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Townscaper

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Developer Oskar Stålberg

Townscaper is a city builder game by Oskar Stålberg. It was released for Windows and Mac in August 2021. A port to the Nintendo Switch was released in August 2021 when the Steam version left early access. The mobile version was released in October 2021. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2024

    Feel like retreating to your own island away from the chaos and heartbreak of these days? I have the game for you: Eilands. It’s along the lines of Tiny Glade and Townscaper, but the focus is on nature. Still in early development. Stay in touch for more info! #indiegame #cozygame

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  • KrisWB 🌱 @kriswbennett.co.ukBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    Lo-Fi town-building game Tranquil Isle is OUT NOW! 🏝️ Think Townscaper x Islanders Developed by @atomdaly.bsky.social & published by @futurefriendsgames.com (us!!) 💖 - Build up little settlements - Two modes; Classic & Sandbox - Daily Challenges - No Combat - No Trading - Just vibes - Please share

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  • Dudlik @handle.invalidBluesky · Oct 20, 2024

    Game list, forgot something probably. Katamari Damacy No Man’s Sky Wingspan Magic: The Gathering Minecraft Townscaper Overwatch Rainbow 6 Siege Final Fantasy / Chrono Cross / jrpgs Disco Elysium Balatro Pyre / Transistor Ni No Kuni Satisfactory Marvel Snap

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  • KrisWB 🌱 @kriswbennett.co.ukBluesky · May 29, 2025

    Islands & Trains just arrived at Steam Central station If you liked Townscaper or Tiny Glade, you’ll rail-y love this This train-mendous little indie game comes from the engine-ous indie duo Akos Makovics and @justgamedev.bsky.social (I would make more train puns, but I’m running out of steam)

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  • Jacob @galacticagay314.bsky.socialBluesky · May 21, 2025

    Townscaper ✅ 10/10 🏆 Cute little cozy game that’s easy to waste a whole night with. Well worth the $1 I paid for it. Only thing I wish they had included was some kind of background music while you build your little block city in the ocean.

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  • Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2024

    Happy #ScreenshotSaturday folks. Here's about a minute of me playing my game Eilands, creating an island and placing some trees and rivers. It's along the lines of Tiny Glade or Townscaper, with more focus on nature. Later you'll be able to explore your creations in 1st or 3rd person.

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  • Jupiter (he/they/fae) 🌻🧚🏾‍♀️ @jupitersfaegarden.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    I’ve been loving this cute town builder called Townscaper- it’s so relaxing to play! Here’s my first finished build!

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  • jessica @[email protected]Mastodon · Aug 29, 2024

    1. Watched #Paralympics2024 📺 2. Played #Townscaper 🏡 3. Felt healthier today 💜 #ThreeGoodThings

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  • Ritens @ritens.artBluesky · Jul 18, 2025

    If you have some time to waste. Try this little browser game. oskarstalberg.com/Townscaper/

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  • Richard Meredith @rtm223.meBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    Same thing with Townscaper. There was a brief window when Oskar was unsure of the concept and I told him the same thing: you're not making a game, you're making a toy and you need to lean into that for this to work

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  • mistypup 🗑️🐶 Trash Mutt @mistypup.vtubers.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    Messed around in Townscaper as a winding down before bed. The sound design alone makes the brain happy. I am a chaotic god. #indiegames #citybuilder

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  • Aizera @aizera.artBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    smol and cute 🕊️ might be addicted to this game #townscaper #indiegames #sandbox #building

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  • BitterOldPunk @bitteroldpunk.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2025

    Townscaper is on sale on XBox for like two dollars and it will eat hours of your day if you let it All you do is pick a color, push a button, watch what happens. Town goes boop. It is utterly mindless. It is also veeeerrrryyy soooooothing

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  • Chad S @webchad.devBluesky · Jul 16, 2023

    Townscaper is on iOS. My favorite stress relief game is on my phone!

