Designer City: Empire Edition1.26.5 - App Store

Embark on a journey to construct a historic town that evolves into a thriving metropolis and ultimately transforms into an expansive empire spanning millennia. Immerse yourself in this free-to-play offline city-building game, devoid of wait times and restrictions!
To establish a flourishing empire in this free historical city builder, entice inhabitants by erecting houses, villas, and opulent mansions for their residence. As with any construction game, provide employment opportunities by constructing businesses and industries once they've settled in.
Erect expansive markets, libraries, educational institutions, and military structures to ensure the safety of your empire. Enhance the well-being of your citizens by introducing various amenities such as bars, restaurants, theaters, stadiums, and other entertainment facilities. Create grand sporting arenas and amphitheaters to host spectacular events. Commence with a modest Roman city and expand to include diverse civilizations, encompassing ancient Egyptian, Aztec, Byzantine, Persian, Norse, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cultures. Unleash your creativity in this laid-back tycoon simulation game.
Empire City, a delightful casual offline city-building game, grants you absolute autonomy to design and construct your town without the hindrance of wait times. Plan and evolve your city as you desire, shaping your ideal metropolis and bringing your remarkable empire to fruition. Enjoy the game offline or online, as no internet connection is required to play Empire City.
Ensure your residents dwell in an unpolluted environment by thoughtfully zoning your city and adorning it with waterways, trees, parks, and iconic structures from ancient civilizations. Manage power and water supplies, implement effective waste removal, and cultivate the land to produce food for your city. Contented citizens will contribute to your income, empowering you to further enhance Empire City. Revel in the freedom to construct your empire according to your vision.
Note: Designer City Empire Edition is completely free to play, with some entirely optional in-game items requiring payment, such as the purchase of game currency.

Version History Improved city rendering
lower memory usage
Improved analytics and city stats
Various fixes and performance enhancements v1.26.5 May 26 Improved city rendering
Improved analytics and city stats
Various fixes and performance enhancements v1.26b May 23 Added a new city advisor screen to quickly see all the problems in your city.
New stats tab in city info screen.
Improvements to upgrading/downgrading paths and roads. Upgrade an entire road with a single tap.
Heatmap improvements.
Added a buildings log to the city advisor - see everything you've recently built and removed.
Warehouse capacity increased to 200.
Performance improvements.
Number formatting now matches your language.
We've added difficulty levels to the chess mini-game so you can play at whatever level you are.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.26a 11/19/2025 Added a new city advisor screen to quickly see all the problems in your city.
New stats tab in city info screen.
Improvements to upgrading/downgrading paths and roads. Upgrade an entire road with a single tap.
Heatmap improvements.
Added a buildings log to the city advisor - see everything you've recently built and removed.
Warehouse capacity increased to 200.
Performance improvements.
Number formatting now matches your language.
We've added difficulty levels to the chess mini-game so you can play at whatever level you are.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.26 09/25/2025 New forest tool to easily zone vast areas of trees.
Advanced mode features now available on heatmaps.
Added a city reset preview to improve city resets.
New font to improve text readability.
Quick build menu for adding transportation. v1.25 03/28/2025 Many new buildings have been added.
Quickly find buildings in your city by using the city advisor.
Make favourite lists (one per category).
Added new drilldown windows (in city analytics) to provide a better overview of your city.
Advanced mode features now available on heatmaps.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.24 10/25/2024 More buildings have been added.
Landscaping can now be overlapped to create even more realistic designs.
You can now rename your buildings.
Many fixes and improvements.

Happy designing! v1.23 05/16/2024 UI improvements
Minor bug fixes v1.22 01/26/2024 UI improvements
Minor bug fixes v1.21a 10/18/2023 New buildings have been added.
Fixes and improvements. v1.21 09/10/2023 New ratings leaderboard to highlight the highest rated cities. You'll need at least 25 likes for inclusion on this leaderboard.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.20 07/03/2023 Land update to 200x200 - 7,600 more tiles for you to build on. This will also boost the ecology and happiness in your city. Please ensure you update all of your devices before opening the game to avoid data loss.
The new stackable warehouse means you can store many more buildings.
New usage stats.
Performance improvements.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.19 05/29/2023 More buildings have been added.
City advisor improvements.
Hide buildings on heat maps to easily find tiles without coverage.
Added a new tool to help you balance your city.
Earn extra income when ships dock.
Warehouse button has been moved to the main screen for quicker access.
Advanced mode added for additional building information.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.18 01/11/2023 New military buildings.
New large palaces that are mixed use (they have residents and also provide an income for your city).
New range of colorful trees to decorate your city.
The stock exchange has changed to a commercial building and now provides 1 gold every 4 hours.
Improvements to the exchanges.
Ships will go under bridges.
Many fixes and improvements.

Happy designing! v1.17 09/15/2022 Finished the Norse empire theme.
Added an over level 500 leaderboard.
More employment analytics.
You can now use "block mode" to add land.
Improved filtering system for finding buildings.
Improvements to night time rendering.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.16 07/16/2022 Many new buildings have been added.
Added a bulldoze mode to quickly remove large areas for redevelopment. Note: this will not remove buildings.
Power, water and trash services can now be purchased (configured in the trading screen).
Added a sort by toggle - you can now sort by building level or by empire/theme.
Performance and stability updates.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.15 05/10/2022 Expand your empire across the water with a new range of stilt houses and businesses.
Buildings are now organised by style for easier theming of your empire.
Added a filter to only show unlocked buildings.
More road upgrade options.
You can now upgrade paths.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.14 03/05/2022 Add Norse empire buildings and decorations to your empire.
New range of seasonal trees.
Get notified when someone visits or likes your city.
Added a snow ground texture.
Visual improvements.
Performance and stability updates.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.13 12/27/2021 Add Byzantine empire buildings and decorations to your empire.
You can now build bridges for your paths.
You can now upgrade all instances of the same building with a single action.
Challenge and achievement popups have been removed so they will not interrupt your game flow.
Find the golden cloud for a surprise.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.12 11/06/2021 Add Persian empire buildings and decorations to your empire.
Building money yields are now processed in real time (no more waiting until it is ready).
Easily find buildings without coverage.
Warehouse improvements and capacity increased to 150.
Facebook integration has been removed.
City walls can be placed on water.
More ground textures.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.11.1 09/13/2021 Add Persian empire buildings and decorations to your empire.
Building money yields are now processed in real time (no more waiting until it is ready).
Easily find buildings without coverage.
Warehouse improvements and capacity increased to 150.
Facebook integration has been removed.
City walls can be placed on water.
More ground textures.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.11 09/10/2021 Add Inca empire buildings and decorations to your empire.
Build Inca pyramids.
Building cost will no longer change to gold.
Easily find buildings without coverage.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.10 06/29/2021 Land increased to 180x180 - an extra 6,800 tiles to build on. This will also boost the ecology and happiness in your city.
New Egyptian themed buildings to add to your empire.
Build giant pyramids.
Buildings that do not need city services will not be included in coverage stats.
Buildings placed on water no longer need city services.
Added a new ecology tab to the city overview window. This will give you more granular information on your ecology/pollution.
Eyetool improvements.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.09 04/28/2021 You can now play your empire at night.
New leaderboards give you more chance of ranking.
Build more of the same building before it costs gold.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.08 02/26/2021 Add ancient Japanese and Chinese buildings to your empire.
RCI demand bars are now easier to understand. You only need half as much industrial as commercial to balance your city.
Improved city stats.
Earn more money from extinguishing fires.
Many fixes and improvements. v1.07 12/23/2020