Imagine Earth

Real-time planetary city builder balancing expansion against climate damage

Serious Bros. · Released May 25, 2021

Casual Indie Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 971
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 7 months ago; Jan 25, 2026

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Imagine Earth?

Viewed from above, Imagine Earth is a real-time city-building strategy game set on spherical planets as corporations expand beyond an exploited Earth. Across a story campaign and a mode against AI factions, you build colonies, trade resources, research technology, and manage pollution and climate risks while competing for economic control.

For you if...

+you enjoy laid-back strategy with economic competition
+you want both campaign missions and AI competition

Not for you if...

−you prefer city builders without corporate or environmental themes
−you want intricate technology progression and distinct rival factions

What players say

82% of 971 reviews are positive

Players praise the planetary visuals, campaign characters, controller controls, and laid-back pace. Some find the systems basic or repetitive, especially on later planets.

Screenshots and trailer

Imagine Earth system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10/11
Processor: 2 GHz or multiple cores with 1,5 GHz
Graphics: DirectX 11 compliant graphics card with 1GB dedicated memory
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Czech.