Urban Empire
Reborn Games · January 20, 2017 · Strategy, Simulation, City Builder, Politics, Political Sim
Buy the Urban Empire key for Steam from YUPLAY at $2.03 — the cheapest of 22 stores we compare.
PC
Where to buy Urban Empire — official stores
Cheapest Urban Empire keys — keyshops
Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.
Some store links are affiliate links — playze may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay, and the cheapest confirmed price is always shown in the Best price box above.
Urban Empire price by region
Urban Empire costs £1.53 in the United Kingdom, €1.83 in Europe (EUR), $2.03 in the United States, $2.03 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.89 in Canada, A$3.86 in Australia, zł12.82 in Poland, R$18.14 in Brazil and NZ$36.99 in New Zealand right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | £1.53 −91% | £2.06 | £1.53 | 17 |
 Europe (EUR) | €1.83 −91% | €2.69 | €1.83 | 19 |
 United Statesyour region | $2.03 −91% | $2.69 | $2.03 | 22 |
 Georgia (USD) | $2.03 −91% | $22.99 | $2.03 | 20 |
 Canada | CA$2.89 −91% | CA$3.05 | CA$2.89 | 19 |
 Australia | A$3.86 −91% | A$3.86 | A$44.95 | 17 |
 Poland | zł12.82 −88% | zł107.39 | zł12.82 | 16 |
 Brazil | R$18.14 −62% | R$47.97 | R$18.14 | 15 |
 New Zealand | NZ$36.99 −16% | NZ$36.99 | NZ$44.99 | 14 |
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.
Screenshots
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.
Community reviews
—
0 reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.
More like Urban Empire
News
BlogSilkMU is our new partner: MU Online Season 6 in a browser tab
SilkMU, a MU Online Season 6 server that runs in a browser tab or as an app, opened on 6 November 2026 and is now our partner. What it offers, what is free and what costs WCoin.
Nov 13, 2026
PCGames like Dying Light, where nightfall changes the rules
Games like Dying Light are easy to find if you only want parkour or only want zombies. These eight keep the part that matters: a city that becomes a different place after dark.
Nov 13, 2026
PCGames like Portal 2, where one idea carries the whole game
Games like Portal 2 all share one habit: teach a single impossible trick, then spend a campaign breaking it. From rewinding objects through time to Escher geometry that loops back on itself.
Nov 13, 2026
BundlesPlanet Coaster DLC: skip the collection, buy the packs
The Planet Coaster DLC catalogue closed in 2019, so there is no curve left to wait out. Our record shows the collection bundle costs far more than assembling the same packs one by one.
Nov 13, 2026
XboxToxic Commando Game Pass: subscribe, or buy the key?
The Toxic Commando Game Pass add landed on 12 November. Our price record since late September shows the key route barely moved, which changes what a subscription is worth.
Nov 13, 2026
PCGames like Titanfall 2, for the pilot or for the Titan
Titanfall 2's campaign changed its own rules every mission. Games like Titanfall 2 that keep one part of it — the wall-running, the mech, or a campaign that never settles.
Nov 12, 2026
PCGames like It Takes Two, where the second player is the point
It Takes Two cannot be played alone, and that is the whole design. Games like It Takes Two that give each player a different job — including one that makes do with a single pair of hands.
Nov 12, 2026
XboxFootball Manager 27 Game Pass, and what the old FMs now cost
FM27 landed on 10 November, and Football Manager 27 Game Pass covers it on PC from day one. Steam has stopped selling FM26 and FM24 — our price record shows what that does.
Nov 12, 2026BlogSilkMU ჩვენი ახალი პარტნიორია: MU Online Season 6 პირდაპირ ბრაუზერში
SilkMU, MU Online-ის Season 6 სერვერი, რომელიც ბრაუზერში ან აპლიკაციად თამაშდება, 6 ნოემბერს გაიხსნა და ახლა playze-ის პარტნიორია. რას გთავაზობს, რა არის უფასო და რა ღირს WCoin.
Nov 13, 2026
PCTekken 8 ღირს თუ არა: 91 ქულა და შერეული შეფასება
Tekken 8 ღირს თუ არა, როცა კრიტიკოსებს 91 ქულა აქვთ დაწერილი, მოთამაშეებს კი „შერეული"? ფასი, ონლაინის მდგომარეობა და უკეთესი ალტერნატივა.
