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Norland
Developer Long Jaunt
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies. From the Steam store page
292 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
183 positive · 72 negative
95% range 66–77%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
8,608 of 10,542 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 292 · most liked firstPart 1: The Peak and the Plateau Review Date: January 2, 2026 I’ve reached a significant milestone in my latest Norland run, but it’s also where the honeymoon phase has officially ended. Currently, I’m presiding over a thriving town of 100 citizens protected by a professional force of 20 soldiers. On paper, the economy is a success: we produce enough flour and beer to keep everyone fed and sufficiently buzzed. To keep the gears turning, I’ve had to scale up to three Chancelleries just to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was fine. Then it was changed so much over time that it is unrecognizable. Then the Devs began heavy handedly removing posts in the forum to cull any topics related to this and others. While, I previously recommended this title, I have certainly changed my mind now. These devs just joined my personal "do not trust list". Too bad because I enjoyed the game. Maybe you will too, but the devs will remove anything you post if you don't. Miserable...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game needs to slow down a bit in some areas and speed up in others. I hate that 2 ingame days are the equivalent to a year. If you're use to rimworld and growing with your colonist. Look elsewhere, your pawns will age super quickly and because of this, there is only one way to do things if you actually want to to play the game. It takes away the variety on how you want to run your little village or kingdom. This game has the potential to be something amazing, especially if your into the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is genuinely great and very addictive. But I still can't recommend it. The problem isn't simply that it has bugs. It's an Early Access game with a lot of complex interconnected systems, so bugs are understandable. The problem is that game-breaking bugs and softlocks have been left unfixed for years. And this isn't just one isolated incident - I've run into issues that broke parts of my playthrough in multiple runs. You'd think that, in a single-player game, you could at least work…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Norland attempts to combine the charm of worldbuilding of Dwarf Fortress, what did you think? with the political intrigue of Crusader Kings, but ends up losing what made its inspirations great. While it introduces a global map and royal dynamics, it lacks the emergent chaos and quirky charm that fans of procedural storytelling crave. Events feel scripted, paths are overly linear—even after four playthroughs—and the promised depth just isn’t there. If you're curious, expect disappointment.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After new patch I find map generator impossible, crating map not fit for anything. Game economy is totaly broken, sometimes nothing works, and other times everything is workin at 500% (literaly). War seem random... sometime even thou you have bigger army, better wapons and armors, and skill twice your enemy, you stil suffer devastatin defeat. Keeeping people happy next to impossible, mostly bycouse you dont know what will be prodused next day (even thou you have all production buildings and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please release MODDING TOOLS at least on full release it will make the playerbase 100x better and the game better when u let the community build on the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Set in a gritty, low-fantasy medieval world, Norland tasks you with managing a noble family trying to rise above rival houses, bandits, and internal strife. Unlike most city builders, this isn’t just about resource management—it’s about managing people. Each character has unique traits, loyalties, and vices, which often lead to drama, betrayal, and rebellion. The world feels alive and unpredictable, creating an emergent storytelling experience reminiscent of RimWorld but with a distinctly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have 800 hours on rimworld and decided to try norland, its not bad but its not good either, there are too many mechanics in the background which are not clear, in the economy tab what does the green bar mean that I dont have enough workforce for the product? the game doesnt tell, you tell the game to make X until amount weapons/armors, all of a sudden they are gone from the warehouses, was it the warriors that took it? I dont know, they apparently should only take em on squads or patrol, so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Norland was something a little unexpected as I was expecting something more along the lines of RimWorld or Prison Architect (as the visuals seemed extremely similar). What I got was somewhat of a Medieval city builder, but I'd categorize it closer to a Sims type game than a city management / builder type game. In short, interesting concept, but not something I'd generally play. Norland's gameplay is relatively staight forward. The player is responsible for building structures that support…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it but it needs a lot of work, especially for late game. Early-mid game is wonderful, borderline perfect. I like the flow of combat and the way you can set up your internal