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Power to the People

Power-grid management sim keeping growing cities supplied through disasters

Rhombico Games · Published by Crytivo · Released Feb 8, 2022

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Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 557
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 8, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Power to the People?

An isometric management game where you run an electric utility across campaign missions on five continents, a sandbox mode, and weekly challenges. Build power plants and lines, manage rising demand as cities grow, and use research and upgrades to respond to weather and random disruptions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy balancing infrastructure costs against rising demand
  • +you like optimizing grids across missions and weekly challenges

Not for you if...

  • −you want to build cities rather than supply their electricity
  • −you expect realistic electrical flow and power plant costs

What players say

81% of 557 reviews are positive

Players praise the focus on managing power generation and distribution as cities grow. The most common complaint is that maps play too similarly and the management loop becomes repetitive.

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Power to the People system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD A8-5600K
Graphics
GeForce GTX 550 Ti or Radeon HD 7770
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4460 or Ryzen 3 2200G
Graphics
GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon R9 290
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Power to the People have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Power to the People run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
20
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian.

Does Power to the People use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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