Hit medieval town builder Manor Lords is frequently said to have been created by a single developer, Greg Styczeń, and its marketing has leaned into that notion: The official Manor Lords website says it was “hand crafted by a solo developer.” Crate Entertainment CEO Arthur Bruno, whose town builder Farthest Frontier is also in early […]
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It’s an exaggeration to say that early access city builder Manor Lords was made by one person—developer Greg Styczeń has worked with a number of contractors—but it certainly isn’t being developed by a big, 50-person team. Some players think it ought to be, though. In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Tim Bender, CEO of […]
Read MoreSince the surprise success of Townscaper a few years ago, a crop of other “radically casual” cozy city builders has been in the works, and Tiny Glade has definitely been at the top of my wishlist—and most other folks’, I suspect. Thank goodness we’re finally going to get to try painting lovely ivy-covered walls across […]
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Since the surprise success of Townscaper a few years ago, a crop of other “radically casual” cozy city builders has been in the works, and Tiny Glade has definitely been at the top of my wishlist—and most other folks’, I suspect. Thank goodness we’re finally going to get to try painting lovely ivy-covered walls across […]
Read MoreManor Lords is one man’s unusual take on the joys of managing a medieval city and, after garnering a whole lot of wishlists, sold over a million copies within a few days of launch. The developer did try to set pre-launch expectations appropriately, warning players this was no Total War competitor, but the game’s emergent […]
Read MoreManor Lords is one man’s unusual take on the joys of managing a medieval city and, after garnering a whole lot of wishlists, sold over a million copies within a few days of launch. The developer did try to set pre-launch expectations appropriately, warning players this was no Total War competitor, but the game’s emergent […]
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Manor Lords has barely been out a couple of weeks, and some players are already finding ways to surprise the dev with crafty new features for the medieval city builder and management game. One such new feature is from Flat2VR, a community of devs and modders who put all their focus into porting their favourite […]
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So far, Manor Lords has made a name for itself thanks to its quirky medieval setting and brilliant city-building and management features. While small pitched battles are possible, the fighting is far from the star of the show. This fact was made abundantly clear even before Manor Lords entered early access. The developer Greg “Slavic […]
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The game of the moment? The medieval city builder, Manor Lords, of course. The game burst into early access over the weekend and has so far sold over one million copies on Steam. Moreover, it reached a high point for strategy games at over 170,000 players playing at once. With figures like that, for a […]
Read MoreIf you’ve experienced the dramatic highs and lows of Manor Lords, then you’ll understand just how nail-biting this city builder and management game can really be. But instead of relying on a set story, the real drama comes from letting players live their best lives and create catastrophic situations all by themselves. The developer of […]
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How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun? Did you watch any good movies? Did your videogame sell over a million copies and break the Steam record for a city builder with over 170,000 concurrent players within a single day of launching into early access? Not a lot of people can answer yes to […]
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One of the joys of playing a city builder is peering down at the little people on your screen and watching what they’re doing. Manor Lords is no exception—it’s fun to sit back and observe your little 14th century peasants working in the fields, constructing buildings, and lugging resources from here to there as they […]
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Developer of Manor Lords Gregg ‘Slavic Magic’ Styczeń has confirmed that there are still a couple of kinks to work out, the biggest of which comes from lacklustre archers who don’t seem to be as effective as you’d think. Manor Lords is pretty accurate for a medieval city builder and management game. Despite this, Styczeń […]
Read MoreHaving trouble producing planks in Manor Lords? You’re likely just starting your first settlement; planting down burgage plots, building a well and a marketplace, and deciding where your fields are going to go. Maybe you’re even contemplating building a church, but you’re having trouble producing planks at a consistent rate. Sometimes you’ll get a few, […]
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Manor Lords isn’t just restricted to being a fantastic medieval city builder and management sim, if you choose to do so, you can also partake in wars and skirmishes for land and resources. Before starting your journey to manor overlord you can pick what path you walk. There are three scenario templates with predetermined settings. […]
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Working out how to upgrade burgage plots in Manor Lords is one of the most confusing steps in establishing your first medieval township. If you hadn’t worked it out already, burgage plots are important; they not only provide shelter for your peasantry, but they give access to a variety of item-producing workshops—once you upgrade them, […]
