MEMORIAPOLIS returns April 28 with BANNERS & WONDERS
After a year of development driven by community input, the strategic city builder from 5PM Studio is back with a brand new vision
Independent developer 5PM Studio today announced that MEMORIAPOLIS - BANNERS & WONDERS launches April 28 on PC via Steam. Revealed alongside a new gameplay trailer, this isn’t a standard update but a complete overhaul of the game following a year of intensive development shaped by player feedback.
MEMORIAPOLIS built strong momentum during Early Access, earning great sales and a passionate player base. But when the full release did not meet all players expectations, 5PM Studio didn't reach for a hotfix. Instead, the team made a bold call: step back, go dark, and come back only when the game was ready to deliver on its original promise.
The result is BANNERS & WONDERS, a reinvented experience already validated by an open beta that drew overwhelmingly positive reception.
In MEMORIAPOLIS, players build and grow a living city from Antiquity through the Industrial Revolution. Eras shift, roads sprawl organically, factions rise, and alliances form or fracture. Prosperity and betrayal go hand in hand as players write their city's history across centuries.
With nearly 400,000 players already showing interest, BANNERS & WONDERS is not just a patch but a major update, built around three core pillars:
Wonders - A real Endgame: Each session now builds toward a definitive objective, constructing a Wonder in the Industrial Revolution, giving players a meaningful long-term goal and a powerful sense of payoff, as every decision shapes the city’s identity and leads to a final monument that stands as the ultimate expression of the player’s rule. A Streamlined, More Accessible Experience: Core systems have been redesigned from the ground up based on direct player feedback. The friction is gone. What's left is pure strategy, creativity, and meaningful decision-making, front and centre, where it belongs.
Living Factions & Political Strategy: Factions have their own banner, personality, and political agenda. Players navigate alliances and negotiations at their own pace, adding depth and replayability without ever weighing down the experience. More freedom, more possibilities, more fun.
“With MEMORIAPOLIS, we had a clear ambition from the start but when the full release didn’t meet player expectations, we knew we had to make a difficult decision. Player satisfaction is our top priority” said Jean-Baptiste Reynes, Founder of 5PM Studio. “Rather than continuing with incremental updates, we chose to take the time to rebuild the game at its core. Over the past year, we’ve worked closely with our community to rethink major systems and redefine the experience. BANNERS & WONDERS is the result of that process - and we’re proud to finally bring players back to a MEMORIAPOLIS that delivers on its promise.”
About MEMORIAPOLIS
MEMORIAPOLIS is a strategic city builder where players guide the growth of a living city across five eras, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Build, expand, and govern your city while navigating political factions, managing resources, and shaping its evolution over centuries, all culminating in the construction of a monumental Wonder that defines your legacy.
