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ShantyTown
ShantyTown is a relaxing diorama-building game about finding beauty in everyday chaos. Bring new locations to life, stack your urban buildings high, and fill each little nook and cranny with your own touch. Try your hand at shaping a cozy little town that is unique to you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Part dystopian-cyberpunk diorama builder and part casual puzzle, ShantyTown tasks you with creating dense neighborhoods while strategically placing items to upgrade existing buildings. I've played so many decorating games that I'm kinda over the genre, but this is such a unique…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“10/10 would replay a 2nd time, wait, already doing it... more maps please!”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“This is very much a "what you see is what you get" kind of situation. ShantyTown is a light Puzzle game where you make dioramas of cramped urban spaces. If you watched either of the trailers, and thought, "damn. That looks pretty cool", then you'll probably enjoy the game. For…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 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
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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.
Building Comp 22: "Overgrown"
Hello ShantyTowners! A new building competition is in! Building Competition 22: "Overgrown" This idea came suggested from an Indonesian Gentleman in the Discord overgrown ! How It Works Theme: "Overgr
Building Comp 21: "Just One Building"
Hello ShantyTowners! This time we're doing a new competition idea that was recommended by a community member, MyriaDonkey , a "Single Building Challenge" Building Competition 21: "Just One Building" I
Building Comp 20: "Casino"
Hello ShantyTowners! The last competiton "Fishing" had some clever ways to put the poles to the water. Check out the winning creation by Ruruie on their so-called "Secret 21st Map" Do you know where i
Building Comp 19: "Fishing"
Hello ShantyTowners! Last week's "Bathhouse" competition had some nice little spots, here's the winner from Discord, MyriaDonkey's Smokestack Springs: Building Competition 19: "Fishing" There's a lot
Patch 1.04.07
Some changes, I've had reports of "flashing water" on some graphics cards, I hope this fixes that! Patch Notes: Version 1.04.07 Changes: Added a Overall Quality Slider that should help those with lowe
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Relaxing · City Builder · Singleplayer · Cozy · Decorating · Sandbox · Soundtrack · Casual · Colorful · Stylized · Atmospheric · Minimalist (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Serbian |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | https://www.silksoftworks.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10+ Processor: Dual Core CPU, Intel i5 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Have Fun!