Paradox, Lego Unveil Lego Skylines for 4 Platforms at Gamescom 2026

Q: With the original developer gone, who is secretly building this cozy LEGO city-builder while the main franchise struggles?

The most likely developer is **Iceflake Studios**, though **Paradox has not officially confirmed it**. What is clear is that **Colossal Order**, the original studio behind *Cities: Skylines* and *Cities: Skylines 2*, is no longer in the picture after parting ways with Paradox. Related reporting says **ongoing support for Cities: Skylines 2 has already been handed to Iceflake**, another Finnish studio. That makes Iceflake the strongest candidate to be “secretly” building **Lego Skylines** while the main franchise is still being repaired. Paradox’s Gamescom reveal did not name a developer, and the early Korean ratings listing only tied the project to **Paradox Interactive** as publisher. But coverage around the leak and announcement repeatedly points to **Iceflake** as the studio now closest to the franchise’s day-to-day development pipeline. So the answer is not fully official, but the best-supported reading is this: **Iceflake Studios is probably developing Lego Skylines**, while also helping carry the burden of *Cities: Skylines 2* improvements after Colossal Order’s exit.

3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Aug 25

Lego Skylines was announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live as a Lego-themed Cities: Skylines spin-off headed to console and PC, with no release date yet.
The game keeps core city-management systems—hospitals, crops, garbage collection and sewage—while adding a more playful Lego presentation and a heavy focus on decoration items.
Iceflake appears to be developing the project, although Paradox did not name a studio onstage; the game's Steam page lists the Cities: Skylines 2 team.
The reveal follows a Korean ratings leak from months earlier, and Paradox is now steering fans to a newsletter for future updates.