economy. Overall the first few hours of any given run are wonderful, constantly changing and getting better. But then late game hits. I regularly have 20 soldiers on night patrol to catch 5 criminals and they fail every time. Crime is a constant nuisance. Your people start to hate each other because the only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a mess. It's interesting when you ask the question "what if you had RimWorld combined with Crusader Kings 3"? It almost works. But in game design, when you add system after system on top of other systems, things start to fall apart and you stop feeling the illusion of immersion and start to just feel like you're playing an obvious game, and an annoying one at that. The entire "politician" mechanic is a prime example of this. Also, F*** the Unholy Horde. I understand the desire to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played demo of this game, bought it at EA premiere and the longer the development goes the worse it gets. Game had very good foundations especially at city buidling aspect, maps were fine, cultures were fine, buildings were fine. I came back after a break and they made very bad map generation, buildings are needlessly complicated (for instance previously you made dorm for pesants and it held 10 people, now you have to make dorm and upgrade it many time for it to still hold less people).…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game but I found it to be tedious. Criminals couldn't be captured, assigned task takes all day if they start it at all, the unending travel back and forth to neighbouring provinces just to set up a marriage so that the game will stop annoying you with the noble's need to get married. And keeping relationships at a decent number is nearly impossible to keep up with. An example would be the queen becoming friends with another noble. A day or two goes by and their…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm writing this as a recommendation because despite my issues with this game (which I am about to make readily apparent) it is still a very enjoyable game and one that I hold dear. So I hope the developers can take something from this review so that I can have more positive things to say. And there are a lot of good things about this game, ones that I believe make this game well worth playing, so if you think you might enjoy the game go ahead a get it. In fact I'd recommend playing the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very very rough, especially for a title that's been out in EA for a few years now. It's a very cool concept, Crusader Kings politics + Rimworld social mechanics + medieval city builder is a great pitch. Unfortunately, it's just not very polished or engaging to play. I've encountered bugs several times which cause buildings to not be visible, or for about half the map to turn a kind of foggy gray or purple. Nothing that's affected my save thankfully, but time will tell. Still, these are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've tried to enjoy this game but so far it has been an overall very annoying experience and I regret investing money and time into it. Any given orders, be it to lords or peasant workers, seem to take an unreasonable amount of time to get started, let alone get finished. It makes me wonder what the ♥♥♥♥ the lords and peasants are doing all day. In the worst cases (which unfortunately are common) they will have a single task to do all day and they somehow won't find the time to do it. No way…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a fan of both Rimworld and Crusader Kings, I really wanted to like this game and gave it a shot far longer than I would any other type of game. Unfortunately, there are multiple game design choices I can't get behind. In no particular order, here are my main gripes: 1. You are capped on the number of greater/official lords you can have at 6. This MIGHT be ok, but you are also capped on the number of children you can have at 4 which makes managing a royal dynasty... rather pointless. You…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IRL I am married with four kids. Did the same in Norland. My firstborn had a mental breakdown in the game, did the same in real life. However, in Norland I can bring my first born to the scaffold and execute him in front of the other children so they will behave. I cannot do that IRL....10/10!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR - 7/10 very fun early access game. It loses points for early access and needing more content, but there's great gameplay, super entertaining stories unfold, combat is super fun to watch and can get pretty intense at times. I'm definitely gonna get 100+ hours out of it. This game plays like a combination of the sims & crusader kings (the gameplay is nothing like Rimworld, just has a similar art style). You basically play like a Director, with complete control over settlement design, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its annoying asf not being able to see more in depth family trees for neighboring lords. I kinda just have to sit at the portrait screen and manually one by one figure out whos actually family and who's just a random free lord. you can see the next person in line who inherits their throne next, but no full succession line. Would like to see more in-depth UI for rival dynasties, not just your own. The second issue I've run into is that the game doesnt really explain to you how bad turnips are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game's been out for too long to still be crashing to desktop, missing text strings, and corrupting saves. The key gameplay loop is promising but the devs really need to catch up on stability and QOL.