Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Settletopia is a fantasy colony simulation game with multiplayer support. Develop a small settlement into a thriving multi-settlement civilization that spans the world.

🏡 Build and Expand Your Civilization

Begin with a humble village and transform it into a thriving civilization. Manage multiple settlements, establish transportation routes, and lead your people through prosperity and danger.

• Construct buildings, develop infrastructure, and sustain your growing population.

• Manage multiple settlements across vast regions, specializing in different industries.

• Set up caravans to connect your cities, transport resources. Keep your civilization thriving and supplied.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Singleplayer or Multiplayer

Settletopia is not just a single-player game. For the first time in this genre, full multiplayer support lets you shape history with friends or rivals.

• Co-op — One civilization can be managed by multiple players. Create role play where different players are responsible for different responsibilities.

• PvP — Compete by building separate civilizations. Form alliances, wage wars, and vie for survival and prosperity in an evolving world.

• Game Master — Take control of the entire world. Introduce custom challenges, and guide players through stories crafted by your imagination.

🌍 A Vast, Persistent World

Settletopia features a massive, open world with diverse biomes — from lush meadows to scorching deserts and frozen tundras. Each biome offers unique challenges and resources, requiring exploration and strategic expansion.

• Explore and settle in different regions, each with unique resources and dangers.

• Establish specialized outposts to gather location-specific materials and fuel expansion.

• Day night cycle which affects the environment and creatures.

• The world is alive and persistent — world creatures are simulated and can be chased down, they don’t disappear, enemies don’t appear from nowhere, but are part of the simulated world.

• Migration is always an option — when faced with insurmountable danger, flee, relocate and start anew.

🧬 A Living Population

Your citizens are more than just workers — they grow, learn, and adapt based on their experiences.

• Skills Shape Society — Every action builds expertise. Citizens improve in farming, crafting, combat, and more, making them more efficient over time.

• Equipment & Clothing Matter — Provide proper tools, clothing, and weapons to keep them productive and safe. Fighters need armor and well-maintained weapons to survive.

• Complex Needs & Emotions — Hunger, comfort, safety, and social interactions affect morale and efficiency. Neglect can lead to unhappiness, inefficiency.

• A Dynamic World — Creatures react to their surroundings — crowded homes, food scarcity, comfort, or constant danger all impact their well-being.

⚔️ Train Armies and Defend Your Civilization

Survival isn’t guaranteed — monsters, raiders, and rival civilizations pose a constant threat.

• Strategic Warfare — Train soldiers, fortify cities, and prepare for battles.

• Tactical Defense — Set up outposts and early warning systems to detect danger before it strikes.

• Logistics Win Wars — Weapons, armor, and supply chains determine the strength of your armies.

• A Persistent World — Enemies don’t simply vanish; fleeing foes can be tracked across the world, and so can you.

🛤️ Establish Resource Transportation Networks

A thriving civilization requires careful planning and logistics.

• Build caravans to transport resources between settlements.

• Develop specialized cities — some focused on agriculture, others on industry, logistics, or military strength.

• Strategically establish resource outposts in key locations to harvest rare materials essential for your civilization.

🎨 Modding Support

Settletopia is built with modding capabilities, allowing players to modify and expand the game with their vision:

• Full Content Customization — Modify or add new game elements, including resources, species, plants, ores, crafting recipes, equipment, and more.

• Custom Textures — Replace any in-game texture with your own to craft a unique visual style.

• Hot Reloading for Instant Feedback — Large part of changes to mods can be applied in real time, allowing creators to test adjustments instantly without restarting the game.

🛠 Micro, Macro Management

Settletopia is designed to give you control over an entire civilization without drowning you in micromanagement.

• A strategic balance between detailed control and automation — focus on the big picture while the game handles routine tasks based on your instructions.

• Prioritize what matters — the game tries to help you to focus on the key decisions instead of repetitive micro-tasks.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Creatures in Settletopia (depicted as static 2D sprites) face survival challenges, including the need for clothing, food, and shelter. They experience joy, sadness, combat, and death. Creatures can consume alcohol. Mental distress can lead to violent outbursts, affecting their surroundings and even taking the lives of others.