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The Architect: Paris
The Architect: Paris is a construction game that allows you to shape the city of Paris into what you want. Destroy, draw, build your own architectural projects, customizing each building carefully or entire districts at once.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“fun game that i can wind down to. No real goals apart from the ones you make, and it looks like it has a promising future”
“It is good for what it is - an architect's playground. This game is NOT a management or logistics game. Do not buy it with that assumption, you will not be happy. The game is very good at what it does do though. The…”
“I’m a architecture student and i love this game！But there are some image error that my trees are always blinking ，Hope it can be fixed soon and we need Chinese plz XD”
16 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“The Architect: Paris... Back in 2017 (I think it was, since it was far too long ago when they originally announced it) this game sounded like the "future" of city-building/tycoon type games. The idea seemed to be you…”
“The Architect: Paris claims to be a construction game, but it isn't like SimCity or Cities: Skylines. It's probably not even a game - it's more of an architectural screenshot generator. It does force you to play a…”
“Heel erg mooie city builder met vele mogelijkheden en sinds de start is er al heel wat extra bijgekomen. Telkens nieuwe en interessante bouwstijlen, van de Parijse stijl tot de meest moderne Japanse ! Niet alleen…”
10 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“Heel erg mooie city builder met vele mogelijkheden en sinds de start is er al heel wat extra bijgekomen. Telkens nieuwe en interessante bouwstijlen, van de Parijse stijl tot de meest moderne Japanse ! Niet alleen…”
“Been waiting for this game since its first teaser. Finally got a great graphics for a city-building (in this case it is sandbox or editor) themed game. Much support for this and hoping to see The Architect: New York…”
“This is a very nice game/city simulator. I'd highly recommend this for anyone interested in different architecture styles and what impact they have on cityscapes. The roadmap also looks promising with more styles and…”
3 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“I dreamed of a game like this for a long time and i'am having loads of fun with this. So far no bugs for me so im happy :)”
“A beautiful sandbox-style toy, still limited in its capacity as expected of early access, but beautiful, polished, and very few major bugs.”
“Update: This game is abandoned and no updates are available! I had one two issues, but the devs have fixed them. I can't express how great I feel that they listen to their community. The idea of the game (mostly the…”
25 of the 90 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a game that I was really excited about, then slightly concerned about when they removed the management side of it completely. But of course you have to try the game out, right? And after playing for roughly…”
“Maybe its just me, but I expect a game named Architect to have features like the ability to actually design and build buildings. This game really should be called City Planner: Paris. The variations that they show are…”
“This games feels more like a demo or a proof of concept for a future city building game where each building could be procedurally generated within styles, heights, guidelines, etc. There is no fun in the game at the…”
14 of the 90 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Since there was no official announcement in any way I feel like I need to warn you - the company that made this game was closed due to bankruptcy, no longer exists nor works on this or any other game. You can find this…”
“This game has a virus and Malwarebytes quarantined the executable file. When I tried to contact Enodo customer support, the link listed in Steam didn't work. I then posted a comment in the game forums and when someone…”
“I’m a architecture student and i love this game！But there are some image error that my trees are always blinking ，Hope it can be fixed soon and we need Chinese plz XD”
12 of the 90 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Since there was no official announcement in any way I feel like I need to warn you - the company that made this game was closed due to bankruptcy, no longer exists nor works on this or any other game. You can find this…”
“This game has a virus and Malwarebytes quarantined the executable file. When I tried to contact Enodo customer support, the link listed in Steam didn't work. I then posted a comment in the game forums and when someone…”
“Company no longer exists, game is no longer being finished.”
7 of the 90 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This games feels more like a demo or a proof of concept for a future city building game where each building could be procedurally generated within styles, heights, guidelines, etc. There is no fun in the game at the…”
“Unfortunately couldn't change the resolution to more than 2560x1440, i have an utlrawide 3440x1440, also very limited in content at the moment, refunded it, might buy it again after more development.”
“I would definitely not recommend this game due to the following issues: Technical: The game initially ran very good on my gaming computer, however, it now lags beyond any playability. I am unsure if this is due to a…”
5 of the 90 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Purchased the Product in which Paris is a Player's Playground, Proceeded to Plow Pretty Places and Plop Prettier Places. Performance in Plot Editor was Partially Problematic on 1060 6gb, but the Plethora of Pieces to…”
“I would definitely not recommend this game due to the following issues: Technical: The game initially ran very good on my gaming computer, however, it now lags beyond any playability. I am unsure if this is due to a…”
“I liked the game quite a bit, but if you have a computer not very good, the slow speed is noticeable and it is a little awkward, it would lack more optimization and to be able to change the screen sizes”
Counted across 90 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 72.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“My daughter, 9, would like to be an architect when she grows up. She's spent four hours already, happily designing outlandish and stylish building plots and asking me questions I can't answer about the architectural concepts in the game! Very promising start, comes with two…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“The game is a great tool that really meets its expectations about creating your own Paris. You can customise every building except landmarks to pretty much whatever you want. Surround the Notre Dame with wasteland or a massive park or some monolithic tower. This part of the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played“!!! DO NOT BUY THIS GAME - N'ACHETEZ PAS CE JEU !!! The Paris Commercial Court has placed the company ENODO GAMES (The Architect: Paris) in receivership since 09-02-2022 (procedure organizing the settlement of the debts for a company in insolvency). We haven’t heard from devs in…”
— a player, Steam review · 96 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Building · Sandbox · Simulation · City Builder · 3D · Realistic · Relaxing · Indie · Procedural Generation · Open World · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian |
| Official site | http://www.enodo.games/our-games |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bits Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 or AMD R9 280 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: The game is in Early Access; minimum specifications may change during development.