Common questions about The City, and the PC you need to play it.
A 3D city builder for Windows. You draw the roads, zone the land, staff the services and set the budget, and every resident lives through what you decide. See all the features.
The City is coming to Steam Early Access. The release date will be announced here, in the news, and by email if you sign up.
The price will be announced with the release date.
The game is playable and complete enough to enjoy, and it keeps growing with regular updates. Players help decide what comes next: press F8 in the game to ask for something, and vote on the list.
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), through Steam. Other platforms have not been announced.
We have not tested it on Steam Deck yet. We will say so here once we have.
Yes. One player hosts a city and invites a friend through Steam, and you build it together on one budget. Co-op is in its first version and more of the game will be shared over time.
Yes. Save and load from the pause menu (Esc). The game also saves by itself every few minutes and when you quit.
Yes, 24 of them. None are given while unlimited money is switched on.
Not yet. If mod support matters to you, press F8 in the game and tell us: requests go on the voting list.
English for now.
Press F8 anywhere in the game. It takes a picture of your city and sends your note straight to us. You can also use the help page.
Yes. We are looking for play testers. Apply here.
Yes. Join The City on Discord to talk to the developer and other players, and to hear about new builds first.
The wiki has guides to every part of the game and every building, road and rule with its numbers. The same guides open inside the game with F1.