Earth of Oryn is now available in Early Access on Steam, inviting players to help shape the future of this medieval city-builder through hands-on feedback and iteration. Launching today, January 20, 2026, the game is debuting with a limited-time 10% launch discount, giving early adopters a chance to jump in at a reduced price. Developed as a kingdom-building experience focused on meaningful decisions and long-term planning, Earth of Oryn tasks players with guiding a settlement from modest beginnings to a thriving medieval realm. As seasons pass, players will manage resources, plan expansion, and respond to the evolving needs of their…
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Indie studio Thunderrock Innovations has dropped a brand-new public demo for Islantiles, a charming mix of Islanders-style citybuilding and Balatro-inspired deckbuilding strategy. Players can now get a first taste of the game’s addictive blend of building, combo-making, and strategic deckcrafting ahead of its full PC launch on Steam in Q1 2026. In Islantiles, you’ll start with a single humble island and work to transform it into a bustling settlement through clever planning and smart use of your cards. As you expand, you’ll unlock powerful technologies that don’t just improve your deck—they rewrite the rules. Each tech card can alter how…
If you’ve been looking for a city builder that trades spreadsheets and stress for charm and creativity, Town to City might be your next cozy obsession. From UK publisher Kwalee and developer Galaxy Grove—the team behind Station to Station—the game officially launched into Early Access today on Steam. Set in a vibrant 19th-century world, Town to City lets you create the town of your dreams, placing every home, shop, and flower garden exactly where you want. Unlike most city builders, there’s no rigid grid here—just freedom to shape winding streets, quaint plazas, and bustling districts that feel alive and uniquely…
Austrian indie studio Nestwork Games has announced its debut title Crowded, a feathery twist on the city builder genre where players design and manage a treetop metropolis for a colony of hyper-intelligent crows. Currently in development for PC via Steam, the game promises strategy, charm, and plenty of bird-brained ingenuity. In Crowded, you’ll guide your flock to build a self-sustaining society in the sky. That means scavenging bugs and resources, planting new trees to expand your territory, and engineering an intricate web of crow nests to house your growing community. The world is filled with both lush landscapes and lurking…
Start sketching out your perfect fantasy realm—RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores is making its grand debut at Gamescom 2025, and you’ll finally be able to try your hand at ruling a kingdom full of adorable, fox-like citizens known as Raevins. From August 20th–24th, attendees can swing by the Ravine Games booth (Hall 10-1, Booth B060) to play the game’s first public demo. Developed by Ravine Games and published by V Publishing, RAEV is a sweeping city-building sim with a Ghibli-esque charm and an emphasis on strategic decision-making. Set across a sprawling continent made up of diverse biomes, the game…
In Frostliner, an upcoming survival city builder with a unique twist, you’re not hunkering down in some sheltered base—you’re leading a mobile train city across a brutal, frozen wasteland. And the only rule? Keep moving, or die trying. A Train Is Your Last Hope Set decades after a cataclysmic event shattered the moon and plunged the planet into a deadly deep freeze, Frostliner puts you in charge of a colossal locomotive engineered for survival. Your train—the Frostliner—is a moving city, a last refuge for humanity, and the only thing standing between your people and the icy void. You’ll scavenge abandoned…
Mark your calendars, wasteland wanderers — Endzone 2 officially launches July 24, 2025 on PC via Steam and GOG. The sequel to Endzone – A World Apart, developed by Gentlymad Studios and published by Assemble Entertainment, is finally emerging from the radioactive dust, rebuilt and reloaded after nearly a year of development, nine major updates, and tons of community feedback. If you’ve got a taste for survival city-builders with teeth, this one’s for you. Endzone 2 isn’t about sitting comfortably in one dusty camp. It’s about surviving the worst Earth has to offer — then rebuilding something better. More…
Developer Cyber Temple has officially revealed DarkSwitch, a bold and atmospheric take on the city-building genre that dares players to build up instead of out. Announced during the PC Gaming Show 2025, this debut title takes survival strategy sky-high with a layered narrative, woodpunk visuals, and an ominous threat creeping up from below. DarkSwitch launches on Steam this October. When the World Below Falls, Build Above In the world of DarkSwitch, a deadly, corrupting fog has consumed the surface. The last remnants of civilization now cling to survival in treetop settlements, desperately trying to outbuild the darkness rising below. You…
Indie developer Spaceflower and publisher ByteRockers’ Games have announced that their cozy, wooden city builder Let Them Trade will launch into Early Access on July 24, 2025, for PC via Steam. Players can get a hands-on look even sooner—an updated demo featuring the new Knights and Bandits system drops June 9 during Steam Next Fest. Set in a whimsically detailed world carved from wood, Let Them Trade casts you as a kingdom planner under the guidance of a quirky, squirrel-loving monarch. Your mission: grow a thriving network of cities by managing trade routes, balancing resources, and defending settlements from the…
Get ready to trade concrete jungles for coral reefs—Life Below, a beautifully immersive underwater city builder from Norwegian developer Megapop and publisher Kasedo Games, is set to make a splash on PC in 2026. With a playable demo surfacing during Steam Next Fest (June 9–16), players will soon get a first look at this fresh take on the genre that fuses ecological strategy, environmental storytelling, and chill vibes beneath the waves. Written by award-winning narrative designer Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider, Mirror’s Edge), Life Below places players in the role of Thalassa, a guardian spirit tasked with restoring life to the…