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Empire Water Works

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About this game

  • Faithful depiction of a 1920s-era steam-powered water pumping station

  • Operate and maintain a massive double-expansion steam engine from the bygone era, pumping water to the town's residential, municipal and industrial water reservoirs, to maintain sufficient water pressure

  • Perform realistic 'cold and dark' startup procedures such as warming cylinder jackets and filling oil lubricators to ensure minimal wear on cylinder liners, main bearings and other components

  • Interact with vintage machinery like boilers, generators, water pumps and bilge pumps

  • Fine-tune your steam engine's operation, by adjusting the steam regulator, valve gears and boiler water feed

  • Operate advanced steam equipment such as a jet condenser

  • Perform maintenance on equipment and order supplies such as coal and steam oil

  • Complete event-based 'contract' challenges to supply reservoirs with a given amount of water and receive funding and reputation bonuses in return

  • Experience realistic audio recorded from a real vintage steam engine

  • Deal with critical events such as massive steam leaks, flooding and machinery damage, including cylinder wear and boiler explosions

  • Keep records about the running of the pumping station in your ledger - but be careful to ensure the records are accurate!

Empire Water Works is a steam engine simulator based in a water pumping station. Operate and maintain your pumping station day and night, maintain city water pressure and fulfill contracts. Interact with realistic steam, coal-firing, and audio simulation in a vintage setting.

Developer

Harman Motor Works

Publisher

Harman Motor Works

Release Date

15 May, 2026

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