🏗️ Central Greater Steel Works City

Welcome, mayor. Central Greater Steel Works City needs power, water and homes — in the right order. Tap a ready building to collect its tax, reinvest in bigger blocks, and keep your grid in the black. On a tiny grid, space is precious, so squeeze the most income from every plot to reach the target. It runs on a lean austerity budget: little starting cash and modest yields, so every plot has to earn its keep. Central Greater Steel Works City is a free micro city-building game that plays instantly in your browser with one thumb — no download, no sign-up. Unlike a plain idle tycoon, here a resource puzzle sits underneath every tap: a house only pays tax while the power and water it needs are covered, so the fun is in the balancing act. Compact grids, clean vector zones, satisfying collect pops and a steadily rising tax goal make it a moreish "one more block" planner you can dip into any time. Built mobile-first and feather-light, it loads in a blink and stays smooth even on older phones. Everything runs right on the page with no sign-up, so you can jump straight back in any time.

How to play

• Select a building from the shop bar — start with a ⚡ power plant and 💧 water tower.
• Tap an empty plot to place it; the cost is spent and a timer starts.
• Add houses and shops only while your power and water meters stay positive.
• Tap a ready building (🪙) to collect its tax income, then reinvest.
• Grow your tax income to the goal without letting a meter go negative.

Controls

One thumb: tap a building to select, tap a plot to place, tap a ready plot to collect. Tap 🔊 to mute. Touch or mouse — no keyboard needed.

Features

• Zone Worker Rows, Co-op Blocks, Foundry and more on a 5×4 grid
• Austerity Budget economy — its own build costs, speeds, yields and tax goal
• Power ⚡ and water 💧 balance gates your tax income
• Real-time production with tappable collect pops
• Particles, coin pops and WebAudio sound with a mute toggle
• Rising tax goals and a saved best score

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