Manor Lords
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A medieval city builder where villages grow organically around roads you draw, mixed with real-time tactical battles. It's largely the work of one developer and became Steam's most-wishlisted game before launch.
Kit's verdict · 7.2/10
The most beautiful medieval village sim yet, but still more promise than finished game.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Organic, freeform town building
- Beautiful, grounded medieval detail
- Battles feel weighty and real
Not so much
- Thin late game in early access
- Economy and balance still rough
Play it if city-builder fans who love historical detail and pretty towns.
Skip it if players who want a deep, finished strategy game today.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Manor Lords doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Build a logging camp, sawpit and woodcutter early so you never run short of timber and firewood.
- Burgage plots are your housing; add back-garden extensions like vegetable gardens or chicken coops for food.
- Food variety raises approval, so mix bread, meat, berries and vegetables.
- Rotate fields and leave some fallow, or yields will drop.
- Set up a trading post to import what your region lacks.
- Train a militia from your villagers before bandits show up.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
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Trivia
- Greg Styczen developed it almost entirely solo under the name Slavic Magic.
- It sold more than a million copies in its first day of early access in April 2024.
- It topped Steam's most-wishlisted list for months before release.
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