RIOT: Civil Unrest

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• simulation video game

• strategy video game

• construction and management simulation^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Indie^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Shared/Split Screen PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Italian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  98^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  79^*

• Political Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• Political^*

  Votes · historical

  59^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  40^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  36^*

• RTS^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Historical^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

• Crime^*

  Votes · historical

  18^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  12^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  11^*

• Politics^*

  Votes · historical

  7^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  x64 versions of Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1 and 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD / Intel dual-core CPU running at 2.8 GHz (AMD Athlon II X2 series or Intel Pentium Dual-Core G600 series or newer architectures are recommended.^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphic card, with at least 2048MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.1 support. AMD R7 265 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or newer architectures are recommended^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Storage

  3 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard^*

  Conditions

  Keyboard, mouse and internet connection for Steam^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  UBUNTU 10.10 or better^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.80GHz or better^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512mb or better^*

  Storage

  3 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X 10.7 or better^*

  Processor alternatives

  3GHz or better^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  HD Graphics 4000 or better^*

  Storage

  3 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD / Intel quad-core processor running at 3.2 GHz (AMD FX 6000 series or Intel Core i3 4000 series or newer architectures are recommended)^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphic card, with at least 4096MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 6.0 support. ATI/AMD Radeon R9 380 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or newer architectures are recommended^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  4^*

  Community confidence

  low^*

Developers

• Leonard Menchiari^*
• IV Productions^*
• Ivan Venturi Productions^*

Publishers

• Merge Games
• Silver Lining Interactive^*

• 2016-04

  Date precision

  Month

• 2019-02-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2017-12-05 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2017-12-05^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 12, 2019^*

Detailed specifications