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Greg Styczeń, the solo developer of smash hit survival citybuilder Manor Lords, needs your help. Specifically, he needs your help deciding whether to adjust the game’s supply-and-demand system. The issue is that when Manor Lords was first made available to critics and YouTubers pre-release, the feedback was that trade was “OP” and it was too […]
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Manor Lords is out today and it’s going gangbusters, having now surpassed 150,000 concurrent players on Steam. It’s also sitting atop a “very positive” user rating, with 90% of the more than 1,600 user reviews posted so far. That’s a pretty good first day, and at this point I’m left with just one burning question: […]
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People have been clamouring about Manor Lords, a new medieval city builder and management sim, for quite some time now. Only three days ago, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam, and it seems as if that number wasn’t an empty promise, as the game has seen some incredibly impressive numbers within hours of its […]
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Manor Lords is an early access survival city builder where you have to worry about more than harvesting food, building an industry, and surviving the winter. The Manor Lords map is broken into regions, and those regions contain small bandit camps, large brigand forces, and armies guided by other AI-controlled lords looking to conquer new […]
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Even in a month stuffed with city builders to choose from, Manor Lords has pulled ahead of the pack as the most wishlisted game on Steam just ahead of its launch. For all those eager to roll up their sleeves for some medieval management, the Manor Lords release times are coming up fast. Ahead of […]
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Manor Lords’ sole developer, Greg “Slavic Magic” Styczeń, has made a plea to everyone with a review copy of the soon-to-be-released city builder: please stop messing around with the castle planner and breaking the game. In response to the recent issue, he tweeted, “I just saw one press review try to cheese their way and […]
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Playing a survival city builder is like a juggling act, except when you drop a ball 75 people starve to death. Everything needs to be carefully balanced. The population needs to steadily grow to provide more bodies for labor—but not grow so quickly that you wind up with too many mouths to feed. When citizens […]
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Medieval city-builder Manor Lords is Steam’s most wishlisted game and is a mere day away from release, but no one is actually sure how much it’s going to cost. Apparently, that’s on purpose. Tim Bender, the CEO of Hooded Horse, Manor Lords’ publisher, took to Reddit to explain the collective decision not to disclose the […]
Read MoreManor Lords isn’t your typical city-builder—the first time I realised that was when I started building burgage plots. At first, these humble peasant abodes look like your standard dwelling, and so in typical city-builder fashion I created them as compact as possible—that good ol’ trick to maximise space and population. What I didn’t count on […]
Read MoreWorking out how the tavern functions in Manor Lords is an important step in caring for your villagers. Tavern supply is one of the listed amenities alongside church access and water supply, so it’s a necessary provision if you want to upgrade your burgage plots to level three. This will let you collect more regional […]
Read MoreIf you’ve already established your first town in Manor Lords, you’re likely looking to claim a new region and are eyeing that hefty influence price tag it’ll cost to get one. Claiming new regions lets you build more villages that’ll operate independently of your first. They’ll have their own manor, their own church, and even […]
Read MoreThe marketplace in Manor Lords is one of the game’s trickier mechanics. You’ll likely first encounter this building when you receive a message from one of your families asking for space to set up a market stall where they can distribute their goods. If you want your populace to have plenty of fuel and food […]
Read MoreTrying to get new families in Manor Lords is a bit of a puzzling process. Usually in a game like this, you just let nature take its course and watch as your new town expands on its own. Manor Lords’ population mechanics are a bit trickier, however; perhaps because the number of available workers and […]
Read MoreEarning regional wealth in Manor Lords is important if you want to purchase livestock, build workshops in burgage plots, or provide fancy treats for your peasant populace so they won’t notice you’re taxing them into the dirt. While your treasury is filled with tax income which you use to hire mercenaries or build settler camps, […]
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Medieval city-builder Manor Lords continues to gather steam ahead of its Early Access release, which is doubly impressive considering its set in a preindustrial society. The game surpassed three million wishlists on Steam over the weekend, adding another 500,000 to the total in the span of seven days. Created by solo developer Greg Styczeń, also […]
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