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SimulationStrategyCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyHistoricalManagement

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Peak in the last 7 days: 9,329

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Game description

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Basic info

DeveloperSlavic Magic
PublisherHooded Horse
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateApr 26, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4670 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-4350 (quad-core)
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX-460 (4 GB) / Intel® Arc™ A380 (6 GB)
Storage15 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 418 reviews from the past 1 year

70.7/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (84%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A beautiful medieval city builder still waiting on promised content, Manor Lords scores 70.7 from 418 reviews we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

110 reviews praise the visuals, pointing to detailed villages, lifelike villager animation and a gorgeous art style, and some add that the music is great. Visuals & Sound ranks 120th of 1249. 82 say it is fun and they enjoy it for what it is, and some recommend it even in its current state. 22 describe a calm, immersive world with peaceful landscapes and a strong medieval atmosphere. Story & World ranks 206th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 58% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1214th of 1399. 104 reviews criticize developer support, saying updates come slowly, communication dropped off and the game remains incomplete after a long time in early access. 41 report bugs, crashes and freezes, including broken goods transport and save files that corrupt, and some say battles are decided by bugs. 30 find the systems confusing, with vague UI and tutorials that are not enough, so trial and error is needed. Content Volume ranks 1188th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 1008th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“incredible attention to details, atmospheric, organic and well put together” · 110 reviews
“can be a fun game and I've enjoyed playing it” · 82 reviews
“AI braindead and spams constantly, raids too common, economy unbalanced, farms struggle” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.15 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “pathfinding and AI broken, UI lacks depth, farming mechanics frustrating” · 30 reviews
Positive “learning without guides feels rewarding, understanding mechanics gradually” · 1 review

Progression 25% · Difficulty 10% · Freedom 23% · Strategy 31% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.63 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “relaxing city builder with solid underlying ideas” · 22 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.04 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “cities feel soulless and repetitive with boring buildings everywhere” · 12 reviews

Volume 34% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.02 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “incredible attention to details, atmospheric, organic and well put together” · 110 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.63 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 2% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.57 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “AI braindead and spams constantly, raids too common, economy unbalanced, farms struggle” · 30 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 11% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.57 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “development pace unreasonable, features removed, content incomplete after 2+ years” · 104 reviews
Positive “dev team very active with frequent updates and support” · 13 reviews

Stability 27% · Performance 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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