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City Tales - Medieval Era

89% positive · 596 Steam reviews · released Jan 29, 2026 · by Irregular Shapes

SimulationCity BuilderBuildingRelaxingEconomyManagementResource ManagementInventory Management

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~19,668 (P10–P90: 7,867 – 43,270)

Gross revenue: ~$370,777 ($148,307 – $815,717)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing88% positive · 66 mentions
“Alright, nearly 25+ hours on the game. All achievements collected. Time to give this a god to honest review. - Discord community. They are very helpful, the team just does their best to answer everything alongside the individual players…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 23 h played
Visuals & audio88% positive · 60 mentions
“City Tales - Medieval Era Its simplicity is its best feature. You can jump in and understand what's going on.Everything flows naturally, and the game lets you build and expand at a relaxed but satisfying pace. The pacing feels just right…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played
Gameplay & mechanics92% positive · 52 mentions
“My first impressions: A different take on city builders. Outside of a few resource gathering buildings, the player draws housing districts on the map. The size of the housing district determines how many houses will automatically be built…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played
Content & longevity91% positive · 44 mentions
“My first impressions: A different take on city builders. Outside of a few resource gathering buildings, the player draws housing districts on the map. The size of the housing district determines how many houses will automatically be built…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played
Performance & stability70% positive · 30 mentions
“Alright, nearly 25+ hours on the game. All achievements collected. Time to give this a god to honest review. - Discord community. They are very helpful, the team just does their best to answer everything alongside the individual players…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 23 h played
Difficulty & balance78% positive · 23 mentions
“My first impressions: A different take on city builders. Outside of a few resource gathering buildings, the player draws housing districts on the map. The size of the housing district determines how many houses will automatically be built…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played
Price & value64% positive · 22 mentions
“My first impressions: A different take on city builders. Outside of a few resource gathering buildings, the player draws housing districts on the map. The size of the housing district determines how many houses will automatically be built…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played
Controls & UI83% positive · 18 mentions
“This is an excellent game unless you are a hardcore gamer that demands challenge, and you hate idle games with a passion. This is not an idle game, but the closer to the end game you get, the more often you have all quest slots filled in…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 19 h played

252 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

3D

Setting

Medieval

Structure

Procedural

Mood & themes

Relaxing

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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