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Clanfolk
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
67 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Is this game for everyone? No. But if you are excited when you read that the latest update is going to be delayed because a two day R&D plan has turned into a weeks-long deep-dive into ancient beekeeping practices that…”
“Clanfolk instantly hooked me as a long-time RimWorld player. I enjoy games that reward careful micromanagement and the quiet satisfaction of watching a settlement slowly grow over time, and Clanfolk delivers that…”
“Great game that offers a lot of game play and customizable difficulty settings. The dev is great--constantly fixing bugs and adds new content at regular intervals. Clanfolk is one of only a few games in my life I have…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game that offers a lot of game play and customizable difficulty settings. The dev is great--constantly fixing bugs and adds new content at regular intervals. Clanfolk is one of only a few games in my life I have…”
“I really cant say enough nice things about this game. I really enjoy games like this, if you liked banished, rimworld, or anything on the same track of similarity you will LOVE this game. The devs knocked it out of the…”
“Clanfolk is a work of love. It's early access, but I've never encountered any bugs, it's just still being developed with regular fun expansions to the gameplay. The next update might be what you were expecting, and the…”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Started with 3 people and a dream, ended with 17 relatives, 200 buckets, and still somehow no food for winter.”
“Great game that offers a lot of game play and customizable difficulty settings. The dev is great--constantly fixing bugs and adds new content at regular intervals. Clanfolk is one of only a few games in my life I have…”
“Amazing game. Some people say it becomes too easy after the first winter, but I don't think this is completely true. Even though the first winter is probably one of the hardest parts of the game, you will find…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game that offers a lot of game play and customizable difficulty settings. The dev is great--constantly fixing bugs and adds new content at regular intervals. Clanfolk is one of only a few games in my life I have…”
“I am IN LOVE with this game! Been playing 2-3 hours every evening for months now. At this point I have about 250+ folks and it feels less like a clan and more like a little village (: I gave them family names and keep…”
“Oh dear, I downloaded this game on January 23 and have somehow already put 110 hours into it. I have not had a reason to stay up until 3:00...4:00...6:00am in many, many years and yet! I can't seem to put this game…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Clanfolk instantly hooked me as a long-time RimWorld player. I enjoy games that reward careful micromanagement and the quiet satisfaction of watching a settlement slowly grow over time, and Clanfolk delivers that…”
“Oh dear, I downloaded this game on January 23 and have somehow already put 110 hours into it. I have not had a reason to stay up until 3:00...4:00...6:00am in many, many years and yet! I can't seem to put this game…”
“This game made me build a loom and weave a rug. It's similar to Rimworld but the focus isn't surviving attacks through violence. It's surviving life and the elements through learning how to better technology. You also…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]A Colony Sim Without Real Stakes[/h1] ⭐⭐☆☆☆ 2/5 — Scottish clans but no fighting? What is this? Clanfolk gives a really good first impression. The start of the game is actually hard, and that is something I liked a…”
“Appreciate the hardwork of the solo developer's but as it is currently the game still boils down to surviving the first winter and nothing to look forward after that. Second settlement is mostly just about repeating the…”
“My goodness this game is a hard one to review. Ultimately Im landing on a not recommend. The pathing in this game is whack as well as prioritisation, Im not sure if this is still an early access game but it sure plays…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I like it but why do we need so many crafting stations? What makes it even worse is that the subpar graphics make them hard to visually spot. I'm not vibing with that design choice but otherwise I'm having fun”
“I really enjoyed the game so far. I think it could have some improvements for sure, mainly on the interface. Sometimes its just hard to find the building you want to place, or identify the storage by taking a glance.…”
“i lvoe scotland but this gam ehere is super boring i eman is cute but ehy cammoon ic an tbuild samehting bfore i got 1000 stones and then next 1000 wood for next unlock..you know that the fun abaut this game is building…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]A Colony Sim Without Real Stakes[/h1] ⭐⭐☆☆☆ 2/5 — Scottish clans but no fighting? What is this? Clanfolk gives a really good first impression. The start of the game is actually hard, and that is something I liked a…”
“My goodness this game is a hard one to review. Ultimately Im landing on a not recommend. The pathing in this game is whack as well as prioritisation, Im not sure if this is still an early access game but it sure plays…”
“i lvoe scotland but this gam ehere is super boring i eman is cute but ehy cammoon ic an tbuild samehting bfore i got 1000 stones and then next 1000 wood for next unlock..you know that the fun abaut this game is building…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]A Colony Sim Without Real Stakes[/h1] ⭐⭐☆☆☆ 2/5 — Scottish clans but no fighting? What is this? Clanfolk gives a really good first impression. The start of the game is actually hard, and that is something I liked a…”
“Appreciate the hardwork of the solo developer's but as it is currently the game still boils down to surviving the first winter and nothing to look forward after that. Second settlement is mostly just about repeating the…”
“Someone commented here; "Started with 3 people and a dream, ended with 17 relatives, 200 buckets, and still somehow no food for winter." And my response is ... It's because of the unnecessary and annoying and broken…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Is this game for everyone? No. But if you are excited when you read that the latest update is going to be delayed because a two day R&D plan has turned into a weeks-long deep-dive into ancient beekeeping practices that…”
“Fun little time waster game! Kind of like Rimworld in the Scottish Highlands. Looking forward to more content!”
“It's a very good colony builder, I'm just waiting on the full release to play more.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is a really enjoyable settlement game but there are a few things that could use some work, particularly late game. Making the more complex meals has absolutely no in-game value but requires a massive amount of materials/effort. So once you finally learn how to churn butter…”
— a player, Steam review · 471 hrs played“Excellent game with a lot of depth and content. It feels very similar to RimWorld, but much more relaxed and peaceful. What I enjoy most is that there are no frustrating raids or stressful real-time combat.”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“I just cannot stop playing this game! As you can see from my hours played, I absolutely love this game. I play it frequently and have a long run currently in year 46 with 14 generations. I wanted a family themed game and wrote that word into the steam store search bar - and…”
— a player, Steam review · 3,381 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes v0.660
v0.660 Bear Dens, and Tuning Dens: Bears now try to set up a Den under a Dead Tree. Bears will pick Den sites that best satisfy their needs and are also away from the homestead as much as possible. (U
Clanfolk News Roundup at the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale
Autumn is almost here, and Blorf has recently released a new patch for Clanfolk that introduces bears to the game. These are not just passive mobs; however, they are full characters in themselves. If
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Patch Notes: v0.657
v0.657 Fixed Bears now being allowed in Corpse Stockpiles and Dumps Made the Work/Home Zones less bright. Fixed case introduced in Update 19 that could cause less than full stacks to consolidated and
Patch Notes v0.656
v0.656 Scare Bear task now shows up in the Task List Fixed case where if a Mother Bear (Artis) is fishing, and then is interrupted by a nursing task before she can eat the fish, then the food conditio
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · Colony Sim · Base-Building · RTS · Open World · Management · Sandbox · Building · Resource Management · Real-Time with Pause (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Hungarian |
| Official site | http://www.clanfolk.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7850 (2 GB) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space