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Imagine Earth

Real-time planetary city builder balancing expansion against climate damage

Serious Bros. · Released May 25, 2021

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Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 971
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Feb 4, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU, 1 GB
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

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.

How many players finish Imagine Earth?

3.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Udion Torix», 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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Imagine Earth system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 1 GB, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Imagine Earth have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Imagine Earth run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
25
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Czech.

Does Imagine Earth 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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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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