ShantyTown
Erik Rempen · Kinephantom Games · 2026-04-16
Modes: Single player
Releases: Apr 16, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))
ShantyTown is a relaxing diorama-building game about finding beauty in everyday chaos. Bring new locations to life, stack your urban buildings high, and fill each little nook and cranny with your own touch. Try your hand at shaping a cozy little town that is unique to you.
ShantyTown is a calm, atmospheric builder where players create improvised neighbourhoods in unexpected spaces. Players stack shops, tuck rooftop gardens into corners, and build by instinct rather than rules. Four years in the making, the project has evolved from a modest experiment into a complete, thoughtfully crafted game that reflects the charm and honesty of imperfect design within dense cities.(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 69 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
- · Review velocity down 61% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Top 32% of 9,678 Casual games in the census by review count.
Review-multiple estimate from 437 total reviews — how this is computed.
All-time low: $9.74 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal
12-month high $14.99 · on sale 2 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)
Review momentum
Price history
Completion
- · 73% of players earned The Beacon is Lit
- · 26.8% of players earned Inspected Every Corner
- · 1.1% of players earned Sparked a Revolution
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Serbian
Console footprint
| Platform | Players tracked | Completion | Trophies/achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam (Steam) | 132 | 4% | 21 |
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Census log
- 2026-04-16First review activity on record (week of 2026-04-16).
- 2026-04-16Biggest review week on record: 148 reviews (week of 2026-04-16).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
- 2026-08-09Building Comp 19: "Fishing"
- 2026-08-09Patch 1.04.07
- 2026-07-26Building Comp 18: "Bathhouse"
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Similarity via IGDB.