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The City Must Grow

Tunaic Games · 2021-12-08

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 08, 2021 (Linux), Dec 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 08, 2021 (Mac)

A new city will be established on a flat plain and its administration has been given to you. In order to keep the administration in your hands, the city needs to develop continuously.

81%
positive of 70 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Your role in this game is to determine where the buildings and structures in the city can be built. Time and moves in the game are turn based. Each move is given random zoning type to mark on the map. After you mark zones, you move on to the next cycle and observe the developments in the city. You can unlock more advanced types of buildings and structures by completing in-game objectives. Completing objectives also allows you to open different map view tools that will make management easier. There are four main types of zones you manage; residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial. (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 18,807 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 70 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2022-06-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720212025Week of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$3.492021-12-082023-03-232021-12-08 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $3.992022-02-03 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $3.492022-07-07 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $3.492022-11-29 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $3.492023-03-23 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Turkish

Player tags

IndieCasualPuzzleEconomyBuildingRelaxingStrategyMinimalistSimulationCity Builder

Census log

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

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