
Early Access
Yes, it's still new to Early Access (launched Sep 15). Last updated 26 days ago, with 4 updates so far.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
MapCity is an Early Access sandbox for drawing and editing cities, not a traditional city management game. You create roads, buildings, and landscapes on a blank map or optional real map data. Expect a different workflow, a learning curve, and rough edges.
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Sep 25, 2026 · Patch note
UK and Australia/Oceania DLCs now Available Free Download (opens in new tab)
Added Australia and UK DLC maps. Fixed map scale line indicator. Enhanced curve tool control. I know it's been quiet this week on updates, but I'm working on some big things that I think everyone will be really excited about, so stay tuned. -Ryan
Sep 25, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25537972
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Sep 25, 2026 · Build
testing branch build 25537972
Latest build time Steam reports for the testing branch.
Sep 20, 2026 · Patch note
Save and Import Enhancements and Stability Improvements (opens in new tab)
This update provides a number of fixes to issues that have been reported, including Full save backwards compatibility - old saves will now be upgraded to new save format automatically Fixed several issues preventing game to launch for some users (windows only). You can now choose which features to import: roads and railways, buildings, land and water, and o…
Sep 19, 2026 · Patch note
Import improvements, new save format, and numerous improvements and fixes (opens in new tab)
Thank you all for your feedback and support for the game in the first week! This update includes major improvements to OSM data imports, added individually styled roofs and walls, and improved develop tool preview. Major changes Moved imported projects to compressed .mcz file format with recoverable incremental saves. Reduced imported map storage and memory…
MapCity last posted a patch note 26 days ago (Sep 25, 2026: UK and Australia/Oceania DLCs now Available Free Download (opens in new tab)).
It got about one update every 3 months so far. MapCity entered Early Access less than three months ago, so it's too new to rate for update frequency.
No. MapCity only launched in Early Access on Sep 15, and it was last updated 26 days ago, with 4 updates so far.
MapCity: 4 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 3 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. The Early Access release on 2026-09-15 falls inside this window.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 0 |