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  • Rune Skovbo Johansen @runevision.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2026

    Is this a diorama builder like Townscaper and Tiny Glades or a game with gameplay and objectives? How water fits into the game seems like it would depend a lot on that.

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  • 💀 Applescare 🎃 - Plant Goblin Druid ENVtuber @bappleseed.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2025

    Appleseed's Indie Game Of The Day! Day 25) Townscaper by Oskar Stålberg You just make towns. That's it. You just create towns. I've used it before to build D&D towns and city concepts and just get an idea of what things would look like. It's super cozy.

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  • Daniel Buzzo @danbzMastodon · Apr 23, 2023

    #hamburg #chi2023 is #townscaper game IRL…

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  • Jonas Pfeiffer 🌿 @polygonas.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2025

    this is my favorite trope :D just like @oskarstalberg.bsky.social's Townscaper, or @adamgryu.bsky.social's pivot to a smaller project with A Short Hike, or @lente.me's boat game while living on a boat!

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  • ScooterCogs @opusminus.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2024

    Tiny Glade on Steam: I highly recommend this game!!! It is gamedev genius comparable to Townscaper and Fugl. store.steampowered.com/app/2198150/... #gamedev #tinyglade #ftw #steam #sale

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  • Dan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀 @coil.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    I usually use "toy" (vs "game") to refer to something that lacks either narrative or challenge/failure element (eg Townscaper, Tiny Glade). A blurry line for sure.

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  • grave meltzer 📓📇🤼‍♂️ S. Qiouyi Lu 陸秋逸 @s.qiouyi.luBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    this game is not exactly what I want but it’s still nice and relaxing and on iOS Townscaper: build a town on the water

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  • The Dame (Changing everything: Formerly GoldieVDemon) @dameofblades.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    I don't super feel like doing an art stream later so I'm gonna play a new cozy cheap game called Townscaper instead. Just letting y'all know ^-^

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  • Q. (they/them) @quiara.netBluesky · Jul 2, 2023

    So for under $4 you can get this amazing game on Steam called Townscaper. I think you’d love it, @sarahhollowell.bsky.social — it’s the platonic ideal of a low/no stakes game. You just build a rainbow island of cute houses on the ocean. Point and click.

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  • Mayor May Knott 🎀💀🎀 AVAILABLE NOW! @mayormayknott.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

    Checkin' out more Next Fest demos today! I'm calling this "Next Fest Hangover". Next up is Shanty Town, which is an absolutely gorgeous, super chill game reminiscent of Townscaper, but with several orders of magnitude more details and pieces, and some goals. store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

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  • Rosly @rosly.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2025

    The subset of Blender features you need to learn for blocking out primatives like cubes is pretty tiny, but I've seen people use: -Minecraft -Monopoly houses -actual clay (oven-bake clay can be re-used many times and baked to hold its shape permanently too!) -Papercraft houses -The game Townscaper

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  • ℱ𝑒𝓇𝓃 🌱comms on VGen! @devilfern.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2025

    Lil while ago I made a series of paintings inspired by Dungeon Meshi. I built little cityscapes using the game Townscaper and then painted in my friends' D&D characters to show them in the environment they came from. I had a great time with the concept! #dungeonsanddragonsart #dndart

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  • Dan Johnson, 💀Socialist💀 @coil.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2024

    It's more toy/tool than game, like Townscaper. I feel like watching you build (and talk through) a little space/scene would be really interesting.

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  • Adrian Brightmoore / The World Foundry @theworldfoundry.comBluesky · Oct 6, 2023

    Dark Pattern Games catalogues game design. "dark patterns" that reward the game developer at the expense of the Player. Includes assessed 'Healthy' games that are rated by absence of "dark patterns" (e.g. Townscaper) Site by /u/offsky (Reddit) Worth a look: www.darkpattern.games #gamedev

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  • 6th Gen Bliss @6thgenbliss.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2026

    ShoreTiles Islanders/Townscaper with some tower defence style elements and a vibe similar to DREDGE. Love it. store.steampowered.com/app/4268460/...