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice idea, Not ready. Early Access Jank is fun and good but the systems are buggy further into the game, save your time and cash until the devs get nearer to 1.0 It's entertaining, but the systems and warfare need polish. So much effort to get a random bug that forces you to lose your soldiers. I had 2 squads to defend a town but the enemy approached and only 1 squad could intercept the enemies 38 soldiers. Autodegeat. That effort took about 20 hours of learning the systems and building…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly after 2 years still a ♥♥♥♥ copy of Rimworld still a bug mess that makes no logic why there is no sandbox mode and why there is a limit for the population and for the lords why does the game makes you grow your village then punishes you if you grow it I liked the idea don't get me wrong, but very bad actual gameplay a bug mess with the lords where they never do their duties or just fight each other and don't get me started with the pathing in this game is horrendous they take the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like RimWorld? Do you like Crusader Kings? Do you like Anno? Then this game is definitely for you. This game genuinely wrote a great story for my very first run. Here are some of the highlights: My eldest son had a bastard with an alcoholic warrior lady. I also had a mentally challenged son from my first marriage, and a mediocre son from my second marriage. Somehow, that bastard daughter grew up to become the smartest lady in my city. After my first Lord grew old and senile, his wife…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've given this game a chance to cook but it's just still not fun. The "story generation" is just... not really there. A lopt of the mangement is tedious. Characters are really flat and don't really do much or offer interesting forms of interaction. You just spam "spend time" over and over again. There are like 10 mechanics solely dedicated to preventing you from building up over time, for some reason. Just let us have some fun?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't recommend at its current state. The game needs optimization, it becomes very laggy the longer you play and eventually crashes unless you restart the game before it happens..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As I just hit my 500th hour in this game, I figured I'd add this here. I love this game. I love how much the dev's are invested in making the game better. It's one of those games for me where I think to myself I'll log off just as soon as this (x) happens, but then in the meantime three other things pop up and I'm like hold up let me just get these done and then I'll log off I swear.....three hours later and I still haven't done it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UI is a mess. I thought it would be more polished but its just clunky to play. I tried refunding it but I unfortunately purchased it a long time ago and just started playing it. Not worth it as an early access game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's still in Early Access but it's genuinely a really good cross between Rimworld and Crusader Kings. In other words, it's a satisfying, dark, and funny story generator, with a little bit of colony builder and passive RPG mixed together. You're mostly reliant on the AI to fulfill the duties you set for them and for the most part it's decently reliable unless you've queued a lot of things e.g. they have education, socializing, traveling, hunting, etc. to do all at once. Unlike Rimworld,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you’re looking for rimworld with a overhaul, this an’t it. But if you are interested in a in depth world and management system look no further, i will say the game had some more “hardcore” characteristics that can make learning it and adjusting your mind set a pain, the knowledge system of books that nobles have to read, assuming it’s in their language a bit tedious. I’d love to see a common language that covered more basic buildings like walls and gates
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly at this point ive pretty much conquered half of the continent. This game has so much potential its really fun and all but there are things that still needs work. Create more buildings, mechanics, maybe some new armors and weapons and even different shield variants make the plot of land where you build your city even more bigger and bigger please I cant stress this enough of how the map is terribly small. Overall in my early access experience with norland I’d say a 6.5/10 Summary: -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You're supposed to be a king but have no control over what armour and weapons get equipped to your lords; it's just a mad dash free-for-all for whatever happens to be in stock. Tonnes of potential here, but a long way to go.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In my experience, games fall into three groups: Group 1 — Not for me. You start it, and within a few hours you realize it isn't for you. Years of experience and self-awareness reduce how often this happens, but it still does from time to time. Group 2 — Finished and done. You play it for roughly 30 hours, finish it, and nothing new is likely to come from a second run. Most games fall into this group. Group 3 — Hundred-hour games. The games worth your money and your time. Two subgroups: 3a —…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a veteran of Crusader Kings 3 and Rimworld, this game is a breath of fresh air for me. But more than that, it provides a different yet familiar experience. I hope this game gets even more exciting updates and more complex features in the future. 