Pile Up!

Strategic city builder about stacking buildings on small islands

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

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 1,179
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 6; peak 24h 7
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 5, 2026

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

73% of 1,179 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Pile Up! system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 35
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Traditional Chinese.