Heian City Story
Fair · Strategy · 2025
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $8.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 9.1h
- Value
- $0.99/hr
- Reviews
- 89% of 221 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $8.25 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 6 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 246 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
8 discounts in the 2 years on record, a median of 17 percent off across all of them, roughly 10 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 90 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Game Dev Story ($8.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt ($19.99, scores 30).
More about Heian City Story
At 9.1 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
81% start to 7% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 14 when we last checked, on Sep 26, 17:56 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
A classic Kairosoft game. This reminds me of Ninja Village. The game have 3 maps, the most difficult map for me is the 2nd one with the useless mountains. The rest is okay. My main complain is how come Kairobot is the only one from the "special guest"? Works well with Steam Deck. Cloud saving also works (yes to saved games in cloud). I LOVE the achievement, made me play beyond end.
2 more reviews
A lot of good things, but one bad thing make this game a meh. This is the third game Kairosoft has made with a feudal Japanese theme, and there are a lot of good things I can say about it. The building combos are a lot, giving you plenty to try and discover. The variety of villager jobs is also huge, too huge, if you ask me. There are also several minigames to enjoy, such as horse racing, ball kicking, and sumo...
This is another kairosoft title thats a really fun pass time. Ninja village was the first one i played, and i think I did like that one slightly better. This one is a little more complex in a good way though. Im a little frustrated though because I am still trying to get 100% achievements and I just cant seem to get the all the jobs in the game! Someone help! I've probably put an extra 15 hours or so into the game...
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Cite this score
Heian City Story scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/3132250/heian-city-storyReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.