TFM: The First Men (2022)
- Developer
- Gathering Tree
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
- Rating
- 3.0 of 5, 413 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 5.1 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A strategic colony sim where every choice in character development and base-building carries weight across generations, played with a deliberate, paused pace.
strategicchallengingatmosphericcharacter-driventacticalopen-endedproceduralmanagement
What players say
Players report development stalled in mid-2025, leaving the game in an unfinished state with a confusing tutorial and frequent patch overhauls. The colony sim requires constant manual intervention for food, workforce, and retraining fighters who die of old age, making it feel like a clicker.
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