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Songs of Syx is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 1,107 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC on 2026-10-15. Latest official patch in our feed: About windows defender warnings (Nov 25, 2024).

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· Steam · Official

An update on the state of things

Hello everyone, Quick update on where things are going, plus a favour to ask. More people are playing Songs of Syx than ever before, and honestly I don't know much about most of you. I try to read everything, but with the game becoming bigger it is impossible to keep up. So…

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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 15, 2026 · Refreshed daily

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Players when sampled
1,107
Sample date (UTC)
2026-10-15

This game stays in our update tracker even outside the most-played chart. Player counts are a timestamped Steam sample.

Latest updates & patch notes

1 English-language official update in the last 90 days.

  1. News Steam · Official

    An update on the state of things

    Hello everyone, Quick update on where things are going, plus a favour to ask. More people are playing Songs of Syx than ever before, and honestly I don't know much about most of you. I try to read everything, but with the game becoming bigger it is impossible to keep up. So…

    Read on Steam →

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    Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-15 UTC

  3. News Steam · Official

    V71 - Reign of Terror - Available Now

    Greetings, Tyrants! You have waited patiently and now, the time has finally come. V71 Reign of Terror is now available. V71 is about law, order, slavery and family. Keep your population loyal through fear, or bring them happiness instead through mercy. The choice, as always, is…

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  4. News Steam · Official

    V71 - Reign of Terror - Coming June 15

    You probably thought Bob was dead. But on June 15, Bob will have a new story to tell with the new V71 Reign of Terror update. An update about how you balance loyalty and happiness to stay in power. The update will introduce changes to how populations grow, how laws work, slavery…

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  5. News Steam · Official

    Songs of Syx in 2026

    V71 ‘Name pending’ - EARLY SUMMERWe have news. Not a patch, not yet, but a look at what lies ahead for Songs of Syx in 2026. We hope the next update will be coming early summer. The closed beta starts this spring (hopefully around mid-late April). As usual, the update became…

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  6. News Steam · Official

    V70 - Riders of Doom Available Now

    Greetings, mortals! The time has finally come. Version 70 of Songs of Syx is now available and will bring a host of changes and additions to the game. The brunt is focusing on war, and the battles that are fought. It also includes a few changes/fixes I believe you will enjoy…

    Read on Steam →
  7. News Steam · Official

    V69 - final showdown

    Update, 25th of June I'm now setting V69 on the main branch on steam and other stores. The older builds are still available as betas on all stores, use them to continue old saves. I will now take it easy for a bit, then work on V70, which will be even smaller changes, and polish…

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  8. News Steam · Official

    V68 - All in good time

    Rejoice! Jake brings thee new hours to waste! Note that initially, this patch will be in beta, meaning you need to manually check it out in the steam thing, "properties / betas" something. It will remain in beta until all fires are put out. I spend some extra time on this video…

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  9. Patch Steam · Official

    About windows defender warnings

    Hello. Just want to quickly address a new issue that has popped up. The windows defender warning. This is a peculiar thing. It started happening long after I had patched V67 for the last time. I managed to find the offensive files in the game .jar, and remove those, and I…

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  10. News Steam · Official

    V67 beta - many small things

    Greetings friends! Finally some progress from your beloved developer (now with some company). This patch is special in that it's save-game compatible with V66. However, it will not move to stable, and it will not be translated, as I want to make more of these patches. Note that…

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  11. Release Steam · Official

    V66 stable release

    Esteemed Despots, What a ride, and what a toll on my delicate nerves. A beta release + the influx of a huge number of new players, a poor logistics implementation, etc. That was a bad combination. But now it's over, the bugs have been squashed, strange choices remedied, oddities…

    Read on Steam →
  12. News Steam · Official

    V66 - Endgame

    The time has come. It is time for a new of my world-renowned dev-log videos. I've got so much to say, yet so little time, and so much confusion. Beta is now released. You check out the beta manually from the steam client, or your other store's clients. This beta is in a good…

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  13. News Steam · Official

    V66 sneak peak and news

    Greetings earthlings. It's about time I divert my attention from my codebase, and try and explain myself as best I can. First of all, I want to inform you that the game will be on sale the first time ever (and maybe last), from today to April 29th. Personally, I would have loved…

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In the news (7)

Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.

  1. GamingOnLinux

    Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx gets a major Reign of Terror expansion

    Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast real-time battles simulating tens of thousands of citizens and soldiers. Read the full article here:

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  2. GamingOnLinux

    Fantasy city-builder with huge battles Songs of Syx gets a major upgrade with a focus on war

    Rated Overwhelmingly Positive from users on Steam, war is the focus of a major upgrade that just arrived for fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx. Read the full article here:

    Read on GamingOnLinux →
  3. GamingOnLinux

    Impressive colony building sim Songs of Syx is getting ready to leave Early Access with a big new Beta

    Songs of Syx is a deep and engrossing colony-building sim from Gamatron AB that has steadily improved with new updates since the 2020 release into Early Access but the 1.0 release is finally approaching. Read the full article here:

    Read on GamingOnLinux →
  4. GamingOnLinux

    Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx is approaching the end-game

    Songs of Syx is approaching the end-game now with a new Beta release out for version 66, which as usual has tons of changes for this massive city-building strategy game. Read the full article here:

    Read on GamingOnLinux →
  5. GamingOnLinux

    Huge fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx latest massive update is out

    After being in Beta since mid-December, the latest big content update to the fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx is out now bringing some sweeping changes. Read the full article here:

    Read on GamingOnLinux →
  6. GamingOnLinux

    Dwarf Fortress too retro? Songs of Syx is worth looking at with another big Beta update

    Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder that in many ways could be compared with Dwarf Fortress, only with a graphical style that's just a bit more modern. A new Beta release went up recently and it's another big one. Read the full article here:

    Read on GamingOnLinux →
  7. GamingOnLinux

    Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx adds diseases, makes you care for the elderly

    Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder that made a bit of a splash at release selling a few thousand copies pretty quickly, but as always many more games appear and some fall off the radar but Songs of Syx continues expanding. Read the full article here:

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Game overview

Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.

Genre
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Developer
Gamatron AB
Released
Sep 21, 2020
Price
$24.99
Recommendations
9K

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About Songs of Syx

Songs of Syx is in Early Access. We recommend reading the EA clause carefully and playing the demo before purchasing. Songs of Syx is a low fantasy city-builder with vast real-time battles simulating tens of thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as an insignificant village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty city state and empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where small events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms. Full of different races, cultures, old and new gods and strange creatures - everything in Songs of Syx is connected. Night turns to day, climate and weather change, and migrations of…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 (8u51 and above) Windows 8.x (Desktop) Windows 7 SP1 Windows Vista SP2 Processor: Pentium 2 266 MHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 256MB with opengl 3.3 support Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: Requires openAL support
Languages
English, Simplified Chinese
Official site
songsofsyx.com

Frequently asked questions

Is Songs of Syx free to play?
Songs of Syx is listed at $24.99 on Steam.
What is the latest Songs of Syx update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "An update on the state of things" (Oct 15, 2026), categorized as News. Hello everyone, Quick update on where things are going, plus a favour to ask. More people are playing Songs of Syx than ever before, and honestly I don't know much about most of you. I try to read everything, but with the game becoming bigger it is impossible to keep up. So…
When was Songs of Syx released?
Songs of Syx was released on Sep 21, 2020 by Gamatron AB.
What kind of game is Songs of Syx?
Songs of Syx is a Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access game, featuring single-player, steam achievements, steam workshop.

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