Cozy city builder Town to City leaves early access on May 26 - Engadget

"Town to City is a meditative, low-risk city builder that allows you to customize a 19th century Mediterranean landscape and grow its population, slowly unlocking new houses, businesses, social hubs, animals, jobs, crops and architectural pieces along the way. Even in the campaign, Town to City is incredibly forgiving and there's really no fail state. You're able to carve out streets and place buildings wherever you'd like, with no grid, and there are also challenges that can unlock more features and larger city sizes."

"Accompanying the full launch, Town to City will receive a slew of updates, including the new map of Rocemarée, a tourist route ability, and fresh buildings, quests, jobs and props. Town to City first came to Steam Early Access in September 2025, and since then it's collected nearly 4,000 reviews, 98 percent of which are positive, which is quite the feat."

"The level of detail you can achieve in Town to City is remarkable, as you're able to place all kinds of flowers, bushes, light fixtures and teeny-tiny potted plants on building facades, and these elements automatically change shape to look both functional and cute. The pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns are my personal favorite, either stacked along the base of a lucky townsperson's home, attached to a windowsill or floating at random intervals across the local lake."

"There's a secondary farming village to find and manage, plus research trees and rich town management features. Sandbox mode is an unrestricted space for laying out your dream village, encouraging creativity and fine design work. The game also includes challenges that can unlock more features and larger city sizes."

Town to City is a meditative, low-risk city builder that lets players customize a 19th century Mediterranean landscape and grow a population by slowly unlocking houses, businesses, social hubs, animals, jobs, crops, and architectural pieces. Gameplay is forgiving with no fail state, and players can carve streets and place buildings freely without a grid. Challenges unlock additional features and larger city sizes, while a secondary farming village can be found and managed. Research trees and rich town management features support progression. Sandbox mode enables unrestricted building for creative village design. The game offers detailed placement of decorative elements that automatically adapt in shape, including seasonal items like pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns.

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