City Game Studio v1.27 launches June 18 with 45% discount

Independent developer Binogure Studio will release City Game Studio v1.27 on June 18, 2026 on Steam and GOG, accompanied by a 7-day, 45% launch discount. Following the game's September 2025 feature in Steam's Daily Deal, this major update delivers deep quality-of-life improvements, clearer analytics, and smarter management tools driven by community feedback.

Annual financial report City Game Studio now generates a full annual financial report, giving players a clear breakdown of income and expenses for the year. The report supports dark mode, with color-coded profit and loss figures, and correctly categorizes failed contracts and failed game releases as expenses rather than income.

Hype meter precision The hype bar now displays an exact percentage value, removing the previous 10% margin of uncertainty and letting players time their releases with precision.

Server management rework The server management panel has been overhauled for clarity: previously greyed-out options are now properly interactive, sliders adjust correctly, and more figures are displayed at a glance.

Publisher offer improvements The publisher offer algorithm has been rebalanced, and financial data tied to publisher offers is now correctly saved in the save file. Contracts are generated at a rate of 1 to 5 per month, scaled to difficulty.

Studio director improvements Firing a studio director now stops their active projects immediately. Porting filters based on market share have been added, giving studio directors smarter platform targeting. Players can also assign or reassign a studio mid-update or mid-DLC without interrupting production.

Studio list sorting The studio list can now be sorted by name or by activity, with inactive studios optionally displayed first for faster management.

Interface polish The bottom menu has been reworked for better readability. The discontinue game panel now shows more figures, organized from income to expenses. The studio customization panel has been redesigned, and a new wall type has been added for studio decoration.

Cheat console expansion The in-game terminal gets a man command to list all available cheat codes, plus new commands to manipulate console scores and instantly complete any update or DLC.

Localization and bugfixes Month names and number formatting have been corrected for Chinese players. Dark mode exit menu labels have been fixed. A sprite loader refactor eliminates a rare random crash at startup.

Work has begun on v1.28, focused on the digital store. Plans include at minimum a partial redesign introducing regular maintenance mechanics for the store, alongside performance improvements.

"v1.27 is the kind of update I love making," says Xavier (aka Binogure), solo developer of City Game Studio. "No single massive feature — just a hundred things that were slightly annoying, now fixed. The annual financial report, smarter studio directors, clearer interfaces. It all came from the community. I read every suggestion and every bug report, and it shows."

• Release date: June 18, 2026

• Platforms: Steam and GOG

• Discount: 45% off for 7 days (June 18–25, 2026)

City Game Studio is a management sim where you build and lead a game development company from 1976 to today. Open studios across the city, develop custom engines, publish hits, manufacture consoles, run marketing and conventions, spy or outsmart rivals, and manage your team's happiness — all with multiple difficulty modes, including sandbox.

Official Website: https://www.city-game-studio.com/ Press Kit: https://www.city-game-studio.com/press.html Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/726840/City_Game_Studio_Your_Game_Dev_Adventure_Begins/ GOG Page: https://www.gog.com/en/game/city_game_studio_your_game_dev_adventure_begins Trailer: https://youtu.be/58vjwWFW4zo

For more information, please contact: Email: contact@binogure-studio.com Bluesky: @binogure-studio.com Discord: https://discord.binogure-studio.com/