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Settlement Survival
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
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
59 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“I am really loving this city builder. It is obvious that it has taken a lot of inspiration from Banished (a game I love) and has expanded on it considerably. Especially in the mid and late game where Banished was…”
“Runs great. Deep game that scratches that City Building itch. Like all good games of this genre, you can make it as easy or as brutal as you'd like. Would like more QoL improvements, and wish it was still being worked…”
8 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Runs great. Deep game that scratches that City Building itch. Like all good games of this genre, you can make it as easy or as brutal as you'd like. Would like more QoL improvements, and wish it was still being worked…”
“I like this game, typical management political resource. it's giving me cities skylines but medieval version. Be sad i can't play cities skyline because my spec laptop is very bad. Fortunely i found this game. Fit with…”
“I think this games pretty cool, very little bugs, none have been game breaking (so far just funky graphical bugs that go away on their own swiftly and once i had to reload a save), great complexity and systems compared…”
8 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Good Game for super cheap , iv not encountered any bugs that ruin the fun , seems a little complex at the start but after you read the beginner guide on steam it all click together”
“Pretty easy city building game. A lot easier than Banished. a lot of mods to make it even easier. Good time killer.”
“Enjoyable, depending on settings can be challenging. If you want to relax and build there are settings for that as well. Seems well thought out and haven't noticed anything not working as it should. Worth buying, if…”
7 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“A worthy succesor to Banished. Just the classic, 0815 medival village build game I wanted. With extentions that will increase the excitement for more than 10 hours”
“Great game. Many hours of playing. Enjoy the many different buildings and products to make. Hopeful for a version 2 in the future.”
6 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“At first glance it's a 1:1 copy of the game Banished with more stuff. (which is good) Has a very cozy village building feel to it and I really want to love the game but.... As time played goes on all the little bad…”
“Coming from playing Banished, I have to say that Settlement Survivor is Excellent! At first I was unsure about purchasing it as the graphics weren't my favorite, but after playing a while I now find them charming. The…”
“It's a good game. If the price is right, I'd recommend it. It's a worthy successor to Banished, but there are pros and cons. Pros: - It's like Banished but with more to do and prettier, more cozy graphics. - The trade…”
18 of the 81 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance it's a 1:1 copy of the game Banished with more stuff. (which is good) Has a very cozy village building feel to it and I really want to love the game but.... As time played goes on all the little bad…”
“Decent city building simulator. Unfortunately the game seems to have been abandoned by the developers (despite their statements to the contrary). A few underdeveloped systems and annoying lack of control over certain…”
“Not very innovative nor engaging. Managing the economy is not intuitive at all; the game neither gives you the information you need to determine where consumption comes from nor does it seem that any settler is a net…”
7 of the 81 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance it's a 1:1 copy of the game Banished with more stuff. (which is good) Has a very cozy village building feel to it and I really want to love the game but.... As time played goes on all the little bad…”
“Decent city building simulator. Unfortunately the game seems to have been abandoned by the developers (despite their statements to the contrary). A few underdeveloped systems and annoying lack of control over certain…”
“This game was abandoned. Will not work on MacOs at all. DO NOT BUY.”
7 of the 81 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Not very innovative nor engaging. Managing the economy is not intuitive at all; the game neither gives you the information you need to determine where consumption comes from nor does it seem that any settler is a net…”
“This is a predble and boring game, i say this as i enjoyed its simplicity and narrow scope i wanted to build a small simulated city and manage tiny amounts of resources. But that is all this game does ok, it usually…”
“I don't hate the game, but the experience leaves a lot to be desired, and I can't recommend it. The English localization is... not... great. It's not the worst ever I've ever seen, it's not on the level of one of those…”
5 of the 81 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance it's a 1:1 copy of the game Banished with more stuff. (which is good) Has a very cozy village building feel to it and I really want to love the game but.... As time played goes on all the little bad…”
“Amongst the many minor bugs, this game has a long-standing bug with 'Repairmen' which makes the game unplayable (unless you enjoy continuously rebuilding structures for no good reason). I advise you not to buy it.”
“This is a predble and boring game, i say this as i enjoyed its simplicity and narrow scope i wanted to build a small simulated city and manage tiny amounts of resources. But that is all this game does ok, it usually…”
4 of the 81 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Not very innovative nor engaging. Managing the economy is not intuitive at all; the game neither gives you the information you need to determine where consumption comes from nor does it seem that any settler is a net…”
“Runs great. Deep game that scratches that City Building itch. Like all good games of this genre, you can make it as easy or as brutal as you'd like. Would like more QoL improvements, and wish it was still being worked…”
“If I could, I would give this game a neutral review. It's not bad, but it's not especially fun either. There are lots of small things that make this game annoying. For example, while there is a meter for how happy your…”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is a brilliant game. It’s very well designed, with a gameplay system full of development options. It never gets boring because there’s always something to do, but it’s not so difficult that you have to restart 10 times like in other similar games. The menu design is clean…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Loved playing it. Long to end if you want to get all the buildings, technology. Many buildings. I wish maps were bigger tho.”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“I love the idea of this game, it looks good on the surface but there just isn't any substance to it and many of the mechanics are half baked. I did everything the game allowed, then hit a wall which was obviously the limit of the games development. I left it half a year hoping…”
— a player, Steam review · 251 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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❗Update Required
We want to let you know about an important update. A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of impact on users, we’re taking
Stable/Alpha version Patch Notes -Settlement Survival -v1.1.132.97
The Spring Festival event has ended, and we have blocked the following content: 🧨Spring Festival Events: Added a Wonder Building— Rui Beast Plaza. Consume Fireworks to temporarily relieve Citizen Stre
🎁 Stable/Alpha version Patch Notes -Settlement Survival - v1.1.131.96
🧨Spring Festival Events: Added a Wonder Building— Rui Beast Plaza. Consume Fireworks to temporarily relieve Citizen Stress and gain Spring Festival special items. Added a Blueprint— Fireworks (lightin
Hotfix（Alpha/Stable version）- v1.1.128.94
📋 Feature adjustments: Adjusted the model and size of Stone Walls. Lowered the HP of defensive Walls. 🛠️ Bug Fixes: Fixed the problem where walls could be built outside the map. Fixed the problem wher
Hotfix（Alpha version）- v1.1.126.94
📋 Feature adjustments: Adjusted the model and size of Stone Walls. Lowered the HP of defensive Walls. 🛠️ Bug Fixes: Fixed the problem where walls could be built outside the map. Guides of switching to
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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 | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | City Builder · Building · Colony Sim · Survival · Management · Simulation · Sandbox · Exploration · Strategy · Resource Management · Indie · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Korean |
| Achievements | 51 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10(64-Bit) Processor: I3-2100-3GHZ 2 Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVDIA Geforce GTX-650 1GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space