A top-down gas station and truck stop management game for PC and Mac.
A truck stop tycoon at the last exit before the desert
Pump City is a top-down construction and management sim. You've inherited Aunt June's stop at Mile 147, on a lonely Arizona highway: dry pumps, a filthy restroom and a lot of sand. You pour the slabs, bury the fuel tanks, run the lines to the pump islands, wire the generator and the neon, and hire the crew.
Then you watch the highway. Every car, pickup, RV and eighteen-wheeler that turns in is a person with somewhere to be and something they need: fuel, a restroom, a coffee, a meal, a shower, a bed for the night. Give it to them, and they'll leave a good review. Run out of diesel at midnight, and they'll tell everyone.
Build it from an empty lot
Nothing appears by magic. You plan the station, trucks bring the materials, and your construction crew builds it tile by tile.
- Fuel pumps and diesel lanes, underground tanks and the fuel lines between them
- A convenience store, restrooms, a diner with a kitchen, a motel, showers and a truck lot
- Power from a generator, water, lighting and neon signs that light up the night
- Decor, roadside giants and whole themes: Western, Space Age, Tiki, Fifties and more
Run the place
A gas station lives on thin margins. Fuel brings the customers in; the store, the diner and the motel make the money.
- Hire cashiers, cooks, cleaners, attendants and mechanics, and set their shifts
- Set your own fuel prices, order tankers and stock, and keep the shelves full
- Hundreds of named customers with personalities, who chat, argue and review everything
- Reports and lenses that show where the lines back up and where the money goes
Handle the chaos
The highway brings more than customers. Things go wrong, and you see every bit of it happen on the lot.
- Robberies, shoplifters, drive-offs and fights
- Fires and fuel explosions, haboob dust storms and flash floods
- The sheriff, the fire engine and the ambulance, who come running
- Security guards, cameras and lighting to keep the night shift safe
Grow it into Pump City
Start with a kiosk at Mile 147 and finish with the biggest truck stop on the road.
- A six-chapter campaign: the pumps, the restroom, the truck lot, the diner, the motel, the whole stop
- A sandbox on eight places along the road, from Coyote Flats to Soda Lake and The Bypass
- Challenge runs: start with $0, one pump, free gas forever, haboob season and more
- A photo mode for your best night shots
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Questions
What kind of game is Pump City?
A top-down construction and management game: a tycoon game about running a gas station and truck stop. You build the place tile by tile, then keep it running, one customer at a time. If you like games where you design a place and watch hundreds of little people use it, it's made for you.
Which platforms is it on?
Windows and macOS, on Steam. It's played with a mouse and keyboard.
When does it come out, and where can I wishlist it?
Pump City is in development. Its Steam page opens soon, and we'll link it right here so you can wishlist it.
Is there a sandbox mode?
Yes. Besides the six-chapter campaign, there's a sandbox on eight different places along the road, and challenge runs with their own rules. Finish the second chapter and a creative mode opens too: unlimited money, everything unlocked, and whatever you place is built at once.
Which languages does it support?
Sixteen: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Turkish, Italian, Ukrainian and Indonesian.
Who makes Pump City?
Mile Marker Games, an independent studio making top-down management games for PC and Mac.
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