Pitchside Empire

Pitchside Empire is a business management simulation in which the player runs a five-a-side football pitch rental facility. Customers phone in to book slots and the player quotes a price for each call…

5 September 2026 Free to play

Indie Simulator Sport Strategy Business

Pitchside Empire is an indie developed by Bombastik Studio, released 5 September 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.

Verified 13 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Pitchside Empire is

Pitchside Empire is an indie game developed by Bombastik Studio and released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on ElectronJS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player takes over a single five-a-side football pitch on the edge of town and has to make a living from it. The phone is the whole business: teams call asking for a slot, naming the hour they want and how flexible they can be, and the player names the price. Ask too much and the callers take their money to a rival facility; ask too little and every hour fills while the till stays empty. Some teams counter the offer, and the final decision is always the player's. Takings go back into the ground. Floodlights turn dead evening hours into the most expensive slots of the day; changing rooms, showers, toilets, a canteen and stands raise what customers will tolerate paying. A worn surface…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual-core 2.0 Ghz, 64-bit (Intel Core i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G), 4096 MB RAM and WebGL 2.0 / DirectX 11 capable, 1 GB VRAM (Intel UHD 620). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Pitchside Empire launched on 5 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Pitchside Empire — frequently asked questions

When did Pitchside Empire come out?

Pitchside Empire was released on 5 September 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Is Pitchside Empire free?

Yes — Pitchside Empire is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Pitchside Empire?

At minimum, Pitchside Empire needs Dual-core 2.0 Ghz, 64-bit (Intel Core i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G), 4096 MB RAM, WebGL 2.0 / DirectX 11 capable, 1 GB VRAM (Intel UHD 620) graphics, 1000 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Pitchside Empire?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "1000 MB available space" and the recommended line says "2000 MB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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