Medieval Dynasty

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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 70 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 15 out of 70
  3. Negative: 20 out of 70

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  1. WhiteDragoon
    May 27, 2023
    10
    This game is perfect in every things. If you live in slavian country you have everything for feel as you live in your own world, but 1000 years ago. As survival this is little hard, but you can easly change many things to make it easier. Really i didn't excepted much from this game and this little studio, but now i can say: "BUY IT!". What is important, producers adding much things. SimpleThis game is perfect in every things. If you live in slavian country you have everything for feel as you live in your own world, but 1000 years ago. As survival this is little hard, but you can easly change many things to make it easier. Really i didn't excepted much from this game and this little studio, but now i can say: "BUY IT!". What is important, producers adding much things. Simple example, few new villages and birds, which change few mechanics.… Expand
  2. NoMoreWords
    Aug 10, 2022
    9
    Yes, this game isn't perfect in its current state or even in its idea. But I've had so much fun with it. To preface this, I must say that I've always thought that it would be a very cool idea to be a medieval peasant in a game and realistically try to build a village. And I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that such a game existed. So I am a bit predisposed to being positive inYes, this game isn't perfect in its current state or even in its idea. But I've had so much fun with it. To preface this, I must say that I've always thought that it would be a very cool idea to be a medieval peasant in a game and realistically try to build a village. And I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that such a game existed. So I am a bit predisposed to being positive in this review since the setting of the game itself is a large source of fun for me.
    I can agree that this game is a bit grindy, but I wouldn't say that it's out of place. To be able to expand your village, you would first have to gather lots of resources to build houses and working places for the new people. I found this fun. Chopping trees down, gathering sticks and stones and going back to use them when building a barn or woodshed. To some people, it might be annoying that you have a weight limit so you have to do several trips for a single building, but I really think the realism fits in this fantasy setting. Also, it's not like you carry barely anything. You can carry like 5-6 whole trees before you are overburdened!
    I think the farming system is also very nice. And once you get to specific crops, you might get to self-sustainability (the grown corps would also produce seeds which are then used by farmers the next cycle). I really liked planning what I would grow in which seasons to optimize the gather.
    I also remember running through the forest, hunting some animals. I really really liked the combat and I felt it was realistic. I didn't feel too OP but I didn't feel like I don't have a chance against a bear or boar.
    All in all I think this is a great game that has great systems. If you are a fan of medieval fantasy, the beautiful graphics themselves should do quite a lot for you. The walking really could be a lot, but I like exploring the countryside so that is neither a pro or a con for me.    … Expand
  3. jagermeister
    May 28, 2023
    10
    ."Survival/crafting, town management and economy game with a story layer behind it"
    it's not a fighting game like Kingdom Come!
  4. s3thg3ck9
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    To start with – I'm not much a fan of survival games. All these titles where you must eat and drink in a loop to simply survive is not for me. Also, things getting to overly complicated in midgame is a bit of a no-go for me. With that premises I was a bit surprised finding myself checking out Medieval Dynasty. AFAIK it has been in Early Access for a while and getting some respectableTo start with – I'm not much a fan of survival games. All these titles where you must eat and drink in a loop to simply survive is not for me. Also, things getting to overly complicated in midgame is a bit of a no-go for me. With that premises I was a bit surprised finding myself checking out Medieval Dynasty. AFAIK it has been in Early Access for a while and getting some respectable reviews – so at its price point you can't really make a mistake. And boy… it was the best discussion.

    Built in Unreal (I think it's 4) the game looks beautiful, and it obviously runs well on my rig (Ryzen 5 1500X + RTX 3060TI). Story entries a bit dull – you flee from the war to the home of your dead father – blahblah. Nevertheless, it unfolds a pretty quest line which I had not expected from this genre at all. In its core we have a first-person survival game (with very customizable difficulty options) combined with a town management sim. Here's where the fun begins!

