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Songs of Syx

Songs of Syx

Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.

Released Sep 21, 2020 Developer Gamatron AB Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Early AccessCity BuilderColony SimStrategyBase-Building
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (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.

96.2%positive5,822 reviews
Recommended · 37 found this helpful

“Not autistic enough to play Factorio. Not ADHD enough to play Rimworld Not smart enough to play Dwarf Fortress But SoS has me covered.”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“Had a long 4-day off from work during the Easter holiday in the UK. Spent 60 hours of my 4 days just playing this game. WELL WORTH IT! Definitely play this game.”

— a player, Steam review · 214 hrs played
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“you like strategy games you will like this you like total war, yes you like colony sims, yes you like simulated life/entertainment/economy/ military to the small minute detail, yes just the best colony sim overall”

— a player, Steam review · 127 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1,457playing at last check
1,79124-hour peak
3,412all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1.6k avg · Dec 2025

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.

34achievements
3.8%median completion
0.1%rarest: Ruler of Kings
30.6% of players 14.7% of players 13.5% of players 12.6% of players 11.5% of players 10.2% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 4.9% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 0.1% of players 30.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
30.6%The Artisan — Gained by workshop output. Increases productivity of all workshops.
14.7%The Provider — Produce a lot of stuff natively.
13.5%First of Their Name — Gained by having 1500 happy people and increases your starting population and supplies of new games.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Ruler of Kings — A master of Syx, a title only granted to the greats.
1.5%The Usurper — Kill a couple of foreign royalties to gain this lucrative title.
1.5%Protector of the Realm — Gained by defending against invasions.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU24.50 EUR
UK20.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

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

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$28

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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 15, 2026
V71 - Reign of Terror - Available Now

Greetings, Tyrants!You have waited patiently and now, the time has finally come. V71 Reign of Terror is now available. V71 is about law, order, slavery and family. Keep your population loyal through f

May 28, 2026
V71 - Reign of Terror - Coming June 15

You probably thought Bob was dead. But on June 15, Bob will have a new story to tell with the new V71 Reign of Terror update. An update about how you balance loyalty and happiness to stay in power. Th

Mar 19, 2026
Songs of Syx in 2026

V71 ‘Name pending’ - EARLY SUMMERWe have news. Not a patch, not yet, but a look at what lies ahead for Songs of Syx in 2026. We hope the next update will be coming early summer. The closed beta starts

Dec 04, 2025
V70 - Riders of Doom Available Now

Greetings, mortals! The time has finally come. Version 70 of Songs of Syx is now available and will bring a host of changes and additions to the game. The brunt is focusing on war, and the battles tha

May 29, 2025
V69 - final showdown

Update, 25th of June I'm now setting V69 on the main branch on steam and other stores. The older builds are still available as betas on all stores, use them to continue old saves. I will now take it e

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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, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy · Base-Building · Sandbox · Grand Strategy · Singleplayer · Building · Top-Down · 2D · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Polish
Achievements34
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://songsofsyx.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 (8u51 and above) Windows 8.x (Desktop) Windows 7 SP1 Windows Vista SP2 Processor: Pentium 2 266 MHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 256MB with opengl 3.3 support Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: Requires openAL support