Timberborn (2021)
- Developer
- Mechanistry
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 40,498 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 60 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A strategic survival city-builder where you manage a beaver colony through droughts and toxic seasons, balancing resource gathering and settlement expansion.
city buildercolony managementsurvivalresource managementpost-apocalypticanimal protagoniststrategic planningseasonal cycles
What players say
Players praise the unique water physics and vertical building, but split on longevity. Many find it relaxing and addicting at first, then say it becomes too easy and aimless once water is managed. Some call it a pure sandbox with no real goal, while others enjoy the chill pace.
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