Sumerians
Released Oct 2023
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
87% positive · 324 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $16.99
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Evaluation
Sumerians launched into full 1.0 release on October 17, 2023, following three years of Early Access development. At launch, the developer noted the game would continue to receive updates, though less frequently than during Early Access.
Post-launch activity has consisted primarily of bug fixes and minor patches, with one decorative DLC — Assyrian Statues — released on April 22, 2024. That DLC is the only paid content released since launch, and it is now fully shipped. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store.
The post-launch update history shows six major content releases total, though most of these occurred during Early Access. Since the 1.0 launch, meaningful post-launch updates have been maintenance-focused (patches 1.0.4 through 1.0.13), with no named expansions or major content drops announced or in development. The most recent developer communication was a bug fix patch on November 13, 2025, addressing minor issues with no mention of future content.
The developer's April 2023 pre-launch note stated that all roadmap goals had already been achieved, and the October 2023 launch post reinforced this framing. No roadmap, expansion plans, or unannounced content has been communicated since. The sustained post-launch activity has been maintenance and polish rather than new content delivery. The game appears to have reached its final content state, with the November 13, 2025 patch representing the last meaningful developer activity.
Evidence
Developer announces 1.0 full release, notes the game will keep getting updates but less frequently than during Early Access. All roadmap goals already achieved.
Assyrian Statues decorative DLC released — the only paid content shipped post-launch.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Decumanus Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Sumerians is a city-building game inspired by the history of the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia, a time of incredible urban growth and development of the Sumerian city-states.
The game focuses on urban planning, economics, and resource management.
You can play the campaign or start your own city, choosing between several maps and difficulty levels.
The game focuses on urban planning, economics, and resource management.
You can play the campaign or start your own city, choosing between several maps and difficulty levels.
- Begin with a small settlement near a river. Your citizens will grow their own food and find the products they need at the first market stalls.
- Build a temple and hire priests to increase your religious influence and attract new citizens.
- Pay the salaries of your workers with crops from your own fields.
- Build walls. The game has no warfare or attacks, but walls are required to construct certain buildings and to level up the houses.
- Help your citizens achieve a balance between farmers, artisans, and vendors while considering your own needs of workers for the State.
- Increase your agricultural areas with irrigation canals.
- Provide services like Water, Security, Health and Beautification, and your citizens will reach a higher standard of living.
- Improve your economy with manufacturing buildings, better transportation, storage, trading, and profit.
- Build palaces, gardens, temples, and a great ziggurat.
- Research new technologies to unlock buildings and create new trade routes.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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