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  • Jacek Wesołowski @jzwesolowski.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    "Tiny Glade" and "Townscaper" are the closest I ever got to playing a video game about level design. The key part is that even though these are freeform toys without goals, they still have various limitations that you need to work around. (in this case, I'm cheating the scale of things)

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  • Quicksand as a 🎃 ScArY cOnCePt 🎃 @quicksandbuddy.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Have you played Townscaper? It's a game where you just build towns and buildings however you want just for the sake of creativity. I'll bet it could be good artistic inspiration store.steampowered.com/app/1291340/...

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  • Raw Fury | RIVAGE OUT NOW @rawfury.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2025

    A super chill city building toy and a relaxing game about cleaning up the leaves from your yard is such a perfect pairing. Townscaper and Leave it Alone: store.steampowered.com/bundle/64175...

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  • call me Arco. [He/They] @godlessarco.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2025

    Oh that looks so good! In the likes of Summerhouse, Tiny Glades, Townscaper, and The Block! I love this genre of game/toys! Definitely getting this!

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  • Spring 💜🙂 @electroplasm.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2025

    wasn't there some new game i think kinda like Townscaper. forgot what that was

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  • Cori @purpleminte.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2025

    Omg i didn’t recognize the name but I looked it up and OHH YEAH THAT GAME!!! It looks so so cute and fun just to toy around with, reminds me of playing Townscaper but like taken in a completely different direction that’s equally pleasant and fun to look at 🥺

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  • Olivier H 🍚 🏳️‍🌈 @olivier-h.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2025

    I think the mini game Townscaper may be inspired by this.

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  • Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    Townscaper in a boardgame would be cool. I feel it should have a hockey stick (J-curve) that negatively impacts scoring when an area is over-developed. Another approach would be to game stakeholder engagement along the IAP2 spectrum. www.townscapergame.com #urbanism #townplanning

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  • M - making games @sharkbombs.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 25, 2024

    Just took a look at my old blog about games and architecture (gamearch.com) and found this last post. No surprise Oskar Stålberg is on there fiddling with generative spaces, quite a bit before his game Townscaper ever saw the light of day: oskarstalberg.com/game/CityGen...

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  • Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 25, 2024

    Playing Townscaper, even for like 10 mins, is a good way to chill. 🧘‍♂️ Thanks @oskarstalberg.bsky.social!

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  • Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2024

    So is it more like a Builder than a game? I really liked Townscaper, that's quite fun, but nowhere near as detailed. That was for building quirky seaside towns. If there was a game that combined Townscaper and Dorfromantik, I'd be so into that!

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  • Snorre @snorre.ioBluesky · May 31, 2024

    The game music is composed by @odaodaoda.bsky.social , a talented composer and sound designer. She's worked on titles like Snufkin: Melody of Moomin Valley, Townscaper, and others. If you want a preview of the game soundtrack check out NokNok Audio's Bandcamp noknokaudio.bandcamp.com/album/tiny-g...

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  • Snorre @snorre.ioBluesky · May 31, 2024

    If this isn't the cutest little sheep I don't know. Just installed the demo of Tiny Glade, a small meditative castle builder game developed by Pounce Light (super talented game developers Anastasia Opara and Tomasz Stachowiak). If you've played Townscaper this game is kind of like that.

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  • Ru Xu @ruemxu.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2024

    After my awesome manager @grohac.bsky.social secured permission from it's creator, I built a structure in Townscaper that could serve as the 3D model to one of the Status Royale in-game environments. It is the skeletal structure of the Camelot Castle stage! \o/

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  • Ryan Da Fun @animationmerc.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    No I haven't. That looks really cool. I played around with Townscaper, which has a lot of fun potential. More "games as tools" please! For anyone following along: store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...

