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Citystate

Citystate

Create a 21st century micro-nation and experiment with economic and political ideals. Futuristic skyscrapers or spreading slums, the Nation relies on your economic and city planning skills.

Released Feb 22, 2018 Developer Andy Sztark Platforms Windows City BuilderSimulationStrategyIndiePolitics
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

75.2%positive791 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“My communist state fails every time. 10/10”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game is more fun then I expected! Considering the age of the game I found the graphics a little jarring but honestly its more then good enough, would be nice if they added a few things like different types of transit and a few other minor tweaks. 7/10”

— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Way too shallow/simplistic looking. Lets see if 2 is any better”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
18.8%median completion
0.8%rarest: Encounter of the third type
53.9% of players 48.1% of players 44.0% of players 40.0% of players 39.1% of players 31.2% of players 28.7% of players 27.9% of players 25.4% of players 25.2% of players 23.0% of players 21.5% of players 19.8% of players 19.5% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 13.7% of players 12.4% of players 11.7% of players 11.0% of players 8.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.6% of players 5.0% of players 4.2% of players 2.5% of players 1.6% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 53.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
53.9%Small Town — The population reached 10,000!
48.1%Third World Country — Slums are spreading all over the city.
44.0%Bankruptcy — The government ran out of money.
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Encounter of the third type — We are not alone!
0.9%Regional Power — Our region is in all maps.
1.0%Communist Disctatorship — Our government is recognized as a communist dictatorship.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU13.90 EUR
UK11.90 GBP
Australia19.90 AUD
Canada19.90 CAD
Japan1,490 JPY
Brazil44.99 BRL
China89.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$8.9 Japan China Australia Canada US EU UK≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

Jun 25, 2020
Thank you!

Thank you, to all of you that purchased Citystate since its release in 2018. Despite a rough start back then, your feedback and contributions pushed me to improve the game again and again. Along the w

May 25, 2019
Update 1.2.4 - Army and Migrations

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31859631/fdee443640cd35c5b0d281793221597f9bb579cb.jpg A new update just went live! We can now suppress the riots, build walls against

Apr 26, 2019
Update 1.2.3 - Space Expansion!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31859631/6b3a4f6d1745996352bbf5d22de83389d607e742.jpg A new update has just been released! Send spaceships from your city to explore

Apr 02, 2019
About the next updates - Space exploration and Army Control

Many have asked about new updates and the future of the game so here's exactly what I'm working on! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31859631/d9e9c968fae8315cbe54755d

Nov 01, 2018
UPDATE 1.2.2 - REGION MODE

The region mode is finally up and running! The new region interface scale things up, all the City-states we create can now work together. The region system is also a great foundation for future update

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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsCity Builder · Simulation · Strategy · Indie · Politics · Casual · Political Sim · Building · Economy · Singleplayer · Management · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements30
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.citystategame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3-4030 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 3200 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 500 MB available space