In-game event2 Sep 2026Patch v1.28.0-rc8Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hey everyone! Finally, a bit of a calmer week! I worked hard to deliver what I promised you, and even a little more. I'm starting to get really into the details for the digital store, and that's nothing but good news for you! Let me tell you about it right away. This week's recap It's done, it's in the game, I've added the two features to the game engine for better immersion! From now on, you'l…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hello everyone, It was a very intense week, I spent a lot of time debugging City Game Studio. That means studying dump files, which contain all the game's traces and let me understand why the game isn't working properly. And you might not realize it, but this kind of thing takes time. Time I couldn't spend on other things. As you'll have understood, I had to revise my plans. So let me tell you…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hi everyone! Thanks for reading me twice a week, yep, a changelog every Wednesday and a devlog every Friday for years now, that's a lot of text! Anyway, this week I made good progress on the digital store, and above all I'm giving you more control and depth, let's go! This week's recap First off, I worked hard on the bugs you reported to me. Everything should be fixed now, you can assign studio…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hello everyone! A big week is already coming to an end, I fixed quite a few bugs and I still have a few more to sort out! Let me tell you all about it right away! This week's recap First off, the digital store. Its interface has changed a lot, and now lets you see what's going on at a glance. It's visually more polished and more pleasant. Features now have small icons that explain how they impa…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hey everyone! I hope you're doing well, that you haven't been too hot, and that you're enjoying your summer. Here, it's both, I've been working a fair bit and also hitting the beach when I have time! Anyway, I made good progress, but as expected I didn't get everything done at once. This week's recap First, a small thing that still matters: the addition of a new cheat code that lets you systema…
Hey everyone! City Game Studio is part of the SIMFEST 2026 event and I'm super excited about it! A tycoon/simulation that has been updated for almost 10 years! · Creates legendary games that everyone will want to play · Buys out all your competitors one by one (muahahaha) · Creates YOUR own game consoles that will be hits · Manages an empire with multiple studios across the entire city · Become…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hey everyone! It's already Friday! Time flies at such a crazy speed, I barely notice it. Anyway, I didn't slack off this week! Let me tell you all about it right away. This week's recap I spent the week on a single task. One of the most important features of this update. It's the rework of market research. That little panel that was a bit complicated and hard to read, which lets you know which…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hello everyone! It had already been a few weeks since I last wrote a devlog! I honestly missed it, and I'm quite happy to come back and talk to you directly! Since v1.27.0, I've released 4 updates that mainly came to fix stability issues, but also added a bit of content. But that's not what we're talking about today, since this is the first devlog for v1.28, which is expected around mid-Septemb…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Changelog - v1.27.4 Misc · Optimized post-mortem event generation · Optimized the top competitors and companies list Bugfix · Fixed a sharp drop in console sales when reaching certain sales thresholds for no reason · Fixed a crash when canceling a game port that had already been canceled, causing the event to trigger twice · Fixed competitors not being sorted correctly when buying stocks · Fixe…
Changelog - v1.27.3 Studio Director · Added the ability to cancel updates made by a studio director Bugfix · Fixed detaching a studio director not deactivating them, causing them to keep creating empty projects · Fixed competitor stocks not being sorted correctly · Fixed a crash when a studio director tried to update a game that no longer exists · Fixed a crash when a studio director tried to p…
Changelog - v1.27.2 Platforms · Gamestation 2 is now online compatible · Grantendo DS is now online compatible · Gamestation GSP is now online compatible Localization · Improved Italian translations Bugfix · Fixed a random crash occurring during gameplay
Changelog - v1.27.1 Platforms · Defined correct game genre matches for the following platforms, which were all defaulting to "Ok match": · Grantendo Swap 2 · Handboy Colors · Grey TV · Telsun Gunpowder · Teamdock · Linux Kernel 4+ Localization · Improved Ukrainian translations (thanks to deltverden) Bugfix · Fixed an issue with tips that was preventing updates and balancing from applying
Hey everyone!! So where are we at with City Game Studio? The last major update rebalanced the game, improved performance across the board, and honestly left things in a pretty great spot. So what's even left to add in v1.27? I mean, v1.26 already felt close to perfect. What could possibly make you want to fire up a new playthrough? Turns out, quite a lot. The Annual Financial Report Brand new,…
Hello everyone! I caved this week, I don't know about you, but I just wanted to do a little more. So I went back and reworked part of the algorithm that handles your games' progress to make it more efficient. This Week's Recap I shouldn't have, and yet I did it anyway. I reworked how City Game Studio handles games that are currently in development. You know, that small panel on your left where…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hey everyone! It's hot out and the news is hot too, yes, as hot as the weather! Hope you're surviving this sweltering heat. I had time to polish up the next version by squashing bugs and tweaking the interface just a little more. This Week's Recap Several of you sent me the same piece of feedback: the money display doesn't change. Basically, when you're ultra-rich, you can no longer see your ba…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Hey everyone! This time I kept my promises, and I know that's going to make you happy! This week I worked hard, and I'm glad to tell you this version is bringing a bunch of changes you're going to love for sure! This Week's Recap First up: the studio director. I've been talking about this for weeks, and this time it's done. The studio director can now make sequels. They can do it, but by defaul…
Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible. Access the Unstable branch on Steam by right clicking City Game Studio in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’. The Unstable branch should now be available for you to choose from. Please leave…
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.