Developer posts and news about this game.
I just recorded a quick dev log to show off 15 new and updated buildings I’m working on for the main game, along with a look at the upcoming update for the Venusville Prologue, including the new filterable storage pad which will help you optimize your production lines. View game
The wait is over! Venusville: Prologue is now available for everyone to play—for free! Take command of platform 17 high above the clouds of Venus. Build your city, manage your robotic workforce, balance buoyancy against weight, and survive one of the most hostile environments in
The wait is almost over! In just a few hours you'll be able to take command of test platform 17 in the clouds of Venus. ☁️ Build a city that stays aloft. ⚖️ Balance weight and buoyancy. 🤖 Manage autonomous robots. 🌩️ Survive the hostile Venusian atmosphere. 🔍 Uncover the first
The first mission to Venus is almost here. Take control of a robotic colony platform floating above the deadly clouds of Venus. Build your base, manage resources, balance your platform… and uncover what is hiding in the clouds. ☁️ Venusville: Prologue will be FREE on Steam — try
I've been working on a brand new sequential collapse system for Venusville, and I'm really excited to finally show it off! Until now, when your city collapsed, it all happened at the same time. No buildup, no drama — just gone. With the new system, the floating city progressively
Greetings Pioneers of Venusville! 🌥️ The Atmos Factory is one of the most important buildings in the colony — and also one of the very first buildings ever created for the game. But over time… it started to show its age. Next to many of the newer structures, the old Atmos Factor
I’ve been working on a shift in how progression and exploration work in Venusville , 🚀 Moving Away from a Traditional Tech Tree I’m moving away from a classic, linear tech tree and replacing it with a discovery-driven progression system . Instead of seeing all technologies upfro
Hey Pioneers! If you've been following Venusville, there's something you should know about. **Venusville: Prologue** is a standalone prelude to the main game — a focused, mission-driven experience set in Venus's polar atmosphere. Robots only. No colonists. A floating platform, a
Hey everyone, Over the last month I’ve been working on something big behind the scenes: a complete bottom-up rewrite of Venusville’s job system . This affects how machines, buildings, and NPC workers decide what to do, how they move, and how they react when things change. This up
Hey everyone! A little over a week ago, I released Demo v1.9 , and I’ve received a lot of amazing feedback. Thank you to everyone who played, tested, and sent suggestions or bug reports — it really helps a lot! Since then, I’ve been hard at work addressing as many of the issues a
Wow — what a week. Seeing Venusville reach as high as #2 and stay in the top 5 in the Colony Sim and City Builder categories has been surreal. I’m a solo developer, and I honestly didn’t expect this kind of response. Your feedback, playtime, and wishlists have been incredibly mot
Hey Colonists! 🌆 It’s been a while since the last demo (v1.7.6 back in May!) — I originally planned to jump straight to the big 2.0 Beta , but since time has flown by, I decided to release one last Alpha demo (v1.9) to bridge the gap. This update is packed with improvements, bug
Hello Pioneers of Venusville! 🪐 In Demo Alpha 2.0 , I’m introducing one of the earliest life-support buildings in your city: the Oxygen Generator . 🏭 What is the Oxygen Generator? The Oxygen Generator is a cheap and easy-to-build structure designed to keep your colonists alive
Hello Pioneers of Venusville! 🌌 Life above the Venusian clouds isn’t just about staying afloat—it’s also about staying cool . With the upcoming Alpha 2.0 Demo update (and the Prologue), I'm introducing the Cryo Core : a vital building for pushing your colony deeper into the atmo
Greetings Pioneers of Venusville! 🚀 In our upcoming Alpha 2.0 Demo update (and the Prologue), we’re introducing a brand-new building: the Scanner Tower . 🛰 What is the Scanner Tower? The Scanner Tower acts as your city’s radar and atmospheric scanner , giving you vital informat
Here’s a first look at the brand-new Tech Tree window coming in the 2.0 update ! I’ve completely redesigned how you’ll explore and unlock technologies in your flying city. The new interface is cleaner, more intuitive, and built to support the advanced systems will be available in
You will be able to turn of the fog between the camera and the city - completely! Look out for the upcoming Alpha 2.0 version!
Hey everyone! While Alpha 1.7 hasn’t seen a new patch in the last couple of weeks (Patch 6 was the most recent), that’s because I’ve been hard at work on something much bigger: Alpha 2.0 — and it’s shaping up to be a major leap for Venusville! Today, I want to give you an early p
Hey everyone! Here’s a little preview of a new interior building coming to Venusville: the Robo Charger. This compact structure is your go-to solution for keeping your robotic workforce powered up and ready to roll. Designed to fit inside city domes, the Robo Charger comes with i
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a sneak peek of a new building coming soon to Venusville: the Gas Processor. This industrial beast is designed to give you some serious control over your atmospheric chemistry — whether it’s combining nitrogen and hydrogen into useful nitrates f