Townsmen VR

Platform(s): Meta Quest 3, PC, PlayStation 5
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Developer: HandyGames
Release Date: March 24, 2022

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'Townsmen VR' Will Be Showing Off During Gamescom This Weekend - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2020 @ 8:48 a.m. PDT

Townsmen VR uses the exciting possibilities of virtual reality to further enhance the classic city-building game with entirely new gameplay experiences and interactive mechanics.

Townsmen VR uses the exciting possibilities of virtual reality to further enhance the classic city building game with entirely new gameplay experiences and interactive mechanics.

Lean back, relax and watch the bustling life of your villagers or actively get involved to speed up processes and move workers and resources directly where they are needed. You are able to seamlessly change between the all-encompassing view of a god and the detailed view of a citizen, able to follow the colorful life of your village. There is a lot to discover!

Imagine a colorful world you can observe from above. Watching hard-working villagers, hunters catching rabbits, monks reading their scriptures and dangerous animals, such as bears, lurking around beehives. Toss some resources to your workers to build up your dream village faster and more efficiently. Pick up chickens, shake 'em, and let the people enjoy the freshly laid eggs!

Until suddenly, looting bandits are attacking your laboriously built village with fire and swords! Luckily, you can intervene with your own two hands! Grab the bull by the horns, assemble your troops for battle and place rocks onto the catapults to scare off the invaders. Will you be able to protect your green island?


There has been a lot of progress in the interactive world of Townsmen VR! And we are ready to share new footage with you! We'll be showcasing our latest progress in upcoming live streams at the Gamescom Indie Arena Booth Online this weekend. So, tune in on Friday and Saturday (August 28th and 29th) to get a first glimpse of the progress we've made in Townsmen VR!

We have been extremely busy polishing, adding, upgrading, and redesigning core elements of our city-building strategy VR game. We've created 12 playable islands for you to build your dream town on. There are numerous story quests to be completed and castles to be conquered!

What would a colorful world be without animals?

We have some fun new features we'd love to share with you! Birds can now steal your resources! So, watch out for mischievous crows plundering your precious gold bars, hungry seagulls grabbing the fresh fish and eagles hunting rabbits which could lead to scarcer resources for you.

Dangerous animals now also lurk for your hard-working citizens in certain areas. Ravening wolves don't like their territory invaded and bears guarding rare honey get angry when you're getting too close. If you want to harvest their precious honey, you'll have to defeat these carnivores first. But tread warily and never venture alone!

We're also working on professional voice recordings to get an even more fitting medieval atmosphere.

And, if you haven't already noticed, we redesigned the artwork and logo to enhance the game value and attention it deserves.

Come visit us at the Indie Arena Booth Online during Gamescom, starting on August 27th! Ask us anything about the game, get exclusive insights into the latest assets we're working on in our upcoming live streams, give us direct feedback and tell us what you think about the new features we're going to showcase!

Key Features:

  • Simulation: Assign jobs and tasks to your villagers to build your supply chains and economy.
  • Town-planning: Unlock new buildings and place them freely within your village to optimize transport routes.
  • Experience: Brush over trees, form clouds into dangerous thunderstorms, go fishing with your bare hands and talk to your townies.
  • Interaction: Simply carry workers or resources directly to their destination to speed up the construction of buildings and production.
  • Fight: Recruit brave soldiers, build catapults and protect your island from the Black Knights raiding henchmen.
  • Tutorial: Your personal advisor Sir Clunk-a-lot will accompany you on your virtual tour of the medieval age with useful tips.
  • Sound: Medieval music, adorable sound effects, and a classy English voiceover ensure a fitting atmosphere.

Townsmen VR is currently available through Steam Early Access.


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