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Celestial Empire: Prologue
Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Awesome game... I mean demo xD (so much gameplay in demo LOVE IT). I'm very excited for the full release, so many mechanics to explore and the immersive 1st person is really cool too. Beautiful details in everything from petting pandas to watching people work and interacting in…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“i liked the way your able to progress after you learn how to keep the balance on the peasants and the craftsman as well as how fast you add buildings and get through the science tech tree. i like being able to play without worrying about vandals and raiders or animals. The game…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“graphics are great, but its definitely a challenge switching over from modern day utilities and all the neccesary things you need in city builder games set in the present or even future time, versus going back in time to ancient china. oddly enough. great game though, dig the…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch Note ver. 0.9.355p
Changes and improvements: Improved visual appearance of rice field terraces New way of using some “Wonders” purchased in the Divine Shop. Now we throw a potion at a target location in the city (e.g. a
v0.9.313 — Patch Notes
Improvements Added the option to choose a monitor in the graphics settings Visually improved the behavior of water wheels from the Upgrades system Minor changes in trading (UI, trade deals) UI scaling
Build the city of your dreams! Celestial Empire NOW AVAILABLE in Early Access
Constructors! The wait is over – Celestial Empire has officially launched in Early Access with a 12% release discount! Step into the role of a provincial governor in a mystical land in ancient China,
Release date – Celestial Empire coming out SOON!
Governors! The wait is finally over! After months of anticipation, questions, and curiosity, we can proudly share the long-awaited news. We officially announce that Celestial Empire will launch in Ear
Changelog 13.09 ver.0.9.297
Enabled tutorials — three gameplay guidance modes are now available Added animations for production in first-person mode Fixed machine animations in production buildings Fixed incorrect Faith Points F
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · City Builder · Colony Sim · Simulation · Management · Building · Historical · Base Building · 3D · Realistic · Fantasy · Economy (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese * , Korean, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1070 or similar DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Integrated Graphic Cards are not supported. Intel ARC series may not be supported yet. SSD required / 30 FPS in 1920x1080 with "Low" preset.