City Game Studio News

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 any feedback you may have in the appropriate channel in our Discord, or in the subforum on Steam.

As always, remember to be considerate towards players not partaking in the Unstable, in case they want to avoid spoilers.

Please make sure to make backups of your save files before playing.

[h2]Changelog[/h2]
[h3]Custom-platform[/h3]

• Adjust the timeframe when the email is sent
  
• Adjust the suggeted retail price for the email

[h3]Bugfix[/h3]

• Fix an issue with game-type costs computation (might lead to a crash)
  
• [Windows] Fix issue with mouse cursor that's off
  
• [Windows] Fix issue where you cannot close the game usig ALT+F4 with confined mouse cursor
  
• Can buy the same studio more than once

[h3]Studio director[/h3]

• Add an option not to publish bad quality games
  
• Add an option to hide the magazine/website reviews

[h3]UI[/h3]

• When hovering a studio => if it's rented show the rent value, otherwise show it's value
  
• City map button not visible enough

Hi Binoguriens and Binoguriennes!

I don't know if it's a good idea to say "Hi Binoguriens and Binoguriennes!", so let's stick with "Hi folks"!
Version 1.21 is the most stable release ever, I still have one crash to fix, I'm working on it but that's not all.

[h3]The long-awaited return[/h3]
When I redid the console creation system, I had to remove an important feature due to lack of time. It was the reduction of manufacturing costs based on the number of units sold. Recently, I took the time to put this feature back in place.
And now, the more your console sells, the more manufacturing costs will be reduced, up to a maximum of 45% reduction.

I had to add a few more things to this, including tooltips that will warn the player when the console price is too high and will hurt sales, while changing the font color.

[h3]What's next[/h3]
This triumphant return of production cost reductions is great, but v1.22 is focused on studios. I'd like to add a feature that allows copying/pasting furniture placement in a studio. I plan to add it soon, but that's not what I'm working on right now.

I want to be transparent with you, and I'm working on your suggestions. The arrival of the studio director has generated a lot of suggestions. So, I'm going to add a few things, notably the ability to rename a game produced by the studio director. Or, allow the studio director not to publish a game if it doesn't reach a certain score.

These are pretty significant changes that will clearly improve the quality of life in City Game Studio. But in addition to that, I'm going to rework some small things. You see, the icons in the bottom menu aren't visible enough. It's not obvious what you can click on or not. So I'm going to rework this part. But I've also had several bug reports saying that the mouse pointer on Windows was offset at times.

I haven't fixed these bugs yet, and I'd like to finish all these tasks before starting to work on the studio furnishing changes.

That's all for me, thank you for reading,
As always, if you have any comments, I'll read them with joy and enthusiasm !

Happy New Year and best wishes
Xavier aka Binogure

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 any feedback you may have in the appropriate channel in our Discord, or in the subforum on Steam.

As always, remember to be considerate towards players not partaking in the Unstable, in case they want to avoid spoilers.

Please make sure to make backups of your save files before playing.

[h2]Changelog[/h2]
[h3]Custom-platform[/h3]

• Console manufacturing costs are adjusted according to the number of copies sold.
  
• Added notification when your console reaches a new manufacturing cost reduction threshold
  
• A tooltip is added when the console price is so high that it adversely affects console sales.

Hi everyone!

A quick update to start 2025! (yes, already!)

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
Windows was giving us some attitude. The game would crash on first play, like some sort of welcome gesture to new players (not very welcoming, I know). And some game panels would sometimes refuse to load, which gave a rather... interesting... experience? That's all fixed now!

[h3]Misc[/h3]
I've updated the copyright to 2025. Feels weird writing that, doesn't it? Time flies when you're developing games!
Also added a tooltip to the exit panel, because sometimes a bit more explanation doesn't hurt.

[h3]What's Coming Next[/h3]
I'm still working on:
- Reworking studio furnishing (with those copyable templates)
- Reducing console manufacturing costs based on sales

That's all for today! As usual, if you find any other bugs, don't hesitate to let me know.

Have a great gaming session!
Xavier aka Binogure

Hey everyone!

I'm super excited to announce that City Game Studio is part of the Steam Winter Sale with a 25% discount! You can grab it for $11.99 instead of $15.99.

If you've been following the recent updates, you know that v1.21.0 brought the biggest changes to the game, including the Studio Director feature. This lets you automate game creation while you focus on managing your company, designing your next console, building new studios, and handling your digital store. And that's just scratching the surface!

For those just discovering the game: City Game Studio is a deep management game where you start in 1976 with a tiny game studio and grow it into a gaming empire. You'll manage multiple studios, create games, build consoles, compete with (or buy out) your rivals, and much more!
And speaking of what's next - I'm currently working on the next big update planned for March/April 2025, which will include:

Studio layout templates (copy/paste your studio setups!)
Console manufacturing cost reduction based on sales

I want to thank all of you who've been supporting the game's development. Whether you're a long-time player or just thinking about jumping in, now's a great time with the Winter Sale discount!

Take care,
Xavier aka Binogure

P.S. If you run into any issues, don't hesitate to let me know. I'm always here to help! :) PS 2: This is my upcoming game, that should be out for $2.99 on April 7th 2025. I'm sure you're gonna love a DEMOCRATIC monpoly on Steroids with TEAM !

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1810050/Fortune_Avenue/