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Buoyancy
Buoyancy is a city-building strategy game where you build, manage, and move a floating city on an oceanic world. Explore and scavenge resources scattered around the endless waters. Keep your villagers nourished and happy while combating fires, sickness, and pirate attacks.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Game is abandoned by developer and has stopped receiving updates.”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“This game is dead. No update/devlog since the last 4 years. Don't buy this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“The last update was over 4 years ago. Don't waste your time buying. Put these developers on your no buy list for any game. If you want the same premise for an actually amazing game, with whom the devs are still actively involved in the community and listening to player feedback,…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Devlog 44
Hey Buoyancies Our latest devlog is ready for reading. Check it out on our website: https://buoyancygame.com/2022/06/13/devlog-44/
Devlog 43
Hey everyone! Our latest devlog is out for reading. Check it out here on our website: https://buoyancygame.com/2022/04/04/devlog-43/
Devlog 42
Hey Buoyancies! The January 2022 devlog is ready for reading. Check it out on our website: https://buoyancygame.com/2022/01/31/devlog-42/
Devlog 41
Happy New Years everyone! The December 2021 devlog is ready for reading. Check it out here: https://buoyancygame.com/2022/01/01/devlog-41/
Devlog 40
November devlog is out! Check it here: https://buoyancygame.com/2021/12/01/devlog-40/
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Colony Sim · Strategy · Early Access · Indie · City Builder · Base-Building · Survival · Post-apocalyptic · Resource Management · Simulation · Open World · RTS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Dutch, Russian |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://buoyancygame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: Core i3 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 400/Radeon HD 5000 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities