Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
Released May 2024
A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.
73% positive · 623 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities launched into Early Access on July 14, 2021 and received 13 major updates over roughly three years before reaching its 1.0 full release on May 9, 2024. The 1.0 update was a substantial content release, adding a story campaign, new tribes, a new biome, achievements, new enemies and weapons, and more.
In the 1.0 launch post (May 9, 2024), developer Tomer at Suncrash was explicit about post-release plans: after spending a few weeks monitoring for bugs and fixing issues, he planned to rest and then begin planning Suncrash's next project. He mentioned the possibility of returning to Dream Engines for a content update someday — framed as a "maybe" and compared to a one-off anniversary update he made for his previous game — but made no commitments to ongoing content. The last developer communication was a bug-fix patch on August 29, 2024, which addressed issues accumulated since the 1.0 launch.
There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, and no roadmap items outstanding. The developer's own words describe the 1.0 release as the conclusion of the game's development cycle. The game shipped as a complete product on May 9, 2024.
Evidence
Developer announces 1.0 full release after 3+ years in Early Access. Post-release plans described as: monitor for bugs for a few weeks, then rest, then begin planning next project. Future Dream Engines content mentioned only as a vague 'maybe', explicitly compared to a one-off anniversary update for their previous game.
Patch 5 released fixing several bugs accumulated since the 1.0 launch. No new content announced; purely a maintenance update.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Suncrash
Achievements
59
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Advanced society is long gone, the world is overrun by the Dream Plagues. The only survivors are small nomadic tribes that don’t attract too much attention. And now, the discovery of a long-abandoned project of the ancients lights a new hope - the flight-capable Nomad Cities.
Your city’s population and economy form the backbone of your survival. Running out of food or resources can be just as dangerous as meeting a Dream Plague in the wilds. Plan and build automated production lines, and keep your people housed, happy and well fed.
Fortify your city and defend it against raids for as long as you can. But even the ancients were unable to withstand the Dream Plagues forever - the longer you stay, the stronger they become. Unlike the ancients, however, you are able to grab your entire city and just fly away when things become too rough.
Your city’s area is limited. You’ll have to balance between expensive long-term upgrades to expand your city, and building disposable infrastructure that will be left behind. Carefully choose which buildings you take with you and which you can live without - at least for a while.
Resources are rare, and you’ll need a lot of them to turn your city into a self-sufficient empire. Good thing you can always move to another area when you’ve depleted everything around you. Every biome has an unlimited variety of procedurally generated landing areas, that each have different resources, opportunities, and challenges.
The wilderness is swarming with Dream Plagues. To explore your surroundings, you directly control a unique Steam-Bot in real time action. You will upgrade, equip and customize that Steam-Bot to your preferred play style.
The world is full of ancient ruins and strange mysteries. As you fly and land in different areas, you will discover these places and exploit them. As you progress with story missions, you will discover some of the history and lore of this strange world.
Upgrades to your infrastructure provide permanent bonuses and abilities to best fit your preferred playstyle. Spend hard-earned upgrade points on your Steam-Bot’s combat prowess and raid enemy nests for precious resources, on your city’s defenses to build an impenetrable fortress, or on your administrative and economic abilities to build a thriving, rich, mega-factory.
Build an industrious flying city
Your city’s population and economy form the backbone of your survival. Running out of food or resources can be just as dangerous as meeting a Dream Plague in the wilds. Plan and build automated production lines, and keep your people housed, happy and well fed.
Survive until the last moment - then run!
Fortify your city and defend it against raids for as long as you can. But even the ancients were unable to withstand the Dream Plagues forever - the longer you stay, the stronger they become. Unlike the ancients, however, you are able to grab your entire city and just fly away when things become too rough.
Balance expansion and disposable buildings to be left behind
Your city’s area is limited. You’ll have to balance between expensive long-term upgrades to expand your city, and building disposable infrastructure that will be left behind. Carefully choose which buildings you take with you and which you can live without - at least for a while.
Find and exploit scarce resources across different biomes
Resources are rare, and you’ll need a lot of them to turn your city into a self-sufficient empire. Good thing you can always move to another area when you’ve depleted everything around you. Every biome has an unlimited variety of procedurally generated landing areas, that each have different resources, opportunities, and challenges.
Explore the world with a customizable Steambot
The wilderness is swarming with Dream Plagues. To explore your surroundings, you directly control a unique Steam-Bot in real time action. You will upgrade, equip and customize that Steam-Bot to your preferred play style.
Discover ancient ruins
The world is full of ancient ruins and strange mysteries. As you fly and land in different areas, you will discover these places and exploit them. As you progress with story missions, you will discover some of the history and lore of this strange world.
Research, craft, and upgrade your infrastructure
The ancients used advanced Dream-Tech, most of which is now lost to the ages and to the Dream Plagues. In your flying city you will be able to build advanced research facilities and discover some of these secrets - unlocking advanced buildings and new crafting recipes for your Steam-Bot.Upgrades to your infrastructure provide permanent bonuses and abilities to best fit your preferred playstyle. Spend hard-earned upgrade points on your Steam-Bot’s combat prowess and raid enemy nests for precious resources, on your city’s defenses to build an impenetrable fortress, or on your administrative and economic abilities to build a thriving, rich, mega-factory.
Carefully manage your fuel and weight
Keep a close eye on your city’s weight and fuel reserves. Being stranded at the wrong moment is a sure way to become extinct.Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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