And with Manor Lords currently expected to remain in early access for around a year – as per its Steam page – there’s still plenty of time to turn its early magic into something very special indeed.
It mightn’t be a huge surprise to hear – given we’re talking about one of Steam’s most wishlisted games in recent times – but solo developer Slavic Magic’s Manor Lords is off to a flying start; the medieval city builder/strategy hybrid is currently Steam’s best-selling title and its fourth most played game just hours after launch, with over 156K concurrent players at the time of writing.
And Manor Lords’ success seems well-deserved; even in its initial early access guise, it’s an impressive achievement – although there’s clearly work still to be done.
Manor Lords has, of course, been drawing admiring glances since the launch of its demo back in 2022.