CytopiaTeam/Cytopia

:deciduous_tree::house_with_garden::office::evergreen_tree: A city building simulation game

2,157

stars

2,665

commits

C++

primary language

Sep 4, 2026

updated

www.cytopia.net
city-builder
pixel-art
sdl

README

Cytopia Logo

Discord

Discord - Cytopia - https://discord.gg/MG3tgYV6ce
Itch io - Cytopia - https://cytopia.itch.io/cytopia
GitHub - Cytopia by CytopiaTeam - https://github.com/CytopiaTeam/Cytopia

Cytopia is a free, open source retro pixel-art city building game with a big focus on mods. It utilizes a custom isometric rendering engine based on SDL2.

Current Key Features:

  • Custom UI System
  • SDL2 based rendering engine written in C++
  • Camera panning, zooming, relocating
  • Terrain manipulation
  • Procedural Terrain Generation
  • Pixel-art graphics made by graphics team lead by Kingtut 101
  • An original soundtrack, ambient noises, and sound effects made mostly by MB22
  • A Qt based tile editor for editing TileData JSON files

Planned features:

  • Biomes
  • OpenGL Renderer
  • Gameplay mechanics
  • In-Game Mod downloading mechanism
  • Android / iOS
  • Scripting language for mods (like LUA)

For code documentation, see the project's Doxygen Documentation.

If you have questions or if you want to join the project, visit the Project's Discord Server. If Discord is not for you, visit our IRC channel on freenode at #Cytopia

Supported Platforms

Linux (clang / g++-5 or higher) Windows Mac

Prerequisites

Build instructions

See: https://github.com/CytopiaTeam/Cytopia/wiki/Build-instructions

Coding guidelines

See: https://github.com/CytopiaTeam/Cytopia/wiki/Coding-guidelines

Work-in-Progress Screenshot

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Contributors

(top 30 of 46)

SimplyLiz

1,547 commits

KINGTUT10101

191 commits

AnotherFoxGuy

177 commits

Mograbi

140 commits

CytopiaTeam/Cytopia

:deciduous_tree::house_with_garden::office::evergreen_tree: A city building simulation game

2,157

stars

2,665

commits

C++

primary language

Sep 4, 2026

updated

www.cytopia.net
city-builder
pixel-art
sdl

README

Cytopia Logo

Discord

Discord - Cytopia - https://discord.gg/MG3tgYV6ce
Itch io - Cytopia - https://cytopia.itch.io/cytopia
GitHub - Cytopia by CytopiaTeam - https://github.com/CytopiaTeam/Cytopia

Cytopia is a free, open source retro pixel-art city building game with a big focus on mods. It utilizes a custom isometric rendering engine based on SDL2.

Current Key Features:

  • Custom UI System
  • SDL2 based rendering engine written in C++
  • Camera panning, zooming, relocating
  • Terrain manipulation
  • Procedural Terrain Generation
  • Pixel-art graphics made by graphics team lead by Kingtut 101
  • An original soundtrack, ambient noises, and sound effects made mostly by MB22
  • A Qt based tile editor for editing TileData JSON files

Planned features:

  • Biomes
  • OpenGL Renderer
  • Gameplay mechanics
  • In-Game Mod downloading mechanism
  • Android / iOS
  • Scripting language for mods (like LUA)

For code documentation, see the project's Doxygen Documentation.

If you have questions or if you want to join the project, visit the Project's Discord Server. If Discord is not for you, visit our IRC channel on freenode at #Cytopia

Supported Platforms

Linux (clang / g++-5 or higher) Windows Mac

Prerequisites

Build instructions

See: https://github.com/CytopiaTeam/Cytopia/wiki/Build-instructions

Coding guidelines

See: https://github.com/CytopiaTeam/Cytopia/wiki/Coding-guidelines

Work-in-Progress Screenshot

alt text alt text

Contributors

(top 30 of 46)

SimplyLiz

1,547 commits

KINGTUT10101

191 commits

AnotherFoxGuy

177 commits

Mograbi

140 commits

Languages

C++

78.3%

CMake

19.9%