Sep 24, 2026
DealsStellaris იაფად: ოცდახუთი დამატება და ერთი გამოსავალი
Stellaris იაფად ყიდვა საბაზისო თამაშის შემთხვევაში მარტივია. ძვირი დამატებებია — და მათთვის არსებობს ვარიანტი, რომელსაც ბევრი ვერ ამჩნევს.
Sep 24, 2026
PCARK ფასი: Evolved თუ Ascended — რომელი ვიყიდოთ
ARK ფასი ორი სხვადასხვა თამაშის ფასია. რომელი ჯობია ქართული სიიდან, სად არიან მოთამაშეები და რატომ არ ღირს ახალ ვერსიაზე გადახტომა.
Sep 24, 2026
DealsCivilization 6 იაფად: რომელი დამატება ღირს მართლა
Civilization 6 იაფად ყიდვა მარტივია — საბაზისო თამაში იაფია და იაფად რჩება. რთული ის არის, რომ ცხრამეტი დამატებიდან სწორი აირჩიოთ.
Sep 24, 2026
FreebiesCS2 უფასოდ: რა ღირს სინამდვილეში Prime
CS2 უფასოდ ითამაშება საქართველოდანაც და ეს დემო არაა. ფული მხოლოდ Prime-ს სჭირდება — აი, რას იძლევა ის და ვის ღირს.
Sep 24, 2026
PCCuphead ღირს თუ არა: სირთულე, DLC და ორზე თამაში
Cuphead ღირს თუ არა: ექვსივე ქართულ მაღაზიაში ერთი ფასია, მეგობარს კი ასლი საერთოდ არ სჭირდება. სირთულე, ერთადერთი დამატება და როდის ვიყიდოთ.
Sep 23, 2026
DealsRimWorld იაფად: ბაზა, ხუთი დამატება და სწორი რიგი
RimWorld იაფად ყიდვა დამატებების რიგზეა დამოკიდებული, არა ფასდაკლების ლოდინზე. რომელი ხუთიდან ღირს ჯერ და რომელ მაღაზიას აქვს ფასდაკლება.
Sep 23, 2026New releases
All new releases →- AION 2Sep 30, 2026Free
- Onimusha: Way of the SwordSep 25, 2026$39.83
- AniimoSep 16, 2026Free
- WARDOGSSep 10, 2026$29.73
- The Blood of DawnwalkerSep 2, 2026$57.61
- STAR WARS Zero Company™Aug 27, 2026$44.00
- How to FishAug 20, 2026$6.41
- Mortal Shell IIAug 20, 2026$34.86
- The Lantern of the Laughless SaintAug 17, 2026$15.99
- Soul's RemnantAug 13, 2026Free
- The NOexistenceN of LilithJul 16, 2026$1.99
- Moonlight PeaksJul 7, 2026$23.08
- Cat Mail Co.Jul 6, 2026$12.21
- Space HavenMay 13, 2026$0.80
- Bongo WaifuApr 27, 2026Free
- Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm PsychosisApr 24, 2026$8.89
- The Last Cat in the UniverseApr 23, 2026$2.22
- Scarlet IdolApr 17, 2026$6.08
- CinderiaMar 30, 2026$10.54
- Grind SurvivorsMar 16, 2026$6.49
- Slay the Spire 2Mar 5, 2026$17.44
- PIONERDec 16, 2025$6.81
- Yakuza KiwamiDec 11, 2025$10.99
- LOCKDOWN ProtocolNov 18, 2025$9.99
Top games right now
All rankings →- 1Counter-Strike 2Free
- 2Dota 2Free
- 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSFree
- 4Grand Theft Auto V Legacy—
- 5Terraria$2.08
- 6Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeFree
- 7Rust$20.19
- 8Garry's Mod$6.21
- 9Team Fortress 2Free
- 10Black Myth: Wukong$35.78
- 11HELLDIVERS™ 2$23.99
- 12ELDEN RING$38.88
- 13Apex Legends™Free
- 14Left 4 Dead 2$9.99
- 15Stardew Valley$12.11
- 16Wallpaper Engine$3.93
- 17Cyberpunk 2077$17.99
- 18Euro Truck Simulator 2$4.99
- 19Dead by Daylight$6.83
- 20Red Dead Redemption 2$13.71
- 21The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt$9.77
- 22Baldur's Gate 3$53.63
- 23Phasmophobia$15.19
- 24War ThunderFree