Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A gorgeous, immersive medieval city builder with a strong core, but after years in Early Access it lacks late-game content and the economy, trade and combat feel unfinished. Skip if you want a finished game.
Great for
Patient city-builder fans who love atmosphere, logistics and slow-paced village building more than combat
Main risk
Content runs out after the early game while updates are slow, so you may feel you paid for an unfinished game
154 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite slow development, removed features, and crashes or save-breaking bugs after recent beta updates. Fairly sure of the pattern, though reasons are somewhat generic.
154 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Watching your settlement grow, villagers go about their daily lives, and armies march out to battle makes the world feel genuinely alive.”
Steam review · 558.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“as a PURE feudal city builder sim I think Manor Lords is actually amazing.”
Steam review · 144.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The fundamentals are rock solid, and this is clearly a passion project.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This is my go to relax game.”
Steam review · 150.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the developer working his butt off to constantly update and improve it as well”
Steam review · 49.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Just enough war to keep it interesting without becoming the main preocupation.”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“In 2 years it got barely any new features, only bugfixes and quality of life changes.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You start the game knowing that what will most likely derail your town is game not assigning closest people to job positions”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Level the town further and there is no next talent. The slot exists. The content does not.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Taverns stop working. Construction stops working, Fishing stops working.”
Steam review · 171.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The help screen is a bombardment of unorganized info that tells me what things are but fails to help me understand how to use or do certain things.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“conquering a new region should feel like progress and a reward. Instead, it feels like starting a new game from scratch.”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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Recommended
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+ Relaxing, cozy atmosphere
− Repetitive, boring gameplay loop
analyzed 12 h ago
+ Satisfying challenge and survival pressure
− Too punishing, citizens never satisfied
analyzed 13 h ago
+ Excellent Steam Workshop mods
− Overpriced DLC, content locked behind it
analyzed 21 h ago
+ Nostalgia and a faithful, polished remaster
− Update bugs and crashes
analyzed 21 h ago
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