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Content & longevity87% positive · 87 mentions
“Even as early access, this is head and shoulders above most games in the genre. It has many inspirations from Frostpunk, the villager conflicts, the world map exploration/outposts, the oncoming doomsday feel (though this aspect is not as…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 7 h played
Gameplay & mechanics90% positive · 62 mentions
“For those talking about lack of updates, its due to not being on the experimental build. The last official update (at time of review) is Alpha 24-140.04 on July2024. You want to be playing on the build which is Alpha 25-300.01 on…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 20 h played
Performance & stability79% positive · 57 mentions
“The game if you took Frost Punk, and Banished and smooshed them together. Or, this is Banished 40k. Yes, it's still in development, but it's a solid game so far with a few annoying bugs but nothing that stops you having a blast. Developers…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 21 h played
Difficulty & balance84% positive · 57 mentions
“Even as early access, this is head and shoulders above most games in the genre. It has many inspirations from Frostpunk, the villager conflicts, the world map exploration/outposts, the oncoming doomsday feel (though this aspect is not as…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 7 h played
Visuals & audio90% positive · 51 mentions
“I really want to like the game. I'm big on these kinds of games, been playing since SimTower (on MSDOS) and AOE1. I just find it a bit complicated. There are too many moving parts, too much detail to keep track of. Ive always hated…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 15 h played
Controls & UI80% positive · 35 mentions
“Even as early access, this is head and shoulders above most games in the genre. It has many inspirations from Frostpunk, the villager conflicts, the world map exploration/outposts, the oncoming doomsday feel (though this aspect is not as…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 7 h played
Story & writing73% positive · 26 mentions
“It's not a bad game. It's not great at explaining game mechanics, and the ending seems very abrupt. It hurts the replay-ability of it. I feel like now that I have knowledge of the game mechanics, I could probably do better the second time…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 16 h played
Price & value62% positive · 21 mentions
“Normally I wait until I finish a game before posting a review but in this case it seemed necessary to counter some of the negative reviews spreading misinformation that have been posted lately. Firstly, this game is obviously NOT a…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 5 h played
Multiplayer & community93% positive · 14 mentions
“If you’ve played games like Frostpunk or Surviving the Aftermath, you’ll feel at home here. But this one takes things further with a much deeper economy and more complex production chains. It’s definitely for people who like tweaking…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 3 h played
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