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Cities Skylines License Key.txt Guide

1. What is the license key.txt file? When you purchase Cities: Skylines (or any of its DLCs/expansions) from a digital storefront (Steam, Epic, Microsoft Store, etc.), the platform usually stores a small text file on your computer called license key.txt (or something similar). Its purpose is to:

The file is typically located in a folder such as: cities skylines license key.txt

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines\license_key.txt or within your user profile’s Documents or AppData tree, depending on the distribution channel. A typical license_key.txt looks something like this (the actual characters are omitted for privacy): cities skylines license key.txt