    You're pretty much free to do whatever you feel like while you're watching your town grow, unlock new abilities, perks and items and welcoming new inhabitants to your camp. It's rather slow paced which makes it relaxing and its also a bit grindy but very well balanced. As the name suggests you can even have your own family (wife and kids and all). As the setting and idea is unique you should simply see for yourself and might be as pleasantly surprised as I am.    … Expand
  5. Daffodil24
    Oct 25, 2021
    10
    The Medieval Dynasty is truly amazing! I’m having more fun with it than I should, because I've been lacking sleep for the last couple of weeks, haha! There is no other game like this one, currently on the market. There are survival and RPG aspects of it, but the main focus is on the city building and then managing your village – that’s really awesome! The medieval setting is beautiful, IThe Medieval Dynasty is truly amazing! I’m having more fun with it than I should, because I've been lacking sleep for the last couple of weeks, haha! There is no other game like this one, currently on the market. There are survival and RPG aspects of it, but the main focus is on the city building and then managing your village – that’s really awesome! The medieval setting is beautiful, I find myself often just walking around and immersing myself in. The little bonus in terms of a story was a nice surprise, I didn’t think I would become so engaged in it. I wholeheartedly recommend this game to anyone! With the price so low it’s a no-brainer buy.… Expand
  6. mapet
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    This is my favourite game premiere of the year! Easily! An amazing hybrid of few genres, which I enjoy - city builder, survival, economy management with a little bit of an RPG flavour in it. The graphics are superb. Game runs smoothly and is optimised very nicely. Music and sfx are well made. Story is surprisingly good. Devs are just a small studio with many debutantes in their ranks, fromThis is my favourite game premiere of the year! Easily! An amazing hybrid of few genres, which I enjoy - city builder, survival, economy management with a little bit of an RPG flavour in it. The graphics are superb. Game runs smoothly and is optimised very nicely. Music and sfx are well made. Story is surprisingly good. Devs are just a small studio with many debutantes in their ranks, from what I've read. In my opinion they did more than an excellent job with their first game.

    Many negative comments are irrational and written by people who expected AAA game in a price of a DLC. Very good example of it is a comment here written by "Peter1997" - two games reviewed, both 0/10. This game and Cyberpunk... I'm actually impressed that a person with IQ so low is even able to operate an internet browser. Dear mr. Peter1997: I wish you all the worst. Please, delete your account.    … Expand
  7. Carinth-Ian
    Sep 27, 2021
    9
    Game is very fun, I can definitely recommend. There are several points to critize which the gaming media also highlighted very well. But overall the game is sooo much fun especially once you have finalized the tutorial.

    To summarize:
    Highly recommended, spent many happy hours with the game and will gladly continue to play.
  8. zdachu
    Sep 30, 2021
    9
    The Game is a pretty unique experience due to the mix of genres it draws from. The survival part and village management may feel challenging initially but, in the end, provide a lot of satisfaction and accomplishment. Hence, I find the time spent on crafting, building, selling and hunting quite relaxing and compelling. The immersive experience is embellished with stunning graphics and aThe Game is a pretty unique experience due to the mix of genres it draws from. The survival part and village management may feel challenging initially but, in the end, provide a lot of satisfaction and accomplishment. Hence, I find the time spent on crafting, building, selling and hunting quite relaxing and compelling. The immersive experience is embellished with stunning graphics and a surprisingly engaging backstory of the main characters (a large improvement since the EA version). Gaining experience points in skills and technologies is a nice nod to classic RPG-like driven players like myself :) I'm about 70 hours in currently.
    Great to hear the Game is going to be still supported and updated after the 1.0 release!    … Expand
  9. tanbelson
    Oct 18, 2021
    10
    I like it! It's fun, it's relaxing, it's varied! I can definitely recommend the game!
  10. BananMontKetchu
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    Great game, you can spend hours playing it. I believe that the audiovisual side is a cosmos in a positive sense. The plot is at a high level and all systems are working properly. I recommend this title.
  11. delirium_qc
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    One of the best RPG survival of its kind. How can I say how much I love this game? I've passed at least 280 hours only on early access. First of all, the aspect I love the most about this game is that you're in no hurry. You can do whatever you want at your pace. Building a village is so pleasant, can't wait for deco and windmill.
  12. Nickmbb
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    After over 1000+ of playing in the beta, I feel I should write a review for this very different village simulator. My beta village had 110 buildings (maxed) and 132 villagers working and growing.

    If you are looking for a fast-paced action game, this is not the game for you. I consider Medieval Dynasty as a relaxing "chill" survival, simulation game where you can come back to it and let    After over 1000+ of playing in the beta, I feel I should write a review for this very different village simulator. My beta village had 110 buildings (maxed) and 132 villagers working and growing.

    If you are looking for a fast-paced action game, this is not the game for you. I consider Medieval Dynasty as a relaxing "chill" survival, simulation game where you can come back to it and let the game grow. It is more than a village simulator, it is also a family, generational simulator, thus it takes a long time for growth which gives your character time to do whatever you want to do. You can explore the dynamic map that changes as the season's change and find things of interest and a few surprises. There is different wildlife roaming the map, some very hostile. The map has dark forests, open plains, mountains, lakes, and rivers, and diverse flora depending on the four different seasons through each game year. At first, traveling between the many villages seems daunting but after you learn the map, running between villages becomes easy. (thank you auto-run and horse).

