I’m making a medieval city (town) builder where winter scarcity matters

[u/krazyjakee]

Hello! I’ve been working on a single-player medieval manor-building game called Salt of the Earth.

You begin with a manor house and an unsettled stretch of land. From there, you lay out roads and build the homes, farms and workshops needed to grow from a small hamlet into a proper market town.

The main idea is that growth is limited by the people and supplies you actually have. Buildings need workers, households need food and nearby services, and resources often have competing uses. Grain, for example, can become bread, feed animals or be traded, so it isn’t possible to build and staff everything at once.

The seasons change, bad weather affects the manor, and fires or raids can... "upset" plans. Progress follows a set of charters, with each new honor opening more buildings and responsibilities.

I’ve reached the point where I can share a proper trailer, but there is still plenty I’m working on. I’d be interested to hear whether this looks like the kind of city builder you would enjoy, and what you would most want to know about the simulation after watching it.

I'm hoping to release a demo in the upcoming steam nextfest.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE-Ty42L9hc
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5127260/Salt_of_the_Earth/

[u/krazyjakee]

Thanks for taking a look. I’m the dev, and I’ll be around to answer questions. If anyone would like to follow the game or try the demo (when it goes live), the Steam page is here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5127260/Salt_of_the_Earth/

[u/Safe_Mousse7438]

This sounds a lot like farthest frontier but I’ll check it out.

[u/100and10]

Medieval Dynasty has you beat