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Urban Empire

Urban Empire

Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.

Released Jan 20, 2017 Developer Reborn Games Publisher Kalypso Media Digital Platforms Windows StrategySimulationCity BuilderPoliticsPolitical Sim
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (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.

34.0%positive2,454 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Game is crushes at start. Who had same problem and fixed this?”

— 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.

74achievements
5.4%median completion
0.4%rarest: Where secrets fester, profit I.
71.9% of players 65.0% of players 60.6% of players 56.4% of players 55.2% of players 49.9% of players 44.2% of players 38.3% of players 35.3% of players 28.1% of players 23.5% of players 23.3% of players 22.2% of players 20.7% of players 19.9% of players 19.4% of players 16.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.9% of players 11.6% of players 10.9% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 9.0% of players 9.0% of players 8.5% of players 8.1% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 6.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 71.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.9%By plaintive pleas. — Issue 10 appeals.
65.0%Decree becomes reality. — Pass 5 edicts.
60.6%Industry revolutionized! — Complete Era I.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Where secrets fester, profit I. — Blackmail 100 political parties.
0.4%Grandmaster of the universe. — Beat the game with all families and victory styles.
0.5%Early bird special. — Beat the game in Era IV.

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK26.99 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada33.99 CAD
Japan3,748 JPY
Brazil139.00 BRL
China149.00 CNY

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

China≈$22 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$36

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

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Apr 19, 2021
Get Urban Empire on sale now!

About the game Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into t

May 31, 2017
Urban Empire Update v1.2.1.1 + Free DLC

Free DLC: 2 new scenarios 22 new dynamic events 23 new edicts 2 new institutions 5 new parties 19 new inventions Changelog: Added new legend screen for icon descriptions (found via Advisor Log) Added

May 31, 2017
Urban Empire Update v1.2.1.1 + Free DLC

Free DLC: 2 new scenarios 22 new dynamic events 23 new edicts 2 new institutions 5 new parties 19 new inventions Changelog: Added new legend screen for icon descriptions (found via Advisor Log) Added

Jan 26, 2017
Urban Empire Hotfix v1.1.6.5 (27/01/2017)

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/352550/header.jpg?t=1484935601 Version 1.1.6 Changelog: Booting up the main menu no longer applies the same language setting as the player’s system prefe

Jan 26, 2017
Urban Empire Hotfix v1.1.6.5 (27/01/2017)

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/352550/header.jpg?t=1484935601 Version 1.1.6 Changelog: Booting up the main menu no longer applies the same language setting as the player’s system prefe

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · City Builder · Politics · Political Sim · Management · Economy · Historical · RPG · Political · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * *
Achievements74
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10, 64bit Processor: Intel i5-2400 / AMD FX-6350 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / AMD HD 6850 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space