- Version 1.0.5 - 18 May 2026
Hello! A new small but important update is now live! Added a new city background called 'Minas' to the legendary game modeNew UI showing output for each resourceFixed some bugs related to some soldier buildingsImproved tutorial popupImproved UI interactions in some specific casesOther minor bug fixesWe appreciate any feedback you have and we hope to keep fixing and improving the game.
- Patch 1.0.2b - Portuguese added - 24 March 2025
Hello! With this minor patch we just added Portuguese translation to the game! Thank you!
- Hotfix 1.0.2a - 23 December 2024
Hello! It seems there was an issue with one of the maps in Legendary mode that made the UI unresponsive. We fixed the issue and all the affected saves should get back to normal. Happy holidays!
- New Mode: Legendary - 19 December 2024
Hello! With version 1.0.2 we introduce a new game mode! Legendary Mode: A mode for longer game runs so you can be able to build larger and even more epic cities. This mode uses larger maps, so you have enough space to build everything you want. Architect Shop: You can now easily unlock buildings as long as you have some extra gold... You will be able to unlock more buildings than regular mode so you can chose more styled buildings and wonders While you can still achieve victories in this game mode, it is recommended you continue playing to build the city as big as you want. Let us know if you find any issues or suggestions as we are still trying out new things with this new mode. Thank you!
- Patch 1.0.1 - 18 July 2024
Hello! With this small patch we fixed some issues and started the work for some new updates coming in the future. A reminder that if you achieve a victory in a save game you can continue playing, but will not be able to achieve any other victory with the same city. Diplomacy should be working as expected in the regular mode Major revision of all Wonders and fix multiple small and big issues on them Cozy mode will no longer trigger some specific negative events. Bath house max population capacity increased Great House of Healing should give the max population capacity as described Arcology and other wonders now give the correct bonus Improved some text visibility issues Other minor fixes If you have any issues with the victory conditions let us know in the forums. We have plans to improve Creative mode and add a new mode that is more challenging and long. Thank you for your support!
- Hotfix 1.0.0c - 28 March 2024
Minor fixes for some reported issues: Fixed Goddess of Culture and other misbehaving buildings You will no longer encounter combat in Cozy Mode The Expedition event sometimes would not work correctly Fixed some missing elements from the German translation. Thank you for the feedback!
- Hotfix 1.0.0a - 26 March 2024
Fixing an important issue: The first mission should complete normally now! Fixed some UI issues on tooltips Thanks for the feedback!
- LakeSide 1.0 is out! - 25 March 2024
Hello builders! LakeSide is out of Early Access with 1.0.0 now available! More wonders, scenarios and save slots! We also did some reorganization of UI elements and other minor improvements. There is still more to come so this won't be the 'final' version. Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!
- LakeSide 1.0 is coming on the 25th of March! - 19 March 2024
LakeSide is coming out of early access early next week! We will bring some important new features with this version and more content, but this won't be the end of the updates. More updates will be coming later this year. For now 1.0 brings save slots, custom city names, more scenarios, new wonders, buildings, visual seasons and more!
- LakeSide Full Release is coming next month! - 19 February 2024
LakeSide is coming out of early access next month! Bringing several new features, more buildings and other content. But it's not the end of the updates as more things are planned later this year. So here is our preliminary roadmap: We have released 7 big content updates in the last year and half. The plan is to release more content updates as we get more feedback from players and manage to finish new features that have been put in the backlog. We will post more details about the 1.0 features later. Thank you for your support!
- Diplomatic Update - 21 December 2023
The Diplomatic Update is now live! These are the main features: Diplomatic Tab: You can now see your diplomatic relations with the neighboring city states. Certain events will trigger when a city state is very unhappy with you or when you are friendly allies. Building Manager: Easier to manage the active buildings in just one place. New Goddess Statues that will help your city in specific areas according to your needs. New pleasant music tracks These new features will pave the way to add more buildings and deeper mechanics in the next update. Other changes: Improved behavior of the UI Increased output of stone producing buildings The Siege event is now triggered by the city states, so you can avoid them if you use the right words, or gold... New balances for mid to end game. Libraries are now more useful and increase rare building drops.
