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Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.

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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Mini Motorways
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Quilts and Cats of Calico
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
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Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
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Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.
Frequently asked about River Towns
- Does River Towns run on Steam Deck?
- River Towns is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does River Towns cost?
- River Towns is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to River Towns?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside River Towns are SUMMERHOUSE, Mini Motorways, TerraScape.
- Who developed River Towns?
- River Towns was developed by Frogsong Studios and published by Metaroot, Stray Fawn Publishing.
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