Urban Empire
Reborn Games · January 20, 2017 · Strategy, Simulation, City Builder, Politics, Political Sim
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Mostly Negative34% · 2,46362Metacritic
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Urban Empire price by region
Urban Empire costs £1.40 in the United Kingdom, €1.63 in Europe (EUR), $1.85 in the United States, $2.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$3.39 in Canada, A$3.69 in Australia, NZ$4.50 in New Zealand, R$5.79 in Brazil and zł10.79 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | £1.40 −90% | £2.29 | £1.40 | 18 |
 Europe (EUR) | €1.63 −90% | €2.99 | €1.63 | 21 |
 United Statesyour region | $1.85 −90% | $2.99 | $1.85 | 22 |
 Georgia (USD) | $2.99 −90% | $2.99 | — | 16 |
 Canada | CA$3.39 −90% | CA$3.39 | — | 16 |
 Australia | A$3.69 −90% | A$3.69 | — | 15 |
 New Zealand | NZ$4.50 −90% | NZ$4.50 | — | 13 |
 Brazil | R$5.79 −90% | R$5.79 | — | 13 |
 Poland | zł10.79 −90% | zł10.79 | zł13.59 | 15 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Urban Empire
✦ AI summary
Lead a mayoral dynasty through 200 years of history, building districts and managing infrastructure while navigating political intrigue, bribes, and council debates to shape your city's future. Urban Empire blends city building with deep political scheming and historical events, letting you choose between democratic rule or authoritarian control as you guide your empire through five eras of technological and ideological change.
In Urban Empire you take control of a mayoral dynasty and lead your city and people through 200 years of history. Establish infrastructures, plan city districts, debate political decisions at the town council, bribe or blackmail your opponents, empower the democratic rights of your people or ignore them and reign supremely by yourself – the decision is yours!
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!
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 where players must employ strategic planning and political savvy to successfully grow their cities in their role as Mayor.
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!
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 where players must employ strategic planning and political savvy to successfully grow their cities in their role as Mayor.
City Ruler, not City Builder: Urban Empire offers a unique combination of classic city building and political management gameplay. Take on the role of a mayor, be a political mastermind and prove your skills by prevailing against opposing parties and guiding your city through technological evolutions and ideological revolutions. Choose from 4 ruling families with 5 characters each, like the equal rights and social justice advocates the Kilgannons, or the Sant’Elias, who focus on scientific progress and the pursuit of knowledge. Create and manage city districts on a large scale and fulfil your citizens’ needs – such as happiness, safety, and public services. Introduce new ideas and technologies, like the electric tram, antibiotics or video games and use your power to convince the city council of your political agenda. Up to 1000 dynamic events represent the twists and turns of urban life: make and influence decisions on issues such as women’s rights, the hippie movement, and child labor.Urban Empire — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Urban Empire is a city builder with interesting political mechanics that players acknowledge has potential, but it suffers from unpolished gameplay, poor UI, confusing game mechanics that lack proper explanation, and technical issues including launch problems. While some players found it enjoyable enough for a dozen hours or more of entertainment, most feel it's a forgettable mid-tier experience that underdelivers on its premise, with one reviewer suggesting it's worth trying only at a steep discount.
The game has so much potenial but feels so boring and unpolished3 found this helpful
Interesting game design, but terrible, and I mean downright bad game mechanics, clearly not well flushed out. most decisions feel rudimentary or not explained. bad UI screen is stuck at just an awful camera angle but that's all Kalypso games from this era. sometimes the politicians simply want to screw your character over and railroad some bad edicts or legislation, truly a frustrating game. edit: and that's if you can get it to start at all, had to run as admin on the launcher and it pops up twice before the game loads1 found this helpful
Game is crushes at start. Who had same problem and fixed this?
I think this game deserves more credit then it received, honestly its fun. Could it be better? Yeah. For what it is though, its a thumbs up from me.
not a great game. boring
Is this game bad? Maybe. But I'm not sure? I mean, I think it's a perfectly 6/10 city builder from 2017. Why such opprobrium from the internet? People thought kalypso (the Tropico people) were going to make the most serious hardcore citybuilder sim of alltime? I don't know. It does what it say on the box. Moderate city building interspersed with a bunch of political flavor. It's fun for what it is. It's not a world-beater, it's not infinitely replayable, but you can easily get a decent 25 hours here and it's on sale for $3 now.
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