Manor Lords is a medieval themed city simulation game that is going strong on Steam these days. Released in early access, its success confirms the viability of this type of program in video game development.

Manor Lords Publisher, Studio Hstuffed horse reported that the game has passed the barrier million copies sold and peaked at 170,000 users play simultaneously on their first day on the program Early Access on Steam.

Simultaneous player data establishes a a new record for city building video games on Steam. On the first day after launch, the game ranked 7th in the top 10 most played games, just behind Apex Legends and ahead of Stardew Valley. Moreover, between of strategy games, Manor Lords is already among the most popular less than a week after its launch, following in the footsteps of Civilization VI, XCOM 2 or Total War: WARHAMMER III. Big words…

And we’re happy because we’re strong advocates for these early access programs that happened preferential financing model for many studios where the budget is tight. Basically, we players pay for the game up front and that money is used to develop it, polish it and so on, apart from getting comments from thousands of players, which is always a good thing when developing any software. It should be noted that we are not talking about crowdfunding projects, as this requires the Early Access program on Steam the video game in question is fully playableeven if it is unfinished.

Obviously not all of them Early access Ultimately they succeed or are completed in a stable version in a reasonable amount of time. Here, as in the pharmacy, everything is there and you can cite big failures or other spectacular successes, as an example, show the recent Baldur’s Gate 3, which spent quite a few years in early access to end up as the absolute best video game of 2023. If you can the study in question allow and trust her give these programs a chance because sometimes (for humble developers) they are necessary to complete the game.

Manor Lords adequately combines the genres of strategy, city building and tactical combat reminiscent of the classic Total War. I haven’t had time to try it myself, but I have very good reviews from nearby sources. As part of the “Farming Festival” on Steam and as an introductory offer, you can purchase the game with a 25% discount for 29.99 euros. H-studyooded Horse estimates that the game will remain in Early Access – at the very least – throughout this year.