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Urban Empire

Reborn Games · Kalypso Media Digital · 2017-01-20

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 20, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.

1
playing now
34%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Negative
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Beginning in the 1820s, establish your city through five different eras, each with its own threats and opportunities. Master the challenges of the centuries, face political struggles, experience world-changing events and pioneering inventions, and create your own unique Urban Empire!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (36 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 62k–148k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,463 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.72-91%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.72-91%
GOG$2.99-90%
Humble Store$2.99-90%
IndieGala$2.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at WinGameStore (2024-05-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 182 of 183 observed days · $0.73 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320172026Week of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-06 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$2.222016-07-192026-08-302016-07-19 — best price $33.992017-06-06 — best price $29.992017-10-18 — best price $13.992018-02-07 — best price $23.572018-07-05 — best price $29.992018-11-09 — best price $29.992019-02-14 — best price $7.502019-06-12 — best price $25.492019-09-25 — best price $7.492020-01-14 — best price $26.942020-04-20 — best price $25.492020-07-23 — best price $5.992020-10-05 — best price $25.382021-01-06 — best price $29.992021-04-01 — best price $29.992021-06-16 — best price $29.992021-10-04 — best price $7.492022-01-03 — best price $29.992022-04-06 — best price $26.992022-07-16 — best price $29.992022-10-25 — best price $9.992023-02-06 — best price $24.922023-05-10 — best price $7.202023-08-18 — best price $7.202023-11-16 — best price $26.282024-02-06 — best price $29.992024-04-29 — best price $7.502024-07-23 — best price $7.492024-10-23 — best price $29.992025-01-12 — best price $29.992025-04-16 — best price $7.992025-07-11 — best price $25.192025-10-13 — best price $2.692026-01-15 — best price $25.192026-04-20 — best price $3.002026-07-31 — best price $2.222026-08-30 — best price $2.72
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
71.9%
earned "By plaintive pleas. "
7.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,2321%74

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

Player tags

RPGEconomyPoliticsStrategyPoliticalHistoricalManagementSimulationCity BuilderSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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