    As a village simulator, you unlock more buildings and building upgrades by gaining experience in four main technology branches. As your city grows (and has baby booms), your village will become perpetual allowing you to go into greater detail in customizing and reshaping your village to your vision.
    There is detailed micro-management you can sink your teeth into with your villagers. You can decide who lives with who and how many babies each household can have. Beware, baby booms happen a lot putting the females out of work for a number of game years as they raise their child. So placing male villagers is key to keeping essential jobs flowing without interruption.
    You will experience NPC storylines and daily side quests from many villages NPCs that help you gain technology experience and dynasty points (needed to recruit travelers to your village). The game has many phases, the first is your own survival to starting your village and providing the necessary equipment to get it started until your villages can do it themselves. You will marry a villager and have a baby who will eventually grow up and take your shoes when you die of old age (everyone ages in this game).

    When you start the game, you can customize your gameplay. I strongly suggest to those players who never played in EA, to do this to learn the basics of the game without too much burden.    … Expand
  13. Bellasum
    Sep 26, 2021
    9
    It feels real! While playing Medieval Dynasty I really feel the medieval life. It is not easy to survive the medival ages but its a lot of fun! I really enjoy building up my first hourse from scratch, hunt, talk to people and explore the nature around me. Although the grinding feels sometimes too much, the game always manages to bring you back to your motivation and be curious for the nextIt feels real! While playing Medieval Dynasty I really feel the medieval life. It is not easy to survive the medival ages but its a lot of fun! I really enjoy building up my first hourse from scratch, hunt, talk to people and explore the nature around me. Although the grinding feels sometimes too much, the game always manages to bring you back to your motivation and be curious for the next steps.

    I can recommend the game to everyone who enjoys relaxing games with a nice story in a really beatuiful setting!    … Expand
  14. grayeyebrow
    Oct 18, 2021
    10
    I can really recommend the game to anyone who wants to really feel the Medieval Ages! After an actually very sad start, you experience as a player your very own development bit by bit, you learn new skills, build up your life and find friends. And all this set in a beautiful environment. For me, Medieval Dynasty is clearly an absolute insider tip for the year 2021!
  15. DennisGamer
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    What can I say, this game is stunning! It is so easy to pass many hours playing this game and getting lost in the medieval beauty. It is an amazing RPG, survival game packed with depth allowing you to play in a variety of ways. You can learn a bunch of neat skills and really develop your own medieval life, building a town and recruiting villagers. Truly this is a very enjoyable game andWhat can I say, this game is stunning! It is so easy to pass many hours playing this game and getting lost in the medieval beauty. It is an amazing RPG, survival game packed with depth allowing you to play in a variety of ways. You can learn a bunch of neat skills and really develop your own medieval life, building a town and recruiting villagers. Truly this is a very enjoyable game and one of my recent favourites! I fully recommend this game.… Expand
  16. LajeshKa
    Sep 24, 2021
    9
    I’ve played this game for quite a few hours in Early Access and it is great. It is calm and relaxing, some people call it a zen-like experience and this describes it pretty well. The pace is ok from the start, some things feel like achievements (when your trap finally works etc.). The game unfolds after a few hours when you grow your village bit by bit, when new people move in, when youI’ve played this game for quite a few hours in Early Access and it is great. It is calm and relaxing, some people call it a zen-like experience and this describes it pretty well. The pace is ok from the start, some things feel like achievements (when your trap finally works etc.). The game unfolds after a few hours when you grow your village bit by bit, when new people move in, when you try to find your wife, when you try to coordinate everything.

    It is not a deep simulation, as it packs many aspects in the game, like some survival elements, some roleplay elements, some adventure parts, it’s a hydra. It has many heads.

    Graphically the game is stunning, it has no major issues. Small bugs here and there, but nothing really serious. One of the unexpected gaming highlights.

    Recommended if you like slow paced games, a bit of grind. Not recommended if you like action every two minutes.    … Expand

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#83 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Feb 7, 2022
    79
    Medieval Dynasty delivers a nice blend of survival sim and economy game with a story layer behind it. The only thing that’s lacking is social aspect: Stardew Valley proved how important are neighbors for a farming game, but in Medieval Dynasty they’re just puppets with some basic needs and no actual character. [Issue#258, p.56]
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    70
    If you have a lot of free time (50-60 hours seem like a reasonable minimum) and are in no hurry, if you enjoy very complex, immersive games, if you’re willing to overlook numerous bugs and glitches and don’t mind a bland story – Medieval Dynasty is for you. Even though the constant backtracking might be a pain, I personally found the game’s slow pace relaxing rather than annoying and enjoyed my time with it. Plus there are a lot of options that let you simplify the experience and lower the difficulty level, so you don’t need to be a hardcore survival games fan to have fun with Medieval Dynasty. [12/2021, p.40]
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 31, 2021
    75
    Medieval Dynasty is a big peculiar mix of survival, resource management and RPG that feels medieval enough to be worth a try, despite some huge balance problems.
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