Urbek City Builder

Urbek City Builder

Released Jul 2022

Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.

89% positive · 1,999 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Urbek City Builder launched on July 13, 2022 and has received a consistent run of free major content updates and paid DLC since then. The major content releases are: the "Defend the City" DLC (March 3, 2023), a regional bonuses and buildings update (July 17, 2023), the "Anarchism and Authority" update (August 28, 2023), the "Trains" DLC alongside the "Wellbeing" free update (April 24, 2024), and update 1.9.2 adding promenades and bridges (May 7, 2025). On September 30, 2024, the developer announced a forthcoming water-themed free update featuring rain/snow effects, promenades, and bridges. The May 7, 2025 update (1.9.2) delivered exactly those elements — promenades (with snowy variants for the mountain map), new bridges, and rain/snow effects — making it the almost certain fulfillment of that announcement. No new content announcement has followed that release. In August 2024, the developer announced a new game project (Rebel Roar), but continued to ship Urbek content for another nine months after that, so the new project alone is not a signal of Urbek's conclusion. The historical gap between major Urbek content releases has ranged from roughly 1 to 12 months. The last major release was May 7, 2025. As of today, October 8, 2026, that is approximately 17 months of silence — well beyond the longest observed gap in the game's history. The developer has not posted any news, announcements, or updates since May 7, 2025. There are no unreleased DLC on the store, no outstanding roadmap commitments, and no developer statement promising future content. The water-themed update that was announced in September 2024 appears to have been fully delivered by the May 2025 release. With no active commitments remaining and silence that has now extended well past the game's established content cadence, the game's content is best assessed as complete.
Evidence
Update 1.9.2 shipped new promenades, bridges, and snow/rain effects — the last developer communication of any kind.
news post · May 7, 2025 source content shipped
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Developer announced a free water-themed update with promenades, bridges, and rain/snow effects. The May 7, 2025 update appears to have delivered all of these items, fulfilling this commitment.
news post · Sep 30, 2024 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
RockGame S.A.
Achievements
103
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

In Urbek, you will be able to build a city of your own design! Manage its natural resources, improve the quality of life of the population, and build its neighbourhoods in your own way.

Neighbourhoods

Breathe life into your city by building different neighbourhoods. Do you want a bohemian neighbourhood? Build bars, parks and libraries, but keep a low population density nearby. Do you want a bourgeois neighbourhood? You need parks and luxury shops.

Manage

There is no money in Urbek. Instead, you will have to build everything with your own resources, such as food, coal, or skilled work. There are more than 30 different resources to manage! Manage your natural resources well, so that they do not run out before they can be replaced. How will you choose to produce the energy for your inhabitants and industries?

Educate

Education is fundamental! By producing enough qualified work and scientific work, you will be able to build more advanced buildings.

Observe

Move around at street level in order to get a more intimate sense of the city you are creating. See and feel the differences between neighborhoods the way your city’s residents do!

Organic growth

The growth of your city will be organic. Some constructions will appear according to the surrounding conditions. For example, buildings with more than two floors will appear in densely populated areas and with basic services.

You can place other buildings by yourself, but they need some conditions. For instance, the local market needs to be close to the farms. The university should have some high schools nearby, which, in turn, require nearby schools.

When it comes to designing your city, you have a variety of viable options. There are no buildings that are superior to others. Every decision will have its pros and cons. Bourgeois houses consume more food and need resources that cost more to produce, but will improve the quality of life of the residents there. On the other hand, improving the productivity of industries will produce more resources, but will diminish the quality of life for residents living in the area.

Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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