Cities Skylines 2 Milestones explained: All rewards & unlocks

Cities Skylines 2 has officially arrived and budding city builders are setting out into the brave new world Colossal Order has created.

Though many things are different this time around, the milestone system remains to provide one facet of progression. Though it will be recognizable to players of the first game, there are quite a few extra elements to take into account.

The milestone system is designed to be used in conjunction with the new development trees, with the former opening up new branches of research in the latter.

One of the other major changes sees XP accrued towards the next milestone gained from multiple sources instead of just population size. Progression in Cities Skylines 2 is also granted based on the construction of city service buildings, signature buildings, roads and overall citizen happiness.

Every Cities Skylines 2 Milestone Explained

With the game now a testament to detail and precision, it can be very useful to know what will be unlocked and when. The addition of tools that were previously only available via modding has further complicated the issue, so here’s our full breakdown of every milestone and what it unlocks.

Founding

• Roads Menu
• Electricity Menu
  • Electric Cable
  • Power Line
  • Transformer Station
  • Wind Turbines
  • Small Coal Power Plant
• Water Menu
  • Water Pipe
  • Sewage Pipe
  • Combined Pipe
  • Water Pumping Station
  • Water Tower
  • Groundwater Pumping Station
  • Sewage Outlet
• Low-Density Housing
• Low-Density Business
• Industrial Manufacturing

Tiny Village

• Map Tiles
• City Budget
• City Statistics
• Medium Density Row Housing
• Roads
  • Four-lane Divided Road
  • Five-lane Asymmetric Road
  • Four-lane One-way Road
  • Five-lane One-way Road
  • Four-lane Tied Arch Bridge
• Healthcare & Deathcare (New Development Tree)
  • Medical Clinic
  • Cemetary
• Garbage Management (New Development Tree)
  • Landfill
  • Landfill Lot Tool

Small Village

• Taxation Control
• Medium Density Housing
• Education and Research (New Development Tree)
  • Elementary School
  • High School

Large Village

• Service Budgets
• Livestock Farming
• Stone Mining
• Fire & Rescue (New Development Tree)
  • Fire House
• Police and Administration (New Development Tree)
  • Police Station

Grand Village

• District Creation Tool
• Production Panel
• Policies
• Natural Disasters can occur
• Transportation Overview
• Low Rent Housing
• Low-Density Offices
• Grain Farming
• Forestry
• Taxi Minimum Fares
• Parks & Recreation (New Development Tree)
  • Small Park
  • Small Plaza
  • Small Playground
  • Dog Park
  • Campfire Site
• Transportation
  • Bus Depot
  • Double Public Transport Lane
  • One-way Public Transport Lane
  • Taxi Depot

Tiny Town

• Mixed Housing
• Vegetable Farming
• Coal Mining
• Recycling
• Speed Bumps
• Energy Consumption Awareness
• Pre-Release Programs
• Roadside Parking Fees
• Communications
  • Mailbox
  • Post Office
  • Radio Mast

Boom Town

• Textile Fibre Farming
• Heavy Traffic Ban
• Advanced Pollution Management

Busy Town

• Ore Mining
• Gated Community

Big Town

• High-Density Housing
• Oil Drilling

Great Town

• High-Density Business

Small City

• High-Density Offices
• High-Speed Highways
• Combustion Engine Ban
• City Promotion

Big City – Megalopolis

• Loan Increase

That is the full list of features that unlock via the Milestone progression system. There are also further unlocks available in the development trees that are available via a currency rewarded for progressing through milestones. Happy city building!