Urban Empire

by Reborn Games·published by Kalypso Media Digital

Steam · Mostly Negative

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 21, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment29

Mostly Negative

Significant player dissatisfaction.

Quick Stats

Reviews

895en

2,461 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 21, 2026

Released

Jan 20, 2017

Price

$29.99

Velocity

0.3/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 21, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈130K

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$3.8M

Based on 2,461 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 895 post-launch reviews

6%83 rev

<2h

14%64 rev

2-10h

28%391 rev

10-50h

37%326 rev

50-200h

52%25 rev

200h+

67%6 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+38pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 84 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2017.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 1%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 36%

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