Gorgeous Ghibli-style art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The visuals, in my opinion, are incredibly charming.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
The Wandering Village
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Stray Fawn Studio2025City Builder · Management · Simulation
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A charming Ghibli-style city builder about living on a giant creature, with lovely art and music. It's easy and micromanagement-heavy with limited depth, so skip it if you want a deep, challenging strategy game.
Great for
Cozy city-builder newcomers who love Ghibli-style art, music and caring for a giant creature
Main risk
Shallow, easy gameplay with repetitive micromanagement and little replay value for the price
What players love
Lovable Onbu and unique concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the "wandering" part of the game is not merely a gimmick, but tightly integrated into gameplay.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Touching story and Nausicaä atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“it also has a story mode that honestly moved me and made me want to complete it.”
Steam review · 50.3 h played ↗
Relaxing and accessible for newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I love how the mechanics are simpler than other sim/city builders (e.g. Rimworld) - it's detailed enough to keep you on your toes and forces you to plan things ahead of time, but it's not overwhelming.”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
Sandbox and challenge modes add replay
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The sandbox mode is by far my favorite mode in the game with worthy challenges, and new perks!”
Steam review · 91.8 h played ↗
Good controller and Steam Deck support
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“I want to mention how wonderful the gamepad controls were.”
Steam review · 27.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too shallow and simple, lacks depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“a pretty coat of paint on a colony sim that's the definition of basic”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Constant tedious micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Did the weather change? Better make sure all your farms are planting the right crop for the current conditions.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Dumb villager AI and poor UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“THE WORKERS ARE FUCKING DUMB. They can not transport goods efficiently”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Low replayability and short content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“this game offers no replay ability.”
Steam review · 22.2 h played ↗
Overpriced for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Love the game, but the devs are out of their *mind* charging 30 dollars for it. I'd put it around 10.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Forced cruelty to Onbu or cult quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“quests that must be completed to progress the story that REQUIRE you to choose some of the bad options (abusing the onbu, sacrificing villagers)”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7, Windows® 10
ProcessorQuad Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or similar dedicated graphics card
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10
ProcessorQuad Core Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2070, Radeon RX 5700 or similar dedicated graphics card
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows® 7, Windows® 10
ProcessorQuad Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or similar dedicated graphics card
Storage2 GB available space
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