Release Date: March 21, 2025
A cross betwwen an Anno-like city builder and a grand strategy game reminiscent of Europa Universalis. Kaiserpunk has us leading a 20th century city-state, expanding it, conquering other regions and creating our own empire.
Kaiserpunk is a cross between a city builder and a grand strategy game. It was developed by a Croatian indie studio, Overseer Games, known for the relatively similar Patron.
Kaiserpunk is set in an alternate early 20th century. We play as the leader of a city-state, needing to manage its growth and dominate other nations. It's up to us how exactly we'll do so.
Gameplay-wise, Kaiserpunk consists of two layers. The first is isometric city building, very much similar to other city builders. The key to success is production. We must create fields and farms to acquire food and transport resources to factories and facilities. Produced goods can then be sold or processed further. This complex process requires us to keep constructing new buildings, create production chains and road networks used to transport resources and goods (ranging from those aimed at civilians, to weapons and military vehicles). We can also research new tech to expand our city and make trade deals with other countries.
Since a city needs workforce to function, we must take care of our people's needs. Alongside absolute necessities - housing, public facilities (hospitals, schools) and services (police, fire brigades) - we should also provide them with some luxury. They make them happier and more eager to spend their money and fill up our treasury.
Unlike most other city builders, there's another major part of gameplay to Kaiserpunk. Players can move onto the political map and make decisions on a much larger scale, slowly transforming our city-state into an empire. The game's world is divided into regions and it's up to us how we'll dominate them - through diplomacy, economy or military conquest (which, obviously, requires a powerful army).
Taking over territory grants us more workforce and access to new resources. Curiously, the player doesn't know who controls the regions - we'll only learn it through diplomacy or warmongering. While expanding our influence, we must remember to expand our logistic network as well, letting us resupply our forces and transport goods from far away.
Both gameplay layers affect each other: without a prosperous city we won't increase our influence, while neglectic global decisions will prevent us from creating an empire and could possbily get us attacked by someone else - maybe someone more powerful, too. The game takes place in real-time.
Gameplay is made more diverse through stories, event chains shaped by our actions. We can influence them both directly (by making the right choices) and indirectly (for example, small riots can be quenched by building a police station).
Kaiserpunk features decent visuals and an extensive, easily understandable interface.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Overseer Games
Publisher: Overseer Games
Age restrictions: 12+
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The release of the ambitious Kaiserpunk turned out to be less than successful. So the devs announced plans to improve the game's biggest issues.
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Adrian Werner
March 24, 2025
In just a few hours, gamers will be able to check out Kaiserpunk, a strategy in the style of Anno and Europa Universalis. The interesting hybrid may interest fans of the genre.
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March 21, 2025
The Overseer Games team announced the testing of Kaiserpunk, a game in the style of Anno and Europa Universalis that will combine a city builder with game mechanics from the grand strategy genre.
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Adrian Werner
July 18, 2024
Overseer Games, known for Aquatico, announced that we will soon play a demo of their next project, the Kaiserpunk strategy.
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April 24, 2024
System Requirements for Kaiserpunk Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-7400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 12 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R7 370, 20 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT, 20 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Kaiserpunk Video Game.
CGMagazine: 8 / 10 by Jordan Biordi
Kaiserpunk brings the creativity and consideration for construction of a Sim Game to the deep strategy and nuance of the 4X genre.
Saving Content: 4 / 5 by Lucas Moura
To wrap this up, I remember talking years ago with a friend about an “Anno 2205” mod that added over 50 new goods. “Who would want that? That sounds like a nightmare,” he said. I want that, and “Kaiserpunk” delivers that and more, and oh so much more. Just be sure to check the time every now and then when playing it, okay?
TheGamer: 3.5 / 5 by Harry Alston
I hope that work on Kaiserpunk continues and the developers flesh out some of the systems, rework the UI, and work on both key aspects of the game (city building and regional management) to add more detail. There’s a lot of potential here, but Kaiserpunk’s just not quite ready for war.
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