My passion for management games goes back, in my memories, to 1989 with Sim City. I was a kid, fascinated by the idea of being able to build a city from scratch, watch it breathe, expand, and sometimes be reduced to nothing. Since then, I’ve never stopped.

I went from Theme Park to Rollercoaster Tycoon, Transport Tycoon, CitiesXL, Planet Coaster, Transport Fever… In short, everything that allowed me to create rich, living worlds. What I love are the details: people going to work, transport lines crossing each other, neighborhoods slowly coming to life. That’s where the magic happens.

In real life, my name is Chris, a graphic designer based in Bordeaux. But in the world of Cities: Skylines, I’m mostly known as Gruny, and I started making assets in 2018, with three cubes and a flat roof. Nothing crazy. Simple little shops, easy to place with MoveIt. But to my great surprise, the community loved them. Other creators gave me tips, I learned, I improved. And above all, I had an absolute blast seeing my creations appear in players’ cities.