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels like basic Rimworld but with waaay slower progression. After 7h at max game speed my curiosity to explore the game died by boredom because simply nothing really interesting happens. The management part is pretty average/underwhelming and the building variety is non existand.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gist of it: as it stands, even though the game looks like it could have decent depth, it comes off more like I’m being handed a creative mode or developer toolkit than a game in early access that has a portion that plays well. I had to restart the tutorial in order to get through it after a bug, and was still left without a clear overview of the game. Perhaps that's due to simulation games being harder to release only partially complete. I'll update my review if things change. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game has solid structure but fundamentally broken at this stage. Numerous complaints in reviews and their discord about after so much time the game comes to a crawl trying to process the AI tasks. Submitted a request for help via email (per the devs request on their discord). It's been 3 weeks and haven't heard anything back. If the game didn't choke and become unplayable after a few hours it would be great. At this stage do not recommend. If and only if these performance issues are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really tried with this game but it's just overly complex for what it is. They put way to many details into the "lords" that are supposed to run the town as well as way to many details into every peon. They put so many problems into the people portion that it gets in the way of it's own game. Getting a society up and running smoothly is pretty much impossible due to the constant naggingly detailed list of needs each peon has. Only way to even kind of get some shell of a city going is to play…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Norland's Patch 27 is here! Ever wish you could weaponize your neighbors' shady habits? Now you can! Bribe bandits to wreak havoc, write books with actual paper, and watch pilgrims strut their stuff in chains and masks. Also, dogs bark now. Check it out. 👇
unlabelledView post →We talked to @hoodedhorse.bsky.social about the specific #SteamDeck improvements coming to Norland within the next 3 months, and they should make the game significantly more playable on Deck: steamdeckhq.com/norland-gett...
unlabelledView post →Norland turned out to be a really enjoyable game for me. I like the medieval setting, the overall atmosphere, and most of the mechanics. The best part is that the developers actually care about the project. They keep updating the game, adding new content, improving mechanics, and that's exactly what keeps me coming back.That being said, there are still some things that, in my opinion, could be improved.The first one is diplomacy. If you're playing as a king and want to stay on the throne, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i plan to continue playing it but there are a lot of issues that make me regret buying it at times 1. most of the games progression relies on the actions of your nobles (you only get 6 noble slots) these nobles are hard to control and will repeatedly choose to do actions when they want or not at all said actions that are needed to progress to the next level of the game 2. this is a colony sim however you cant actually colonize any of the nearby territories you can "control" them with people…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was enjoying this game until a lord named "incognito" shows up, and no matter what I do I can't capture him, I can watch him set half the town on fire and murder workers right in front of guards and soldiers, who do nothing. it was getting stale 30 hours in anyway
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Norland became the first non-free game I removed from my Steam Account. For sure it's the same as Rimworld and a totally different game at the same moment. The most upsetting for me was that fact that you almost can't control your units. I mean the game mechs are not about manual control for sure, but I had inkognito lord in my village for like 1 week in game time (you need only 3 days to give a birth here). Then this lord started to bring a chaos. He started to kill villagers, burn houses,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Norland is making me think of a game that is like a Bretonnian Village simulator. You play the village's Knight. You balance the needs of the village with your need for personal equipment. You sometimes get called to slay a rampaging minotaur
