Publisher CobraTekku Games and Canadian developer Studio Moka are bringing CitaDrill to Steam Next Fest, running October 19–26, 2026. The expansive roguelite action mining simulation will be featured through a newly expanded demo that offers players a first look at the game’s strange world, evolving story, and combination of exploration, resource management, city building, and combat ahead of its planned release later this year. CitaDrill sends players deep beneath the surface of a mysterious planet, where drilling and exploration are balanced against increasingly dangerous threats. Players gather resources, unlock new buildings, expand their underground settlement, and make strategic decisions about…
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Meteorbyte Studios and Mint Gate Games have unveiled Toxic Frontier, a card-based survival strategy game combining roguelike mechanics, city-building and a retro-inspired aesthetic. The game was revealed during the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 and is coming to Steam. Toxic Frontier takes place in a post-nuclear wasteland where players must guide a group of survivors as they attempt to reclaim the surface. Starting with a single tile on a hexagonal grid, players gradually expand their settlement by placing cards that can purify the surrounding landscape and create new opportunities for survival. Each card interacts with the tiles around it,…
Hypnohead, the team behind The King is Watching, has announced The Crab is Walking, a roguelite kingdom builder and autobattler coming to PC via Steam. The premise is exactly as unusual as the title suggests. Players build their capital on the back of a giant creature, then guide it across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. There is no room for a sprawling city when the entire settlement has to fit on a moving shell, so every building placement matters. Players will choose both their Ride and their Rider, with different pairings offering different strengths and playstyles. Some combinations may be built for…
Zugalu Entertainment has revealed Isles of Innsmouth, a minimalist city-building strategy game that blends cozy settlement building with Lovecraftian horror. The game is coming to Windows PC via Steam, although its release date has yet to be revealed. In Isles of Innsmouth, players build settlements across procedurally generated islands while attempting to appease the mysterious Elder Gods. Buildings are placed from available cards, with different structures creating synergies that can increase your score and unlock new islands and construction options. The game keeps its city-building mechanics intentionally simple, with no complicated economies or resource management to worry about. More than…
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…
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…