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City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins

Binogure Studio 🐺 · 2021-08-24

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 24, 2021 (Linux), Aug 24, 2021 (Mac), Aug 24, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend, it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

16
playing now
92%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

It is the year 1976.A few revolutionaries set out to take over the entertainment industry. You too take the risky step and found your own game company in a small, unimpressive office. Build your own studio with offices, universities, convention centers and server rooms. Place decorative objects in your offices to increase prestige and attract the best employees in the industry. Buy the most desirable offices and become the leading manufacturer of computer games and consoles.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 167 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,764 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 38k–86k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,900 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2025-09-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 74 of 102 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
858520192026Week of 2019-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5142026-09-14 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 16 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 20 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 15 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 26 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 45 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 51 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 24 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 15 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 29 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 20 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 19 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 25 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 18 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
940Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2020 — avg 6 · peak 15Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 35Jul 2020 — avg 5 · peak 24Oct 2020 — avg 8 · peak 19Jan 2021 — avg 11 · peak 33Apr 2021 — avg 13 · peak 42Jul 2021 — avg 7 · peak 18Oct 2021 — avg 22 · peak 57Jan 2022 — avg 23 · peak 58Apr 2022 — avg 11 · peak 26Jul 2022 — avg 17 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Jan 2023 — avg 13 · peak 33Apr 2023 — avg 15 · peak 46Jul 2023 — avg 18 · peak 62Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 42Jan 2024 — avg 24 · peak 60Apr 2024 — avg 20 · peak 58Jul 2024 — avg 20 · peak 63Oct 2024 — avg 37 · peak 164Jan 2025 — avg 18 · peak 39Apr 2025 — avg 20 · peak 65Jul 2025 — avg 15 · peak 36Oct 2025 — avg 28 · peak 69Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 48Apr 2026 — avg 19 · peak 47Jul 2026 — avg 46 · peak 219Aug 2026 — avg 36 · peak 108
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992019-02-232026-10-142019-02-23 — best price $13.592020-01-23 — best price $13.592022-02-21 — best price $11.192022-07-21 — best price $15.992022-11-22 — best price $11.992023-02-21 — best price $15.992023-07-04 — best price $15.992023-09-26 — best price $15.992023-11-29 — best price $15.992024-01-17 — best price $15.992024-03-28 — best price $9.432024-07-05 — best price $15.992024-09-25 — best price $7.992024-11-26 — best price $11.192025-01-24 — best price $11.192025-03-13 — best price $11.192025-05-06 — best price $10.712025-06-26 — best price $11.992025-08-08 — best price $15.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $9.992025-12-17 — best price $19.992026-02-12 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-13 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-24 — best price $9.992026-09-02 — best price $9.992026-09-10 — best price $19.992026-09-18 — best price $9.992026-09-26 — best price $9.992026-10-04 — best price $9.992026-10-12 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
98%
earned "I want more!"
44.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input2 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish - Spain, German, Portuguese - Portugal, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-03-28, latest 2026-09-30 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DEconomySandboxBuildingModdableStrategyCapitalismManagementSimulationProgramming

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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