PCGame

Rise of Venice

Renaissance trade strategy with fleets and Venetian political intrigue

Gaming Minds Studios · Published by Kalypso Media Digital · Released Sep 27, 2013

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 365
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
2 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Rise of Venice?

Rise of Venice is a trading and strategy simulation set around Renaissance Venice and Mediterranean ports. You trade goods between cities, build production facilities and fleets, send family members on missions, influence Venetian politics, and fight sea battles as you work toward becoming Doge. Multiplayer supports up to four players over LAN or the internet.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy trading goods across Renaissance Mediterranean cities
  • +you like family politics alongside fleet management

Not for you if...

  • −you want a game focused solely on combat
  • −you dislike managing production and trade across cities

How many players finish Rise of Venice?

6.1% of Steam players have unlocked «CSI Venice», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Rise of Venice system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista/7/8
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo-Prozessor or similar
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible, 512MB
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Rise of Venice have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Rise of Venice run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
56
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil. Text only: Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.

Does Rise of Venice 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

Tags

1 DLC available.

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