Tlatoani: Aztec Cities is a captivating city-building game for PC, featuring stunning hand-drawn 2D graphics that pay homage to classic titles in the genre.

Players assume the role of an Aztec ruler, charged with developing a humble settlement into a thriving empire and ultimately becoming Tlatoani.

Success hinges on effectively managing the treasury, services, military, festivals, and religious practices, while also tending to the needs, skills, and daily routines of unique citizens.

Paradox Arc, Perspective Games, and Bellwood Studios announced that Tlatoani: Aztec Cities will leave Steam Early Access and launch the full version on April 2, 2026.

Since its Early Access release in late 2024, the game has had major content additions and mechanical improvements. The full release will be available on PC via Steam for $19.99 / £16.75 / €19.50. 

To celebrate the launch, Tlatoani: Aztec Cities will be available at a 30% discount from April 2 to April 9.

The full release includes:

• 21 fully crafted campaign missions
• 6 freestyle scenarios
• A sandbox mode for unrestricted city-building
• 6 monumental construction projects
• A redesigned, comprehensive tutorial
• A map and scenario editor

Interested fans can check out a playable demo.

Key Features:

• RISE AND BECOME TLATOANI: Shape the history of the Aztec Civilization, one legendary city at a time. From a single metropolis, to multiple city-states and finally an empire. Conquer the wilderness of Mesoamerica, build a nation and raise as its destined emperor - Tlatoani.
• DEEP AZTEC CITY SIMULATION: Immerse yourself in a detailed simulation of an Aztec city-state and its society. All citizens are individually simulated, with their own skills, needs, duties, faiths, moods and daily routines.
• MAKE YOUR STATE FLOURISH: Gather and produce dozens of goods and resources to provide for your citizens. Develop your city-states’ economy through managing your treasury, services, military, festivals and religion. Every good emperor must first learn to be a good statesman.
• EMBRACE THE SYMMETRY: Honor the Aztec gods! Align, mirror, and balance the surroundings of your temple and government buildings to achieve divine symmetry and earn the favor of the gods — or face their wrath.
• SPREAD YOUR INFLUENCE: Your cities exist within the broad Mesoamerica region. Engage in diplomacy with other city-states, trade, build alliances and conquer your enemies. Experience or change history in an extensive campaign, or play in scenarios and sandbox mode.
• IMMERSIVE AZTEC EXPERIENCE: Engage with Aztec gods, festivals, calendar and traditions like human sacrifice. Learn old Nahuatl vocabulary, and lose yourself in old traditions, music and hand-drawn art bringing Mesoamerican world to life on your screen.

Tlatoani: Aztec Cities is coming to PC (Steam) on April 2, 2026.