unlabelledView post →This is one of those Early Access games that feels like a complete game and then the devs find a way to make it even better (I mainly play on the unstable branch). I bought this on release and what the game is today is mind blowing. The devs are VERY active at updating, overhauling, and improving the game too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of writing this, Norland is still a great game. Yes, it has its faults. At times Norland doesn't make sense and can be very buggy. However, it's not like the game is unplayable or even boring. Norland allows for much opportunity as a player to enjoy many, but limited, options of fun and play styles. If you're big into the "Rimworld" gameplay like style, and enjoy city building/planning, then this game is at minimum a try. The roadmap, at least for 2026, is very promising as well, since you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The good: + World Generator: Makes every start feel different. + Combat: Super satisfying and fun to watch. + Lord Interactions: Dealing with other lords is actually pretty cool and well done. The bad: - Punishing Deaths: Losing all your progress from researching when your lord dies is just frustrating. - Crime system: The crime system is a mess and feels totally random, you can't even capture those criminals. - Progression is Slow: The pacing is off. Reading way too many books feels like a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An AMAZING game overall. Just not finished. The game is still unbalanced and slightly hollow. Though each run is unique and plentiful. There just isn't enough to keep you constantly engaged. Combat is far and between in the early game. Religion is impossible to stop without dumping money. Peasants are idiotic. Warriors are blind. Though, the management is challenging and indepth. DO NOT buy if you expect constant combat, get total war or rimworld if thats what you are looking for. I would enjoy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Idea is good but need lots of updates. I recommend with the assumption it will become a full game. Developers could get some inspiration from games like Songs of Syx.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game just gets BETTER and BETTER thanks to the hard working dev team and it's constant content updates.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like this has the possibility to be a great game, and it looks amazing, but it's a bit clunky and lacks depth. I'll probably have a great time playing this in a year or two. So for now, I wouldn't recommend it to a friend. Pros: - game looks great - UI is mostly intuitive and easy to navigate. - The skills / traits for each lord are a plus (though there's only like 5 neg / pos traits, making it a lil lackluster) - Buildings are well designed. - World politics is very interactive and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not recommended. I genuinely wanted to like Norland. The game has a lot of potential, and it is obvious that the developers have put a lot of work into it. Unfortunately, instead of having fun, I mostly end up getting frustrated. The map generator is probably my biggest problem. Instead of simply starting a game and building my kingdom, I can spend hours regenerating maps because one has terrible terrain, another has hills placed in the worst possible spots, another has no reasonable space…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to like this game .... worst tutorial ever leaves me clueless. I'll try some videos, but this is not a great start. It's cute, I like what I see, but HOW to play is muddled.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The ruler of Ugrad seduced my wife. I decided to seduce his wife too, then I made her my puppet and asked her to rob his hall. She robbed successfully for 800 gold. Then she fled to my province. She stayed for a while and I groomed her off to one of the Ugrad ruler's lords. I love this game and the game becomes more and more fun. Not only complex, but fun after all with the story the game gives.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: 1. Considerable freedom to play your way, be a bastard ruler, or a peace loving hendoist, or whatever. 2. Customization options allow you to tailor the game to the kind of experince you want. 3. Not overly demanding graphics wise 4. nice music 5. Developers are continuing to improve the game and to fix bugs and balance issues. 6. Unlimited Saves incase you make a mistake and want to back peddle. 7. Game sprites are charming and fun to watch (I think) Cons: 1. Unlike Rimworld…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game. It's also a terrible game. You start by desigining your nobility, and you think you do a good job. You go on to get your feet planted firmly on the ground as you begin to progress and learn the game. Hurray! Finally, you've ascended to some semblence of an economy. This means more research, self-sufficiency and a functioning war machine. The possibilities are endless and you're having a blast. Fast-forward a day's playtime, all of your lords are either dead or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →overall a Amazing game and i recommend it to anyone who likes city builders i love the internal trade system something about paying my residents 1 coin and making a simple carrot 3 coin makes me happy....... on a serious note tho its a fun system, same with the dark deeds... if i was to add anything it would be more dark deeds, punishments, and the ability to visit other settlements... like actually walk through their streets and perform the dark deeds in person instead of watching it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the game, with the mix of Manor lords and Crusader kings game play. Very happy with the recent update, had a lord I had taken prisoner commit suicide by self harm resulting in his family thinking I had him murdered. Looking forward to combat being updated, maybe a formation system like shield walls and such would be a welcome addition . Also more live stock options besides just pigs, maybe including horses in both combat and resource. Keep up the good work.
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