Polismos

Ancient Greek city builder where location shapes your settlement

Composition GS · Released Dec 6, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 60
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 15, 2025
Minimum PC: GTX 760; 8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Polismos?

Polismos is a city-building strategy game set in ancient Greece, where you lead a city-state. You construct buildings, unlock innovations, manage the economy, and meet families' needs while trading and negotiating with neighboring cities that may also threaten your settlement.

For you if...

+you enjoy optimizing production and arranging city layouts
+you like single-player sandboxes in historical settings

Not for you if...

−you want rapid expansion with little economic planning
−you want to build cities cooperatively with friends

What players say

78% of 60 reviews are positive

Players praise the separate public and private currencies and the city's visual style. Common complaints include a steep learning curve and unforgiving resource demands. Later-game criticism centers on limited challenges once the economy stabilizes and neighboring cities are conquered.

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Polismos system requirements

Minimum: GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: i5-2400 / X4 760K
Graphics: GTX 760 / Radeon 7950
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space

Does Polismos have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Polismos 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 in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Polismos 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam