01 / Make your mark
Draw it.
Then build it.
Drag to plan a road. See your draft, then choose Build when it feels right. Your next great route starts with your finger.
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Civilization.
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A little town. A very long story.
Civilization.
With chickens.
Start with a camp. Build a kingdom. Somehow, get your flock to space.
Get Joe Town for Mac
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$9.99 once · US App Store
Version 1.7.1 · Apple silicon & Intel · macOS 14+
Ten ages to grow through
Your town, saved locally
No ads. No in-app purchases.
Coming to mobile iPhone & iPad
A whole civilization.
At your fingertips.
Your roads. Your Joes. Your next big idea. We’re bringing Joe Town to the devices you already have in hand.
01 iPhone Landscape play
Touch interface in development · tap to enlarge
02 iPad Portrait or landscape
Touch interface in development · tap to enlarge
Mobile edition awaiting App Store review. These screenshots preview further interface improvements still in development.
Draw it.
02 / Get closer
A tap.
A clearer picture.
Inspect a building, check its workers and see what it needs. Thoughtful controls bring the next useful action within reach.
03 / Find your view
Pinch to zoom.
Find your view.
Pan across the plateau. Pinch to find your view. Follow a favorite Joe or step back and admire the civilization you’re building.
Meet the real Joe Town
Tiny world.
Very real plans.
Here’s what you’ll play. Paint a road, build a workshop, and watch your Joes make themselves at home.
Take a closer look
01 / The good kind of busy
Lay the roads.
They’ll take it from here.
Every road is a supply line. Every building has a job. Make a few thoughtful choices, then watch your tiny civilization get on with it.
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A town you can read.
Small decisions.
Small decisions.
Visible consequences.
A new route gets goods moving. A better workshop helps production. A watchtower makes the edge of town a little less inviting.
You shape the town. Your Joes give it a life.
See how far they goFollow your lunch
Food takes the scenic route.
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Corn
Corn Field
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Flour
Mill
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Bread
Bakery
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Food
Market
Grown, milled, baked, delivered. Actual goods travel along actual roads.
02 / Same flock. Bigger plans.
From sticks
to starships.
Ten ages change the shape of your town. Timber becomes stone, clockwork becomes crystal, and one day someone builds a spaceport.
Age 01 of 10
Camp
A few roofs. A patch of road. Room for a civilization.
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Age 02 of 10
Town
More neighbors, more work, and the beginnings of a proper town.
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Age 03 of 10
Citadel
Strong walls and watchtowers give your growing town an edge.
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Age 04 of 10
Crown
Banners rise above richer rooftops. Your flock is getting ambitious.
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Age 05 of 10
Kingdom
Arches, granaries and a capital that feels like home.
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Age 06 of 10
Empire
Steel and clockwork give familiar streets a different rhythm.
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Age 07 of 10
Ascendant
Dark stone and radiant crystal reshape the skyline.
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Age 08 of 10
Fusion
A reactor lights the next chapter of your civilization.
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Age 09 of 10
Orbital
Your town turns its attention to the sky.
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Age 10 of 10
Space
A long way from the first campfire. Still chickens.
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Actual game captures from version 1.6. Choose an age to explore.
03 / A civilization with a face
Meet the people.
Well. The poultry.
They’re Joes.
Not little resource counters.
Twelve named founders get things started. They take jobs, develop skills, make friends, and bring their problems to your throne room.
Make room for personalities. The town will follow.
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Beyond your little plateau
The neighbors
have opinions.
Send scouts into the unknown. Meet animal civilizations, make trade partners, pick allies, or find out what happens when diplomacy fails.
Some decisions build bridges. Others call for a watchtower.
What kind of strategy game is Joe Town?
A native city-builder and simulation. Paint roads, tune production chains, make permanent technology choices, and keep an eye on the neighbors. Available for Mac, with an iPhone and iPad edition coming soon.
Is Joe Town available on iPhone and iPad?
The mobile edition is awaiting App Store review. The touch interface shown on this page previews further improvements still in development. Joe Town is available for Mac today.
Which iPhones and iPads will be supported?
The mobile edition is designed for iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 and later, on devices with an A12 chip or newer. Play in landscape on iPhone; iPad supports portrait and landscape.
Is $9.99 the full Mac game?
Yes. The US Mac App Store price is $9.99 once for the full game, including all ten ages, 24 building types and 18 civilization technology choices, plus a branching guild system, named Joes, and local saves. There are no ads or in-app purchases. Pricing can vary by region.
Is Joe Town an idle game?
Joe Town combines hands-on town planning with an economy that keeps working. Town-defining choices wait for you, and bounded offline progress arrives as a report when you return.
Does it play offline?
Yes. Joe Town saves locally and runs with the internet off. Each device has its own town; saves do not automatically sync between devices.
Which Macs are supported?
Version 1.7.1 supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 14 or later.
Is every town the same?
No. Worlds are seeded, founders arrive in a different order, and towns diverge through their Joes and choices.
Does Joe Town collect data?
The game collects no gameplay data and requires no account. This website uses Google Analytics for aggregate visits.
One purchase. A town of your own.
Your flock
is waiting.
Get Joe Town for Mac
$9.99 US · Apple silicon & Intel · macOS 14 or later
Plays offline. Saves locally. No gameplay tracking.
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