@keithclunk3125]

That opening image of Nishimachi by PHTNGaming was simply outstanding. Took my breath away. Fabulous cities by all with a lovely enthusiastic commentary by Joy.

[@tepwey]

Yes! Imperatur is here!

[@gp5313]

Imperatur 's creations are majestic!

[@diamdante]

Some of the best cities I've ever seen, what a year :)

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Right? This past year was really amazing.

[@NDK0]

I am as excited as for Skylines2 I was as a child to open christmas presents. To all mod'ers and community content creators, the entire team behind all content; game and expansions: thank you

[@user-lt7sq9hx2h]

Santorini project from DirtyH .... is amazing and so realistic !!!! Congrats to all Creators

[@lukeyLuke55]

That second build was insane

[@JoyBuildsCities]

I know!

[@j030977]

PHTN & Akraus finally getting the attention they deserve. Great list of builders overall!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Glad you enJOYed it.

[@WaripoloW]

Loved to see Verde Beach here. City Planner Plays is super enjoyable to see.

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Agree!

[@brandonmoseley4447]

Do you know how that builder got the Verde Beach sign?

[@JoyBuildsCities]

@@brandonmoseley4447 I believe one of his subscribers made it for him and I’m pretty sure it’s on the workshop.

[@CakeboyRiP]

Amazing job for every mayor out there! And a special thanks for the showcased creators for showing us their build process. I am proud of each and every single one of you

[@CJGriesmeyer]

Let's go Verde Beeeeeach!! 🎉 🥳 Wooo!

[@checkoplays]

WOW WOW WOW crazy CS-architects really fantastic worlds greetings from munich

[@florianschneider1282]

today you can be found everywhere

[@joandtheuniverse2658]

In der Tat

[@checkoplays]

@@florianschneider1282 haha... natürlich 🙂

[@fifthavenue2105]

What I love the most about cities skylines is that they listen to the community 🙌🏼

[@samysnakke]

Imperatour is amazing. Glad he was mentioned.

[@ajneuschwander8928]

So excited to see @CityPlannerPlays featured among all of these beautiful builds! This really shows off just how creative the community has been able to be with the game

[@jankos8673]

I'm so happy to see my all of my favourite creators in here! Especially Imperatur, who did an incredible work on Evergreen County. This city is the best one in my opinion, even including modded ones. Thanks for the video and for caring about the community of players.

[@stonedfinn3649]

Altengrad by Aukras, who's building Asturis, is easily may favorite build. Not only is it brilliantly made but the project itself is so unique.

[@stevespencer4563]

I loved seeing Verde Beach getting its props in this list and that it was hosted by another of my favorite content creators.

[@charlodynatimberheart4860]

Holy crap! Not surprised at all to see Asturis listed, Akruas does good work.

[@CrossriderBankai23]

I can just imagine it in Cities Skylines 2 🤯 It's coming soon, the day will come, this is what makes me happy, to know it's happening, now I can sit back and relax 😊

[@ShoyaPtm]

Had fun watching these. Congratulations to the mentioned builders. Hopefully it keeps you all motivated to create until we move on to the next big thing.

[@LordofSyn]

Wow! Congratulations to all of the winners and to everyone making their cities and sharing them. Thank you to the hard work of the developers and content creators, the community appreciates your passion.

[@gilbertplays]

The differences between what the game advertises and what the game can actually do is so vast.

[@hassaansyed5279]

Some of my favourite series being featured absolutely made my day. Well done to every creator highlighted, can't wait to see what this year will bring

[@tigonologdring9189]

Bravo to all those mentioned. Thanks for the time and effort for our entertainment, in the in the cases of a couple at least, the bafflement at just _how_ the cities are built.

[@brickscities3367]

So many awesome builds here, many of which I've followed or completely followed the progress of. The Cities: Skylines community is so talented!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Agree! Love this community.

[@CitiesByDiana]

These cities are all amazing! Great choice of Joy for the voiceover she's the best!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Aw, thank you. Yes these cities are epic.

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@JoyBuildsCities I've watched most of these from the ground up so it's nice to see them recognized 🥰

[@herauseo28]

Nice to see Imperatur on the list, and Nishimashi, wow what an amazing city!

[@MariaCDser]

Huge respect to the PHTNGaming

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

I’m happy to see Asturis, Ilos, Auridon, and Verde Beach here, as it means I’ve got good taste in the cities I’ve been paying attention to. And. Nice range too, from “you could build this yourself on a console if you’re good enough” up through “I’m using Procedural Objects to turn Cities:Skylines into Blender.” Now I have more to check out. I am VERY curious about that Pittsburg recreation as I have been there many times and recognized it immediately.

[@MikeNunchucks]

Love the Ace Combat inspiration in the first city

[@dege2839]

glad to see imperatur here! so many beautifull cities and creators!

[@Konrad-z9w]

I was there when Asturis, Auridon, Ilos and Verde Beach were founded and still watch them grow. Love them all.

[@IsaiahWells]

Wow! Oh my goodness! Holy animal!! I didn't know that it was going to turn out like this!

[@mickmick2500]

This is not a game anymore, this is art

[@JoyBuildsCities]

I couldn’t agree more. 😊

[@CardStash23]

Congratulations to you! Well deserved achievement! I’m loving all your city builds! Can’t wait to see what you Brigid 2023!👍🏽❤

[@warzonestl]

Evergreen county and Pittsburgh are just something special 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@Synthamusic]

So excited to see what these amazing creators can do with Cities Skylines 2! Much love to all of these great channels.

