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Celestial Empire
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“its a lot of fun. i play thousands of hours of ANNO games and this has similar controls, so you don't have to learn everything new. they have a cool progress map where you unlock inventions and ornaments. i'll probably play a few hundred hours at least.”
— a player, Steam review · 53 hrs played“It's a good game with the potential for being a really good game. Feels like a very heavily modded Anno 1800 in the best way possible. At 20 euro you're definitely getting your money's worth. My only real complaint is that performance feels very sluggish. Some suggestions for…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Very fun. It's like an Asian Anno 1800. Beautiful to look at. If you like Anno 117,1800,2205, I think you will like this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
A Year in the Empire - Celebrating Celestial Empire's 1st Anniversary!
Hello Governors! It’s almost hard to believe, but Celestial Empire has been in Early Access for a whole year! On September 23rd 2025, we opened the gates to our Empire and invited you to start buildin
A New Chapter for Celestial Empire - Roadmap Update
Yesterday marked the beginning of our sale for Celestial Empire , and we thought there was no better time to share not only what's happening now, but also a glimpse at what's coming next. As we contin
v.0.9.376 Hotfix
Fixed houses not connecting to the Yamen after loading a game if the distance between the house and the Yamen was greater than 500 cells. Fixed ranged miracles (Miracle of Purity, Miracle of Splash, e
v.0.9.375 Hotfix
Fixed a warehouse issue that, under certain circumstances, prevented deliverers from picking up or delivering resources. Newly constructed warehouses could also fail to function correctly. Fixed an is
v.0.9.374 Hotfix
Fixed a crash that could occur when the player attempted to load a corrupted save file. Fixed a crash that could occur during the first game launch while PSO generation was in progress. Fixed GPU cras
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · Sandbox · RTS · Building · Economy · Choose Your Own Adventure · Exploration · Historical · Management (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Simplified Chinese * , Italian, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 19 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1070 or similar (Integrated Graphic Cards are not supported) 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.