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Under The Yoke

Under The Yoke

Under The Yoke is a 2D medieval peasant life-sim. Make your mark in the Domesday book as you control a family of serfs through 250 years of English history. Cultivate your lands, craft goods and hone your reputation as you navigate the tumultuous Middle Ages. Your family’s future is yours to shape!

Released Mar 28, 2024 Developer Priory Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SimulationFarming SimLife SimSandboxChoose Your Own Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

76.5%positive68 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I really like this game. It has great potential. I don't need lots of graphics to enjoy playing, just a way to build something in a progressive and logical manner. Under the Yoke has that. My only beef with it is the current week-work tax in which you lose skill points as you…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Cool idea for a game, but the UI and gameplay is confusing, and just not fun. Needs more work to explain how and why the mechanics work the way they do, and to reward the player so that it's actually fun and engaging.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

46achievements
5.4%median completion
0.6%rarest: Medieval Master
47.6% of players 38.5% of players 31.4% of players 27.1% of players 25.4% of players 25.2% of players 19.3% of players 17.2% of players 16.1% of players 15.8% of players 15.0% of players 13.2% of players 12.9% of players 12.8% of players 9.6% of players 9.2% of players 8.4% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 5.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 47.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
47.6%Shilling Saver — Accumulated a Shilling.
38.5%Joined in Matrimony — Get Married.
31.4%Animal Whisperer — Acquired Animals
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Medieval Master — Survive the Middle Ages.
0.6%Bound in Service — Hidden achievement
0.6%Sons are better — Pay out a dowry.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 26, 2026
Scrumping Patch

Back with more bug fixes! The barber is open for business, you can now dye and style your hair with the finest in Plantagenet era cosmetics. New games will show the Character being born just a year af

Nov 03, 2025
Stability Fix

Hi all, a quick update today to address an issue in V2 with animals that was causing people's games to crash whenever an animal dies. This should now be fixed, so for anyone having an issue where your

Oct 14, 2025
Bees to Trees

A small patch today that addresses some issues people are having with the garden. This update should make production on furniture units visible, cease people building already built furniture and impro

Sep 27, 2025
Stability Update

A quick update to address a few issues people have been having around stability towards the start of Spring.

Sep 24, 2025
Under The Yoke V2

The long awaited V2 update is here! Let's launch into the new features: The Scheduling System Each day is now split into 3 parts which can be filled with jobs, activities and opportunities to socialis

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Farming Sim · Life Sim · Sandbox · Choose Your Own Adventure · 2D · Colorful · Agriculture · Building · Cooking · Crafting · Economy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements46
Official sitehttps://www.priorygames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7