City of Gangsters is a turn-based management and strategy game that transports players into the gritty underworld of Prohibition-era America. Developed by SomaSim, the game centers on building a criminal empire from scratch, managing supply chains, establishing illegal operations, and navigating the complex social dynamics of the 1920s. With its blend of economic simulation, territorial control, and careful relationship-building, City of Gangsters delivers a slow-burning but rewarding experience that emphasizes planning, patience, and strategy over action or spectacle. At its heart, the game is about empire-building—but not in the traditional sense of combat-driven conquest. Instead, players begin as small-time operators in a city enforcing Prohibition laws, and must gradually expand their reach through black-market dealings, bootlegging, bribery, and networking. The challenge lies in mastering the intricacies of supply and demand, securing production chains for illicit alcohol, and...
City of Gangsters
- Release Date:
- Aug 9, 2021
- Developer:
- SomaSim
- Publisher:
- Kasedo Games
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About the Game
In this new management tycoon game you'll start a criminal operation from nothing, and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Set up illicit gambling dens and squeeze your debtors dry. Smuggle goods from out of town and bribe the police to look the other way. Grow a powerful crew and keep your rivals under your thumb. Eliminate competition and rule the city. But most importantly, keep the money flowing.
The year is 1920, the start of Prohibition in the USA. With congressional action, a huge segment of the national economy becomes illegal overnight: bars and saloons are ordered to close, distilleries and breweries go quiet, distributors shut down. But a new era is dawning: a gilded age for smugglers, black markets, illegal manufacture, and organized crime.
This is where you come in. You’re a new arrival in the city at the dawn of Prohibition, with ambitions of striking it big. Behind many of the city’s facades, people are building makeshift distilleries, secret loading docks, nighttime speakeasies. Work your way into this network, and the world will be yours.
But think beyond making a quick buck or two. You gotta be thinking ahead. You gotta be thinking bigger. Much bigger.
Get started in the booze biz by hocking some homemade hooch. Start your own stills, and find raw materials to supply them. Learn new techniques to make expensive drinks, or smuggle imported booze to fuel your growing operation. Soon you’ll be supplying entire neighborhoods, and opening your own swinging speakeasies.
On the black market, social currency matters as much as the greenback. With cops and feds sniffing around, trust is everything and personal introductions are worth their weight in gold. So work your connections to find profitable new friends, and get people who owe you favors to put in a good word.
You will need plenty of hands to open new fronts, do delivery runs, and protect your product from envious rivals. Your outfit’s ambitions are only limited by the number of people working for you. Keep them paid, armed, and organized, and who knows how far and how fast you’ll rise.
But proceed carefully, because everyone is always observing what you’re doing, and family members stick up for each other. Whether you send your people to harass someone, or to help them, you can be sure they’ll remember it down the line.
As your outfit grows, convince locals that your goods and theirs will be looked after. Territory under your control will provide a safety net, an income base, and a wealth of opportunities for further growth and expansion.
You’ve grabbed the opportunity by the horns, and the city is yours for the taking. But you only have a few years to make your mark on history, to build the largest, most profitable crime syndicate, take over your competition, and rule the entire city. Because after 1933, it will be all over, alcohol will be legal again. And doing business fair and square, well, everybody knows that’s not where the real money is.
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User Reviews
its a good game. interesting idea, but lack of challenges or gameplay variety.
amazing game
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5/i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GeForce 700 series or newer, AMD Radeon R5/R7/R9 200 series or newer, Intel Iris / HD 5000 or newer
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GeForce 10 series or newer, AMD RX series or newer
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
FAQ
How much does City of Gangsters cost?
City of Gangsters costs $29.99.
What are the system requirements for City of Gangsters?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5/i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce 700 series or newer, AMD Radeon R5/R7/R9 200 series or newer, Intel Iris / HD 5000 or newer DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce 10 series or newer, AMD RX series or newer DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space
What platforms is City of Gangsters available on?
City of Gangsters is available on Windows PC.
Is City of Gangsters worth buying?
City of Gangsters has 100% positive reviews from 5 players.
When was City of Gangsters released?
City of Gangsters was released on Aug 9, 2021.
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