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Urbek City Builder

City builder where resource chains shape how neighborhoods grow

Fridus · Published by RockGame S.A. · Released Jul 13, 2022

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 1,992
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 16 in 30 days
Playing now
36
right now
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update
1 year ago
May 7, 2025

What is Urbek City Builder?

Urbek City Builder is a single-player city-building simulation where you place buildings, develop neighborhoods, and balance resources such as food, energy, and labor instead of money. Some buildings appear as surrounding areas develop, while others require specific nearby buildings. You can also move through your city at street level.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy solving layout puzzles as neighborhoods evolve
  • +you prefer balancing resources to managing a city budget
  • +you like maps with different building constraints

Not for you if...

  • you want to place buildings wherever you choose
  • you dislike managing production and consumption as your city grows

What players say

89% of 1,992 reviews are positive · 93% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the puzzle-like layout planning, linked resource systems, and voxel art. The most common complaint is that placement requirements limit creative freedom; players also say resource shortages become repetitive and the tutorial takes too long.

Screenshots and trailer

Urbek City Builder

Urbek City Builder system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-2500k or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4590 or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
103
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean, Italian.

Tags

Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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