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Primitive Society Simulator

A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.

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Mixed (16) - 62% of the 16 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

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Release Date:

Feb 26, 2024

Developer:

YSH BigDove

Publisher:

YSH Games, The Bueno Interactive

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We’ve been inviting players to playtest Primitive Society Simulator since the very first months of its development in 2021, and your voice helps us decide what works and what doesn’t. Thanks to that feedback, the core of the game is here, it’s fun to play, and we want to make it available for everyone.

We will now be adding more content ahead of the full release, and Early Access players will help us choose where to go next. During that time, Primitive Society Simulator will still have that work-in-progress smell.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect the Early Access to last at least a year. While we have ideas for what needs to be done before the full release (see below), players’ feedback affects that and we’re ready to put in additional time.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Primitive Society Simulator has been evolving based on what players want and that remains the plan for Early Access development. The players’ suggestions dictate the specifics of what we add next.

And we plan to build a picture of various civilizations in the world, including ancient Egypt, Minoan, ancient India, Sumer, Babylon, Aztec, ancient China, and so on. And their various geographical environments, fauna and flora.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game has the following systems implemented: building and crafting, combat and defence mechanics, bloodline, family, teachers and apprentice, knowledge accumulation, taming wild beasts, hunting, farming, fishing, nomadic herding, trade with various tribes.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“During Early Access, the price will rise gradually as the content increases.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Before releasing major updates, we test the new content on experimental branch, open to all players. We read all feedback on all our channels, including an official Discord server where we hang out with the community every day.”

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About This Game

Colonies x Grand Strategy

Fusing the intuitive management of Colony-Build games with the clear competitive stakes and vast scale of Grand Strategy.
Dive into diverse breakthrough tactics:
Early Rush • Cultural Expansion • Trade/Slavery • Migration • Enforce other tribes to tribute or become your vassal.
Combine these approaches, restarting to conquer new paths after each victory.

We added simple grand strategy gameplay to colony-building mechanics.
You will lead a branch of ‌Ancient Chinese, starting by building a small tribe: crafting tools, constructing houses, hunting, farming, and raising livestock.
Then face 5 ethnic groups in Asia: ‌Rongdi, Baiyue, Ancient Chinese States, Aryans, Assyrians‌.
From the eastern Yellow River basin to Mesopotamia – rule or be ruled.

You can develop culture to make other tribes submit, pay tribute, and provide ‌vassal troops + supplies‌.
Or gain advanced tools and bronze through technological advantage for trade.
Or prioritize reproduction through ‌fertility worship‌.
Or embrace violence, train professional soldiers, and plunder extensively.

Force lifelong labor, OR adopt them into your tribe to bear children.
Execute slaves to suppress rebellions, OR sell them directly.

Use Leaders to manage groups, reducing repetitive actions.
Set group schedules: labor, create culture, develop tech, or train.
Battlefield controls function like traditional RTS unit groups.
Future update: Group leaders will become a higher social class.

Tribesmen gain knowledge through labor – lost when they die.
Must carve knowledge onto stone monuments to preserve it.
These monuments become learning tools for future generations.