- 0.8.7 Update! - 10 November 2023
It's time for a new update, introducing the 'sapphire' architectural style and some important changes. This update will also prepare for the changes in the upcoming big 'Diplomatic Update'. The new architectural style features buildings that give 2 types of resources. In this example the Garden Farm gives food production and also culture: We also have been working on big UI changes, for now the scale is smaller and there has been some UX improvements. But this is just the beginning as we plan to do more improvements in the next updates. Here is the change list: A new architectural style featuring 7 new buildings Game speed reduced so the mid to late game is less chaotic It's now easier and faster to unlock more wonders The whole UI is smaller now and should fit more things and be more clear. There are UI improvements in several places but even more UI improvements are coming later Start…
- 1 Year anniversary - 28 September 2023
It's been one year since we released it on Steam Early Access! Today we released a small update with some minor fixes and a new wonder inspired by Hagia Sophia. We are planning to release a new architectural style for base buildings and new wonders during October and November. The "1.0" release date will also be announced as soon as we get all the upcoming features polished! Thank you everyone for your support!
- New content update - 14 July 2023
Hello builders! This is yet another content update, introducing new building variations with another architecture style. With this addition we have now more than 200 unique buildings in the game. Here is the change log: Fixed a reported issue with the siege event Added the 9 new styled variations of existing buildings Added a new wonder, the Grand Bazaar! Other minor fixes The Diplomacy Update will take a bit longer and we expect it to arrive during September. But there will be smaller content updates releasing before. Thank you everyone!
- Patch 0.8.3 - 6 June 2023
Hello! We fixed the recent achievement issue, so the achievements should fire correctly. And if you have finished a game recently and didn't get any achievement, just try to launch the game and it should fetch you the most recent achievements you got! Patch notes: Achievement issue The 'city full of wonders' victory will only be reached now if you own 5 wonders instead of 4 Other minor issues Thank you!
- Small Update v0.8.2 - 1 June 2023
Hello! First, the promised update for May called 'Diplomacy Update' will be delayed to June or July. This will give us more time to implement and test some big changes to the game. But we will instead release small updates in the coming weeks. For today's update: New Wonder: Great Fountain inspired in the Italian Fontana di Trevi New Building: Water Market Balances: The raider events, in the regular mode, are now less agressive The stone resources now have more stone! Only works for new games Other minor fixes Thank you for your support!
- The 'War Update' patch - 5 May 2023
The War Update was released last week and today we launch a minor fix with some balance changes and other things. The Siege event now only triggers later in the game. The Siege event will now take a longer time between waves and difficulty has been lowered. Added 11 new decoration buildings. You can check all of them in creative mode. Other minor fixes When you have a Barracks building you will automatically train at least 1 soldier per turn. For that you will need 1 metal, 1 gold and 1 population. You will need soldiers to defend yourself against raiders, that can arrive via boat or horseback. There are plenty of things that we will fine tune the next few weeks according to player feedback. In cozy mode there wont be any siege or raider events, but you can still build Barracks and train soldiers if you want. In the next big update called 'Diplomatic Update' we will add more features th…
- The 'War Update' is now Live! - 27 April 2023
The 'War Update' is now live! We'll post more details about this update, but here goes a quick change list: (These new buildings and features will not be available in 'cozy mode') You can now train soldiers, for this you will need to unlock and build the 'Barracks' building There are 2 new Barracks buildings where you can train and give housing to your soldiers 4 new defensive tower buildings that increase your soldiers effectiveness 1 New wonder, the Great Castle that provides even more soldiers and defensive stats New horse back raiders and other updated events Siege Event: If these event shows up, it means a foreign power will start a siege! You will have to defend your city or risk total defeat! Some reported issues have been fixed That is all for now, thank you!
- Roadmap 2023 - 14 March 2023
Here is the updated roadmap for this year. Two new content updates will drop in April and May. And expect a 'out of early access' release during this Summer. These are estimates and delays might happen:
- The Explorers Update - 7 March 2023
The new Explorers Update is now live! Launch and expedition into the unkown seas to find new lands and riches. But to achieve this victory you will need a sizable population and build a dry dock to be able to construct a Caravel and explore the great seas. New Expedition Victory 3 New Wonders: Grand Sun Pyramid, Temple of Awakening and Sea Fortress New building: Dry Dock (required for the expedition victory) Culture changes, now the max caps to receive a reward from culture points will increase according to your population size Several fixes and improvements suggested by the community There is also a new roadmap incoming! We will have 2 big content updates before the final 1.0 release! So expect LakeSide to launch out of early access this summer! Thank you everyone.
