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Going Medieval

Going Medieval

|United Kingdom|Strategy, Simulator

8.9 /10

Aww Great!

Very hot

21.3k ratings
Time to beat
Main
21h
Main + extras
29h
Complete
37h
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Why play it

Going Medieval is a 2026 Strategy, Simulator, Role-playing (RPG), Indie game rated 8.9/10 from 21.3k ratings, with a main story of about 21h, available on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

Story and worldbuilding

In the world of Going Medieval, dark age society is on its knees. At the end of the 14th century, 95% of the global population has perished due to rampant plague. Eventually, survivors emerge from society’s ashes, and it’s now up to you to help them settle in a dangerous new land reclaimed by nature. Build your people a home, help shape their lives, and protect them from animals, bandits, and other dangers in a lawless post-calamity age. Design, build and expand your settlement from a small wooden hut into a colossal stone castle. With simple-to-use 3D terrain tools you can create the perfect stronghold, from winding underground caverns to sprawling multi-story forts. This harsh new world is rife with external threats, but you can give your colonists the upper hand in battle by building impenetrable defences and traps. Research, craft and equip weapons and gear so that they can fight back against unrelenting waves of attackers. Your colonists have more than just raids to contend with. They need protection from starvation and the elements, so it’s essential to stock up on supplies and build shelter to keep them fed and warm. Maintain your villagers’ emotional states, as their moods are affected if their needs and wants aren’t met. Grow the population of your settlement by helping out strangers in dangerous situations, or by taking in like-minded travellers. Your villagers have personal histories and agendas, and you can get to know them by observing their behaviour and relationships with others.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Aww Great!: 8.9/10 across 21.3k ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

Play style

Leans into Strategy, Simulator, Role-playing (RPG), with a main story around 21h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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NoobFeedWasbir Sadat · 24 Mar, 2026
6.8/10

Going Medieval is still a fun game for colony model fans. This is definitely worth your time if you liked games like RimWorld and have been looking for something that takes that idea to a whole new level.

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CGMagazineHayes Madsen · 17 Mar, 2026
8/10

Once you get over Going Medieval's initial learning curve, there's a joyously complex survival city builder to dig into.

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SECTOR.skBranislav Koh�t · 17 Mar, 2026
7/10

If you want to build and develop your settlement in peace or spice things up with some combat skirmishes, Going Medieval is great. Compared to other games of this type, there are fewer options and the technologies are less interesting, which may be due to the strict medieval setting, which tries to be realistic. However, mods can help with this.

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EIP Gaming28 Jul, 2021
8.9/10

There's already a lot to like, and if future updates are well handled, Going Medieval could easily become one of the best Colony Simulators out there. The survival aspects are both realistic and fun, as are the construction and resource management portions of the game.

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JVLJivé · 26 Jun, 2021
8.5/10

Hyper complete, both in the management and in the exploration of type STR 4X, and even in the RPG of survival, the developer tried to think of everything and it is successful. Maybe a little too complete besides for players who do not like to think too much when they play. But for others, it's pure happiness. If you enjoy the medieval, stop playing Valheim, play Going Medieval. It's not necessarily prettier but it's much more addictive.

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Gaming ProfessorsMichal Mráz · 23 Jun, 2021
7/10

Going Medieval is a great building game inspired by RimWorld. The title may be in the very early stages of early access, but it still manages to offer a lot of fun for a few hours. You have several options here to build your colony and make it as big a kingdom as possible. If Foxy Voxel manages to implement all the promised elements into the game, it could make for a great building game. Going Medieval can be purchased on Steam for €22.99.

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