Don't count Stadia out just yet. Even in the face of constant criticism, new games keep on coming out, and back in March we learned about a trio of incoming titles from Paradox Interactive and Team 17. The latter brought us Overcooked! All You Can Eat and Golf With Your Friends last month, and now it's time for them to be joined by Cities: Skylines — all told, a breath of fresh air after a stale start to the year.

Stadia first shared this news a couple months back, revealing that three new games were coming to the platform this spring: titles from Paradox Interactive, as well as Team 17.

Paradox Interactive's Cities: Skylines didn't initially have a firm release date beyond "spring," but this positively-reviewed city-builder from 2015 should be a fantastic addition to Stadia, especially if you're into simulation/management city-building games, all genres with low representation on Stadia. Today we finally get word of its release, available as a free download for Stadia Pro members, or for about $40 outright.

That joins what Team 17 brought us back in April, with Golf With Your Friends and Overcooked! All You Can Eat. Golf With Your Friends is a casual mini-golf game that's especially enjoyable when dipping into multiplayer. And Overcooked! All You Can Eat is a compilation and remaster of the original two Overcook titles, offering chaotic cooking gameplay that excels with multiple players.

All told, the streaming service is still kicking, with a handful of games like this arriving every few weeks. Sure, it would be lovely to see announcements for Elden Ring or Dying Light 2, but for now, Cities: Skylines, Golf With Your Friends, and Overcooked! All You Can Eat are some excellent additions that should liven things up.

UPDATE: 2022/05/17 13:44 EST BY STEPHEN SCHENCK

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