The city builder its players design.
Lay the roads, zone the land and run the budget for a city where every resident has a home, a job and an opinion. Then tell us what to build next: press F8 in the game, and vote on everyone's ideas here.
Windows 10 and 11. Early Access: the game grows with every update.
Latest news
All news →Got an idea? Press F8.
Anywhere in the game, F8 opens a box to ask for a feature or report a bug. It takes a picture of your city and sends it straight to us. No forum, no account, no leaving the game.
Press F8 in the game
The game pauses and takes a picture of what you are looking at.
Tell us what you want
A new building, a rule, a fix. One sentence is enough.
It goes on the list
Good ideas are added to Coming soon, marked as a player idea.
Players vote, we build
Everyone gets five votes. The most wanted things are built first.
What you do in The City
It is a full city builder. You start with empty grass and a budget, and everything that follows is your call.
Draw roads freely
No grid. Streets, avenues, boulevards, one-way roads, highways and raised highways go at any angle, with signs, lane rules and roundabouts where you want them.
Zone and watch it grow
Mark land for homes, shops, offices and industry. Buildings go up on their own, then rebuild bigger when the people in them are doing well.
People, not numbers
Click anyone to see where they live and work, what they earn, how they get around and what is bothering them. Unhappy residents leave.
Run the services
Police, fire, hospitals, power, water, sewers, buses, snow ploughs and schools all need a site, a budget and staff. Under-staffed buildings stop working.
Build with a friend
Invite a friend through Steam and build the same city together, on one budget.
Set the budget
Choose tax rates for each zone and prices for power, water, tuition, hospital visits, buses and parking. The city is paid at midnight, every game day.
Go deeper
The City puts you in charge of the details other city builders run for you.
The wiki
Guides to every part of the game, and every building, road and rule with its numbers. The same pages open in the game with F1.
Open the wiki →Why it's different
Named residents, happiness that drives growth, parking that matters and prices you set yourself.
See the differences →Police and patrols
Write the road rules, set the fines, and post a patrol car at any junction. Watch drivers get pulled over.
Meet the force →Players and their cities
Leaderboards and player pages, with each city's numbers, achievements and a picture.
See the cities →From the game
Screenshots from cities built in the game.
The City is coming to Steam
The City is moving to Steam Early Access, with achievements, play with a friend, and your city on your own player page. The store page will be linked here the moment it opens.
Follow the newsPlay on Steam
Steam installs the game and keeps it up to date. Nothing to unzip.
Press F8 with your ideas
Ask for features and report bugs from inside the game.
Vote on what's next
Sign in here through Steam and put your five votes where you want them.
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The old test build from this website is no longer updated.