Frostpunk 2 gets full controller support and should work better on Steam Deck / SteamOS
11 bit studios have published a major upgrade for Frostpunk 2, adding in full proper controller support with an adjusted UI to match.
Category: City Builder
Airborne Empire an open-world city-building RPG gets a Linux / Steam Deck freezing fix
Airborne Empire is an interesting hybrid that mixes city-building, with open-world exploration and the latest update should fix it up on Linux / Steam Deck.
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Paradox announced the updated, expanded, and remastered Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Sci-fi fans are eating good lately. Surviving Mars: Relaunched was announced by Paradox Interactive with Haemimont Games back for it.
You've built cities with people, beavers, on top of giant creatures - and now you'll do it with Crows
Crowded was just announced as a new city-builder but it's all about nesting, since your people are Crows.
Open source re-implementation of Caesar III levels up in the new release
They don't make them like they used to right? Caesar III is a classic and you can play it with plenty of enhancements with Julius.
Frostliner announced recently is basically Snowpiercer as a survival city-builder
Okay, now this is cool. Frostliner puts you in charge of a train in this survival city builder on rails that's practically Snowpiercer.
City-building on the back of a giant creature, The Wandering Village 1.0 is out now
The Wandering Village from Stray Fawn Studio is a really unique city-builder that takes place on the back of a giant moving creature.
POLDERS is a "quintessentially Dutch" city builder inspired by Townscaper
Reclaim the land from the sea in POLDERS, what the developer says is a "quintessentially Dutch" city builder inspired by Townscaper.
Craftlings refreshes the classic Lemmings with mini city-building
I had fond memories of playing tons of Lemmings on the Amiga, and now Craftlings is rekindling my love of it but with a city-building twist.
The Wandering Village 1.0 due in July with a price rise coming real soon
Stray Fawn Studio just announced that The Wandering Village, a city-builder on the back of a giant walking creature, will fully release on July 17th.
City-building on the back of a huge creature, The Wandering Village gets a big Story Update
The Wandering Village is such a sweet idea for a city-builder, taking place on the back of a huge walking creature. It's in Early Access with Linux / Steam Deck support and a big new update just arrived.
11 bit studios are remaking the original Frostpunk in Unreal Engine 5 with Frostpunk 1886
11 bit studios have announced today that their popular city building survival strategy game Frostpunk from 2018 is getting a remake in Unreal Engine 5.
Peaceful nature simulation city-builder Of life and Land launches May 16
Of life and Land has been in Early Access for just over a year now, and it's about to cross over the finishing line as Metaroot and Kerzoven have announced the 1.0 launch for May 16th.
Folkways DLC for the excellent village builder dotAGE released - here's a little interview with the developer
dotAGE is a very unique turn-based village builder that blends in roguelike survival elements. It's one that you should definitely add to your list, and a new DLC expansion is out now so I took the chance to speak to the developer a bit.
Dawnfolk is a must-play if you like chilled unique city-builders
If you like your games that try to break the mold, you should definitely check out the recently released Dawnfolk from Darenn Keller.
Cities: Skylines 10th anniversary will bring updates and DLC for both games
Paradox and Colossal Order have announced that to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cities: Skylines that both the original and sequel are getting updates (and of course more DLC).
11 bit studios working on getting Frostpunk 2 up to Steam Deck Verified
11 bit studios latest game Frostpunk 2 was recently rated Steam Deck Playable by Valve, with the developer noting they are working towards getting it bumped up to Verified.
Dwarf Fortress has some exciting plans for the future
With Adventure Mode out now, the Dwarf Fortress team are looking ahead and it's sounding quite exciting with some big features coming to the game.
Strategy business sim Summer Islands a spiritual successor to Holiday Island from 1996 is out now
Summer Islands from Marttalin Games is a real-time strategy business simulator and after a few years of Early Access the 1.0 release is out now.
Minimalist mini-game filled survival city-builder Dawnfolk gets a release date and new demo
Dawnfolk from developer Darenn Keller is absolutely lovely, a minimalist survival city-builder with each tile having a little mini-game. Really unique and one you need to keep an eye on.
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