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Pile Up!

Strategic city builder about stacking buildings on small islands

Remoob · Published by Catoptric Games, IndieArk · Released Jul 23, 2025

CasualIndieStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 1,034
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Aug 5, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
8 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Pile Up!?

This single-player city builder has you stack buildings on small islands to grow the population. You complete islands to discover new ones and unlock buildings to combine in later runs. A Sandbox mode lets you build without limits.

For you if...

  • +you like relaxed building games with placement puzzles
  • +you enjoy trying different building combinations across runs
  • +you want a sandbox for building freely

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike careful placement in cramped building spaces
  • −you prefer building outward across large maps
  • −you want the same building choices every run

What players say

74% of 1,034 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxed pace, vertical building puzzles, and visual style. They also report persistent bugs that can block unlocks or progress, unclear mechanics, awkward placement controls, and the lack of an undo option.

Players over time

▼ -55% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20263
Nov 6, 20265
Nov 5, 20264
Nov 4, 20266
Nov 3, 202611
Nov 2, 20263
Nov 1, 20269
Oct 31, 202610
Oct 30, 20267
Oct 29, 20269
Oct 28, 20268
Oct 26, 202610
Oct 25, 20267
Oct 24, 20267
Oct 23, 20268
Oct 22, 20267
Oct 21, 202612
Oct 20, 20267
Oct 18, 202615
Oct 17, 20269
Oct 16, 202614
Oct 15, 20265
Oct 14, 20269
Oct 13, 202615
Oct 11, 202611
Oct 10, 20268
Oct 9, 20269
Oct 8, 20266
Oct 7, 20268
Oct 6, 202612
Oct 4, 202624
Oct 3, 202610
Oct 2, 202619
Oct 1, 20269
Sep 30, 202610
Sep 29, 202611
Sep 27, 20263
Sep 26, 202610
Sep 25, 20269
Sep 24, 20269
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 23, 20267
Sep 22, 202612

Screenshots and trailer

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Pile Up! system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-8265U or AMD Equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
600 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-10300H or AMD Equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia GTX1650 or AMD Equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
600 MB available space

Does Pile Up! have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Pile Up! run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Traditional Chinese.

Does Pile Up! 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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