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Bellwright
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I wanna like this game but progression is SLOW. I like the ideas and mechanics but there is A LOT of quality of life improvements needed in this game. It feels like mods are required to make the game enjoyable which is…”
“The spine of a really good game is there, comparable to a medieval-style State of Decay game. However, there is an overbearing amount of AI being used here, and it does not feel like much of a labour of love. Both…”
“This game is a great manager's dream. It can also be a good adventure but everything you ever wanted to manage your civilization and each citizen is there. Truly amazing. Game runs great too! They have some work to do…”
19 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“5 Stars (Solely for GFN availability) To be honest, being available on GeForce NOW is the only positive thing I can say right now. I'm actually considering a refund. Audio Issues: There is basically no actual game…”
“The spine of a really good game is there, comparable to a medieval-style State of Decay game. However, there is an overbearing amount of AI being used here, and it does not feel like much of a labour of love. Both…”
“Fantastic game. Yes, it's early access, but the gameplay, story, mods availability, visuals, ability to rally troops, play coop, are all great. Only issue I have is the pathing for the followers/villagers are a little…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's a solid game with a lot to do and fun fighting/crafting mechanics. I'll be honest survival games aren't really my thing and I went into this expecting more of a pure army builder/slasher so I probably won't play it…”
“Having played this game for 177 hours you can tell I have enjoyed it! The early game is challenging but enjoyable and watching your settlement go from a single blanket covered by sticks to a fully fleshed out settlement…”
“I was skeptical of this game for the first 2-4 hours. That being said, this game combines A LOT from multiple genre of games. Bellwright has a massive amount of content, ranging from building, to resource management,…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The AI is horrible, Want to win the entire game from start to finish? Build bow make arrows and either kite around in a circle or jump on a rock since no one in the game can climb or do anything. Story? boring and…”
“It's a solid game with a lot to do and fun fighting/crafting mechanics. I'll be honest survival games aren't really my thing and I went into this expecting more of a pure army builder/slasher so I probably won't play it…”
“Fantastic game. Yes, it's early access, but the gameplay, story, mods availability, visuals, ability to rally troops, play coop, are all great. Only issue I have is the pathing for the followers/villagers are a little…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Fantastic game. Yes, it's early access, but the gameplay, story, mods availability, visuals, ability to rally troops, play coop, are all great. Only issue I have is the pathing for the followers/villagers are a little…”
“This game has an incredible amount of potential. THE GOOD Combat is fun, but requires work. Archers are realistic - with or against you. Fun to place them on the backline. 2-handed weapons are vicious, but without a…”
“Fantastic game, only gets better with updates, in a league of its own. Highly recommended, and even better to play with a friend!”
29 of the 104 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Bad animations, bad combat, immersion breaking AI voice lines. I'm sure the game gets better but it's first impressions are disappointing.”
“This has potential, but they have left SOOOO much to be desired and unfinished, throwing out DLC's that totally don't even match up with the main game and now working on a console version.. lol Guess they are done…”
“The AI is horrible, Want to win the entire game from start to finish? Build bow make arrows and either kite around in a circle or jump on a rock since no one in the game can climb or do anything. Story? boring and…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“I wanna like this game but progression is SLOW. I like the ideas and mechanics but there is A LOT of quality of life improvements needed in this game. It feels like mods are required to make the game enjoyable which is…”
“progression is busted. Buildings get bigger and LESS efficient the higher you progress in tech which makes no sense. The questing system is terrible, absolutely terrible. The most boring meaningless fetch quests on…”
“I had high hopes for this game but unfortunately this is one of the few games I regret buying. Its such a chore, theres so much AI generated bs, so much grind so little reward.”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Bad animations, bad combat, immersion breaking AI voice lines. I'm sure the game gets better but it's first impressions are disappointing.”
“5 Stars (Solely for GFN availability) To be honest, being available on GeForce NOW is the only positive thing I can say right now. I'm actually considering a refund. Audio Issues: There is basically no actual game…”
“The AI is horrible, Want to win the entire game from start to finish? Build bow make arrows and either kite around in a circle or jump on a rock since no one in the game can climb or do anything. Story? boring and…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Bad animations, bad combat, immersion breaking AI voice lines. I'm sure the game gets better but it's first impressions are disappointing.”
“The AI is horrible, Want to win the entire game from start to finish? Build bow make arrows and either kite around in a circle or jump on a rock since no one in the game can climb or do anything. Story? boring and…”
“Save your $30. This game is no different than any of the dozens of harvest/craft/repeat x 8000 per day crafting slop games that have come out over the last 10 years. Combat is trash, clunky, and makes little sense. Bugs…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“5 Stars (Solely for GFN availability) To be honest, being available on GeForce NOW is the only positive thing I can say right now. I'm actually considering a refund. Audio Issues: There is basically no actual game…”
“This has potential, but they have left SOOOO much to be desired and unfinished, throwing out DLC's that totally don't even match up with the main game and now working on a console version.. lol Guess they are done…”
“The spine of a really good game is there, comparable to a medieval-style State of Decay game. However, there is an overbearing amount of AI being used here, and it does not feel like much of a labour of love. Both…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“So there are some bugs obv due to it being early access. One thing that just made me laugh though was talking to an AI voiced NPC and he started the conversation with an Indian accent but halfway into it all of a sudden became a native of England. lol... using AI to voice NPCs…”
— a player, Steam review · 257 hrs played“I'm glad I gave Bellwright a second chance. Behind a rough veneer and obvious AI usage lies a fairly robust medieval colony sim that has room to grow. In my first look, the atrocious text-to-speech voices given to ALL NPCs completely took me out of it. The dialogue writing isn't…”
— a player, Steam review · 65 hrs played“Everything about this game is something I should like. I enjoy survival craft games quite a bit, and I really like medieval settings. This game is full of AI generated trash, and this is coming from someone who doesn't mind using AI as an assistant in my writing and editing.…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Hotfix [July 16]
Fixed a crash that could occur when removing roads. Fixed various reported issues with NPC movement and navigation on Halmare Isles. Fixed controller not working properly for recalling caravans, inter
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Hotfix [July 3]
Fixed health bars displaying on neutral NPCs when they turn hostile. Fixed occasional crashes during group travel to a different map. Fixed animal interactions after they wake up from sleep. Fixed wro
Hotfix [June 30]
Fixed various issues with collisions in Cragkeep and the port on Halmare Isles. Fixed various reported issues with NPC navigation. Fixed visual glitches with prison walls. Improved visuals of various
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Survival · Open World · Crafting · Medieval · City Builder · Online Co-Op · Building · Simulation · Multiplayer · RPG · Strategy · Life Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Croatian… |
| Achievements | 41 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://playbellwright.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel ARC A580 8GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 24 GB available space