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  • Myseglis @myseglis.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    This feels very much like Magica Voxel but with all the textures already added. Looks like a cool new game in the vein of Townscaper, Tiny Glade and Sandcastle (TBA). I love playing these but I don't do it often enough, it takes time to create.

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  • LazerHus @lazerhus.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2026

    Tiny Terra Spaces feels calm, cute and easy to enjoy. Gentle gameplay and no pressure to rush. Reminded me of the game Townscaper. Wished the game support achievements though.

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  • Aizera @aizera.artBluesky · Apr 17, 2026

    leaving my favs creating builds: Makeroom Townscaper Summerhouse pixel art: Piskel (web) Pixieditor raster art: Firealpaca Krita Clip Studio Paint games with creative building: Core Keeper Len's Island Terraria Valheim Hytale making a small game: Rpgmaker MV (often goes on 90% off sale)

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  • violue @violue.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Townscaper, man I wish that wasn't considered "done". So much more could be added to that. There was a similar game in development, Monterona, but there haven't been updates in so long now so I don't think it's ever coming :((

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  • LazerHus @lazerhus.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 5, 2025

    Because I enjoy building a floating town ala the game Townscaper. Perfect cozy games for me! I'll also be able to collect useful ocean scraps and helping my small crew survive and grow together. @hfc.bsky.social

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  • Alex @prnzlsr.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2025

    Hope the "game" part of the game holds up. But I'd totally buy it just for the sandbox part alone. Play it like Townscaper.

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  • Walaber @walaber.comBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    That could definitely be an option. In the past I would have said "because I need to make money from it and people expect a game", but since things like Townscaper have proven that wrong, I think some kind of toy could be a viable direction. I really like puzzles tho so I'll try that first :)

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  • Ponder @ponderstibbonsuu.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2025

    I really like Tiny Glade after playing the demo. Like Townscaper, it's on the edge of what can be really called 'game'. To me it feels more like art therapy, but I could say that about a lot of the 'game' games I play too.

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  • dodecadon.bsky.social @dodecadon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    Love me some Townscaper! Though pedantically, I'd probably define it as a Toy more than a Game. :)

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  • suzannə @sooziecuzie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2025

    Tiny Glade, which is a chill builder/painter I played the demo of and enjoyed. Townscaper, which looks like a low stress Dorfromantik-like game. I got The Last of Us part One, which I'm very familiar with, but haven't played. Gambled and bought the Red Dead Redemptions, which I know nothing about.

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  • Here be dagrons @davidnyer.comBluesky · Jun 10, 2025

    It's more of a toy or a sandbox than a game, but I love playing Townscaper to destress. The sound effects are cute and it feels like popping bubble wrap when I play it.

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  • Jacob Wolf Lefton @watermosaic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2025

    It's called More or Less Lost. Here's a video I made for it during the kickstarter for the zine! bsky.app/profile/wate... Your idea also reminds me of the game 'Townscaper' where you build just... build a town. I'd love to jam on this or check out anything you have :)

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  • Cute Notman 「🇸 🇭 🇮」 @shi.wtfBluesky · May 22, 2025

    this is the video-game version of reddit nerds suggesting "oh just self-host ___" to every request for recommendations for productivity tools like todo lists (also it's arguably not a game per se, but Townscaper is an enjoyable & relaxing time that i chill to when my cognitive impairment flares up)

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  • Calm Bee @calmbee55.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    Looks like the game Townscaper. I wouldn't be surprised if the developers knew his work.

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  • ℱ𝑒𝓇𝓃 🌱comms on VGen! @devilfern.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2025

    Here are the mockups I made as a base for the paintings! I do very highly recommend Townscaper as a cozy game to chill with, too 🏘️

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  • Rhaps 💤🛸 @rhapsperhaps.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2024

    Townscaper is such a gem of a game. Your designs are so pretty~! 💚

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