[@MartelSays]

It's such a joy seeing Evergreen County and Verde Beach here!

[@HesteBremse]

The right city build choices for this summary - all awesome 🤩👍✌️

[@JoyBuildsCities]

So glad you enJOYed it.

[@Yozo_official]

Seeing Asturis featured made me happy.

[@Episodesgaming]

There is a city called maya which is heavy modded as well and is a masterpiece

[@JayteeStarr]

4:02 That police car went flying! You're above the law of speed? Then you obey the law of conservation of momentum, lol.

[@in2itiongamer]

Congratulations to all of the builders on this list! Some phenomenal work that inspires all of us to keep honing our craft. Kudos, and keep reaching for the Sky(lines)! 😉

[@Traveling290]

Verde Beach👌👌I've been watching it since 2020, loved the 3 year growth

[@levimiller909]

Cityzilla is my favorite city builder!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

He’s amazing!

[@SuperAzoz99]

Those builds are mind-blowing!! I look forward to all the amazing builds we're going to see in CS2

[@Sl1mb]

There are so many inspiring cities out there - so much to see and learn and even build, thanks to the Cities: Skylines community!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Yesss!

[@UsmanMuhammadNooruddin]

I almost jumped off my seat when I heard and saw Imperatur's name. Such an amazing creator! Love love LOVE his creations!!,

[@mharizsaifuddin7059]

Love that police car just went flying off the ramp in Ilos..

[@accidrainn]

I just got into this game & have been watching alot of these designers / builders without even knowing the whos who.. to watch .. And, now they are on this list .. At least I know I'm learning from the best 🤗 These are all incredible !

[@Mayor238]

It’s all beautiful glad to see crater lake watched the city grow

[@GamingBren]

Congrats JBC! I never thought I’d see you on the official CS channel!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Aw, thank you Bren! Me neither.

[@chesterholland5909]

Thank you so much Mariina Hallikainen for announcing cities skylines 2. I got feeling this game is gonna be the game I dreamt 2010. You brought us 8 years of healing by releasing cities skylines 1. If cities skylines 2 gonna be release later 2023 for example december then that's extra few more time of healing from what we been through before 2015. We players talked about cities skylines 2 years ago and I believe it wasn't time yet because we need more years of healing so we can see what's in the future. If cities skylines 2 has everything we want in it then that be miracle because we waited so long for true successor to simcity 4. If you give us more time to wait we be happy to accept it. We all trust you very well and we will keep following you. If it's gonna have seasons, weather and natural disasters I hope it'll have on off feature so I can build my city having 12 months of summer and avoid thunderstorm popping up miles off from my city depend on my map and become severe with large hail and tornado before hit my city and kill my civilians. But there is one thing you left out and that would boost up more popularity which is in announce trailer is here you are visionary, you are the creator, you make cities, and you make city building game great again. Make city building game great again is what was left out but I gotta feeling this is game we waited for long time. We all love you @Mariina Hallikainen

[@namasgameroom]

Every series mentioned here is phenomenal! It was a great year for Cities Skylines.

[@JoyBuildsCities]

It sure was!

[@housesparrow9066]

Thank you so much cities skylines for the amazing updates!😊😊

[@montanan5130]

The graphical mods some of these cities have make them look incredibly lifelike omg

[@pankajkumar6622]

wow they covered almost everyone that i watch on YT. and big congrats to everyone who has been selected for this year.

[@ClareFlack]

Omg some absolutely amazing cites here. Congratulations Overcharged Egg and FewCandy so happy for you 😊

[@KimSol90]

WOW! these cities are absolutely amazing!

[@75190255508]

Only missing Ryuichi Kaminogi, the dude who took CS and made it his own.

[@jas_creates]

Great video! Nice job hosting as well, Joy!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Thank you!

[@_nocto_]

Fab choices! Several cities that I know well and new ones to go and explore too!

[@JoyBuildsCities]

It’s so fun when you find a new build to follow.

[@RaoGamer]

Wow All Builds are Amazing!!! SuperB

[@arthurdemelosa]

Athalassya, by Atys, should definitely be on this list.

[@Bozebo]

This is all kinds of wow. But also making this video alone is impressive as it likely meant getting all these cities running with all their assets and mods carefully set up :O

[@FMJellico]

I refuse to believe that was Verde Beach, there weren't any fires going on. ;-) Nice work everyone!

[@sully_skylines]

Well done Joy you did a great job! Really love all the builds all are amazing creators great work from the community, especially happy to see my boy Dirty H make the list he doesn’t get mentioned enough for the quality of his builds! But where’s Two Dollars Twenty?! Hehe. Sunset city and Oceania are the best 😊

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Thank you Sully!

[@wowplayer160]

At 4:01 cop cars flys off the road. Must've been pretty important.

[@andimension]

Императур классный строитель👍👍👍

[@Highrollerpersa]

i absolutely love that an Ace Combat fan made it on to the video lol

[@FaithSeeker_]

I hope you do great with Cities: Skylines 2. I also wish for a future where people can design and test a city to then build it in real life. It actually could work with all the AI and simulation improvements. Maybe with CS3? Who knows...

[@buszkin91]

Wow

[@user-ev5ur7fw4t]

WOW!!

[@mas9404]

Crater lake, verde beach such an awe for me. It's futuristic modern architecture building with green areas and mass public transportation services. I would to live there if it's real

[@JoyBuildsCities]

Right??

[@ThatDamnCommi3]

Incredible builds and congrats to those masterminds!

[@AJBuilds]

I would love to make a video like this

[@citiesplanner]

congratulations All builders 💙💙💙