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The Wandering Village
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
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
89 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I had so much fun playing this game. I dumped nearly 30 hrs into it over the span of 6 days, which is remarkable considering I also work 40hr/week. Lots of things I could say, but I want to mention how wonderful the…”
“Are you going to sink 1000 hours in to this game... Probably not. But from its a pretty good game. Two different game modes. Some replayability with the challenge mode. Since you can mix and match different modifiers to…”
“Wonderful game! Would recommend to anyone who likes city builder/management games. The art work is beautifully done and the story is not complex, but meaningful. The game puts its own spin on the management aspect and…”
46 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I had so much fun playing this game. I dumped nearly 30 hrs into it over the span of 6 days, which is remarkable considering I also work 40hr/week. Lots of things I could say, but I want to mention how wonderful the…”
“very cute, but the storyline is quite short and what you can build is very limited i would omly recommed buying for the dicounted price, it´s not worth the full price”
“Are you going to sink 1000 hours in to this game... Probably not. But from its a pretty good game. Two different game modes. Some replayability with the challenge mode. Since you can mix and match different modifiers to…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I had so much fun playing this game. I dumped nearly 30 hrs into it over the span of 6 days, which is remarkable considering I also work 40hr/week. Lots of things I could say, but I want to mention how wonderful the…”
“Wonderful game! Would recommend to anyone who likes city builder/management games. The art work is beautifully done and the story is not complex, but meaningful. The game puts its own spin on the management aspect and…”
“Beatiful city builder, love the Ghibli-like art and the beatiful story also fit for studio Ghibli, Also love the challenge of a limited area which can give you problems later in the game Don't really have any negatives…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Beatiful city builder, love the Ghibli-like art and the beatiful story also fit for studio Ghibli, Also love the challenge of a limited area which can give you problems later in the game Don't really have any negatives…”
“Interesting town building/management sim, light version of it rather, with a lot more way to go in terms of depth & actual management, but it really has a very charming heart to it. Tech tree and progressions are still…”
“What an aesthetically pleasing game. I really liked it from when it was released, such a great concept. The game is super chill (it can get very stressful though sometimes), the music and the general gaming experience…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Wonderful game! Would recommend to anyone who likes city builder/management games. The art work is beautifully done and the story is not complex, but meaningful. The game puts its own spin on the management aspect and…”
“New scenery for a survival/colony sim that's for sure - the setting makes for some cool, immersive scenery as well a mellow, relaxing music. Tutorial was well paced and useful: I'm actually liking the storyline -…”
“This game quickly became very addicting. It's an easy game to either have going in the background while doing other things, or to just binge and completely let it absorb you. I love the art style, music and the gameplay…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Ehhh, Its a 6/10. Ok, I enjoyed my time with it, but I'm not going to play this one again I think. The basic game play is fine, art and music are fine, but its just fine, not good, not great. For starters the difficulty…”
“very cute, but the storyline is quite short and what you can build is very limited i would omly recommed buying for the dicounted price, it´s not worth the full price”
“Beatiful city builder, love the Ghibli-like art and the beatiful story also fit for studio Ghibli, Also love the challenge of a limited area which can give you problems later in the game Don't really have any negatives…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem like I can really track what the individuals are doing, and I'm pretty sure they're making the most inefficient decisions possible. In other games (i.e. Against the…”
“I really like this game, but there are a lot of things this game still needs to make it long term playable. I actually find that the excuse of "it would take too long" when it comes to assets from the dev or devs is…”
“I really enjoyed this game. The art style, music, and overall pace was engaging without being overly stressful. My hopes for the future would be the option to rotate buildings/objects and potentially more story. 10/10…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I recommend it, if it's on sale. Since it's a thumbs up, here's the bad first: - The building was neat, but very linear, which hurts the replayability. Once you've figured out how to use the limited space, each…”
“I wanted to murder this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ musician that wanted me to torture the Onbu”
“I didn't care much for the story and was occasionally confused what to do but overall a fun game! Especially if you don't want a too complicated city builder :)”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Ehhh, Its a 6/10. Ok, I enjoyed my time with it, but I'm not going to play this one again I think. The basic game play is fine, art and music are fine, but its just fine, not good, not great. For starters the difficulty…”
“The inspiration from Nausicaä is VERY clear in this no doubt about that but I mean it in the nicest of ways this game was a joy to playthrough and well worth the price IMO. Nothing to crazy or Challenging at least from…”
“(Experience from completing the story mode on normal difficulty) It's alright, assuming normal difficulty is the intended base experience, it's on the easier side. Having a whimsical mobile base gives the genre a fresh…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“very cute, but the storyline is quite short and what you can build is very limited i would omly recommed buying for the dicounted price, it´s not worth the full price”
“Are you going to sink 1000 hours in to this game... Probably not. But from its a pretty good game. Two different game modes. Some replayability with the challenge mode. Since you can mix and match different modifiers to…”
“I recommend it, if it's on sale. Since it's a thumbs up, here's the bad first: - The building was neat, but very linear, which hurts the replayability. Once you've figured out how to use the limited space, each…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is a cute and cozy game that masquerades as a city builder. Pros: Cute art Easy to run Interesting concept Relaxing gameplay Cons: Lack of depth and agency Overpriced The story here is a little on the chin- humans exploited Onbu to near extinction and it's your job to bring…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played“If you're experienced with city building, this will probably be too easy and simple for you, but for me, this is basically my first one ever and it's SO cute and fun, very chill and cozy. I am absolutely glued to this game, I haven't had a game keep me up until 6am for a long…”
— a player, Steam review · 131 hrs played“It is a decent city building game with vibe of Nausicaa of the valley of the wind.”
— a player, Steam review · 66 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Wandering Village Dev-Diary: Keeping Levi Hydrated
Dear Onbu Riders We're making steady progress on the upcoming DLC, The Last Leviathan , and wanted to share more details on what makes Levi unique! giant lake . This is how Levi stores water in order
The Last Leviathan DLC Reveal
Dear Onbu RidersWe’re thrilled to introduce you to the first big gameplay expansion after the 1.0 release! 🎉 The Wandering Village: The Last Leviathan will feature a new giant players can befriend and
1.1.6 Patchnotes
Bugfixes - Fixed bug, where villagers went hungry even if there was enough food - Fixed bug, where farmers would not harvest decayed crops
The Wandering Village Physical Editions releasing July 30th
Dear Onbu Riders, As you may recall, we teased the physical PlayStation and Nintendo Switch collector's and premium editions of The Wandering Village in collaboration with Serenity Forge in July last
Lowest Historical Discount & Onbu Skin DLC Release
Dear Onbu Riders, The Wandering Village is featured on Steam this week as a Midweek Madness deal with its highest discount ever, 50% off! Our art team has been busy putting together an Onbu skin DLC,
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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 | Early Access · Building · Sandbox · City Builder · Automation · RTS · Colony Sim · Survival · Management · Simulation · Strategy · Post-apocalyptic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Italian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Official site | https://thewanderingvillage.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7, Windows® 10 Processor: Quad Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or similar dedicated graphics card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: GPU with Shader Model 5.0 required.