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Town to City cover art

Town to City

Galaxy Grove · Kwalee · 2026-05-26

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 16, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.

Town to City is an Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $29.99, with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews (98% of 7016 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

97%
positive of 7.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
69/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (207 downloads)
23h
to beat · completionist 23h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)
Town to City is a 2026 city-building video game developed by Dutch studio Galaxy Grove and published by British publisher Kwalee. Set in a stylised, Mediterranean-inspired version of the 19th century, the game emphasizes a gridless building system and a relaxed aesthetic. It was released in early access for Microsoft Windows on September 16, 2025 via Steam. The full release arrived on May 26, 2026.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 389 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~49/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,092 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 49,851 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 143k–321k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,143 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.24 at Fanatical (2026-03-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 79 of 93 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20252026Week of 2025-09-16: 1,066 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 489 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 297 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 196 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 230 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 833 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$16.242025-09-122026-08-242025-09-12 — best price $24.992025-09-17 — best price $18.712025-09-23 — best price $24.992025-09-27 — best price $19.792025-10-08 — best price $17.592025-10-16 — best price $17.082025-11-17 — best price $21.242025-11-21 — best price $17.482025-12-01 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $21.242026-01-02 — best price $24.992026-01-07 — best price $22.392026-01-30 — best price $24.992026-02-05 — best price $16.712026-02-14 — best price $16.982026-02-21 — best price $22.492026-02-27 — best price $19.792026-03-16 — best price $16.532026-03-25 — best price $16.242026-03-28 — best price $29.992026-04-07 — best price $22.892026-04-10 — best price $29.992026-04-16 — best price $23.992026-04-30 — best price $21.712026-05-05 — best price $26.882026-05-27 — best price $20.792026-06-05 — best price $23.422026-06-10 — best price $21.712026-06-24 — best price $23.332026-06-30 — best price $21.592026-07-13 — best price $21.712026-07-16 — best price $18.992026-07-25 — best price $21.712026-07-28 — best price $29.992026-08-09 — best price $26.552026-08-20 — best price $27.992026-08-24 — best price $19.11
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

156132026-05-28 — 141 pageviews2026-05-31 — 135 pageviews2026-06-03 — 75 pageviews2026-06-06 — 60 pageviews2026-06-09 — 73 pageviews2026-06-12 — 73 pageviews2026-06-15 — 52 pageviews2026-06-18 — 34 pageviews2026-06-21 — 94 pageviews2026-06-24 — 61 pageviews2026-06-27 — 47 pageviews2026-06-30 — 28 pageviews2026-07-03 — 62 pageviews2026-07-06 — 33 pageviews2026-07-09 — 38 pageviews2026-07-12 — 25 pageviews2026-07-15 — 23 pageviews2026-07-18 — 37 pageviews2026-07-21 — 31 pageviews2026-07-24 — 86 pageviews2026-07-27 — 134 pageviews2026-07-30 — 24 pageviews2026-08-02 — 35 pageviews2026-08-05 — 30 pageviews2026-08-08 — 31 pageviews2026-08-11 — 24 pageviews2026-08-14 — 27 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-20 — 22 pageviews2026-08-23 — 30 pageviews2026-08-26 — 29 pageviews2026-08-29 — 41 pageviews2026-09-01 — 25 pageviews2026-09-04 — 47 pageviews2026-09-07 — 50 pageviews2026-09-10 — 33 pageviews2026-09-13 — 43 pageviews2026-09-16 — 36 pageviews2026-09-19 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
97.5%
earned "Home sweet home"
35.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam Cloud2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2025-09-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,9261%38

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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