Cozy, relaxing sandbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You chop wood, hunt deer, and slowly build a village from nothing no rush, no pressure, just peaceful growth.”
Steam review · 184.5 h played ↗
Medieval Dynasty
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Render Cube2021Survival · Base Building · Sandbox
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $17.49
The verdict
A cozy, deeply customizable medieval village builder with survival and hunting that hooks many players for hundreds of hours. Skip it if you want endgame depth, strong combat or lots of new content without DLC.
Great for
Players who enjoy slow, cozy village building, farming and hunting, solo or co-op, with adjustable difficulty
Main risk
After the village is built there's little to do, and the grind, fetch quests and clunky management wear thin
What changed in the last 30 days
107 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews say the latest free update looks like DLC, with the relevant features behind a paywall. A few also mention a coop black-screen bug after the update. Fairly confident.
107 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying village building and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The progression from surviving on your own to watching an entire settlement come to life is incredibly satisfying.”
Steam review · 148.1 h played ↗
Beautiful visuals, music and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I love the chill music - the nice graphics and the journey/missions throughout the game is worth the time spent”
Steam review · 181.7 h played ↗
Huge hours of addictive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“2000 HOURS IN AND I KEEP COMING BACK.”
Steam review · 2072.3 h played ↗
Deeply customizable settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“there are many game customization options, including length of each season, the speed of unlocking technologies and gaining exp”
Steam review · 152.3 h played ↗
Fun co-op and family play
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“My husband and I played co-op and built a town together, that was FUN!”
Steam review · 133.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Grindy, tedious, expensive progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“They should call it tedious wood chopping simulator.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
DLC-focused updates, no mod support
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“all of the actually relevant new features are in fact locked behind a DLC paywall”
Steam review · 1798.9 h played ↗
Little to do after the village is built
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“has absolutely no endgame at all (I got bored after 12 hours when realising I basically experienced the entirety the game has to offer)”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Boring fetch quests and long walks
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“"Walk to the other side of the map for 10 minutes and fetch me an onion"”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
Clunky villager management and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Your workers are idiots and micromanaging them is miserable”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗
Performance issues and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Does not run well, a lot of stuttering even on 9800X3D and 5080.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, 11 (x64)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 @ 3.3GHz or AMD @ 3.5GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible GPU, 6GB dedicated VRAM (Intel Arc A580 / GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580)
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (x64)
ProcessorIntel Core i5/i7 @ 4GHz or Ryzen 5 @ 4GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 12 compatible GPU, 8GB dedicated VRAM (Intel Arc A750 / GeForce GTX 1660 / Radeon RX 590)
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 10, 11 (x64)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 @ 3.3GHz or AMD @ 3.5GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible GPU, 6GB dedicated VRAM (Intel Arc A580 / GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580)
Storage20 GB available space
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