Lords and Villeins (2022)

Developer: Honestly Games
Publisher: Fulqrum Publishing
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 974 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 28 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A methodical, top-down city-builder where you carefully manage feudal economics and family professions to build a thriving medieval settlement.

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What players say

Players appreciate the early game and the individual family economy, but consistently report that the game becomes a buggy, laggy mess at midgame and that development has stalled.

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