Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Soviet-themed city builder with detailed logistics and planned-economy management

3Division · Published by Hooded Horse · Released Jun 20, 2024

Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 27K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 354 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,974; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 10, 2026

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic?

A single-player Soviet-themed city builder and management simulation about running a planned economy. You lay out cities and infrastructure, organize construction and transport, build supply chains, provide utilities and public services, and trade with Eastern and Western markets.

For you if...

+you want a complex city builder focused on logistics
+you enjoy managing interconnected industries, utilities, and public services
+you prefer single-player sandbox planning over direct action

Not for you if...

−you want a simple, quickly learned city builder
−you dislike detailed infrastructure placement and supply-chain planning
−you prefer multiplayer competition to solo sandbox play

What players say

91% of 27,388 reviews are positive · 85% of 354 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the deep logistics, production chains, and realistic mode. Common complaints target the cumbersome interface, unclear explanations, and finicky infrastructure placement, especially when utilities or transport links fail to connect as expected.

Screenshots and trailer

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Pentium® G3250 (dual-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-9590 (quad-core)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7770 (2 GB)
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 9 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

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
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Korean, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Slovak, Czech.