Cities: Skylines - Paradox Interactive Makes A SimCity

I don't think it was meant to ever be a particularly difficult game, which is something I actually love because it's creative and relaxing. But I can definitely see why that would make it hard for some people to get into it.

I agree with SouthernKing. Once I got the basics down - which really just boils down to being careful with money in the early game, and planning your road networks ahead - the game was ridiculously easy, especially compared to SC4, and is like a semi-sandbox.

the hard part is planning and making sure your city doesn't turn into trafficgeddon