Manor Lords aims to provide a gridless, organic city-building experience with full freedom of placement and rotation, but utilizing snapping tools to make the planning more comfortable.

The building mechanic is motivated by the growth of real medieval towns and villages, where major trade routes and landscape often influenced how the settlement shaped and developed.

While not set in an exact place and time to allow for a sandbox experience, the game is heavily influenced by the style and architecture of late XIV century Franconia. Common medieval tropes are avoided in favor of historical accuracy, in order to make the world feel authentic, colorful, and believable.

Fields must be plowed by a team of oxen, iron bloomed in a bloomery, the sheep herded on the open pastures governed by the Lord of the Manor…

This combined with an attention to detail is the key to immersing yourself fully in the medieval fiefdom you rule.

Hooded Horse is proud to share that Slavic Magic’s medieval city-building game Manor Lords has now sold over two million copies across all stores (Steam / GOG / Epic Games Store / PC Game Preview), less than three weeks after launch.

On its opening weekend, the concurrent player count peaked at over 173,000 on Steam alone, and the first 1 million sales were made by the next day. Since then, the solo developer has been hard at work processing feedback from the player base, and the first patch recently went into open testing.

“It’s been wonderful to see so many players give Manor Lords a try,” says Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender. “We had some pretty optimistic expectations and even some wild hopes, but reaching two million copies on Manor Lords so quickly has exceeded even those.”

The seasons pass, the weather changes, towns can rise and fall to war, disease or famine.

Manor Lords aims to portray battles that feel real, with large-scale unit formations, morale, flanking, fatigue, weather conditions, and equipment all coming into play. Position your troops wisely. A smaller force can defeat a larger enemy, if commanded well.

Key Features

• Authentic historical details inspired by 14th-century Franconia, from building architecture to civilian clothing.
• Resource and production chains cover everything from foodstuffs and building materials to weapons and armor.
• Trade with other regions and engage in diplomacy with local lords as you build your wealth and reputation. 
• Real-time tactical combat where you can muster your working population into a militia to defend your home or stake a claim on nearby lands.
• Seasons, diseases, and wildlife bring this medieval world to life in glorious detail.

Manor Lords is in development for PC (Steam / GOG), with console editions planned at a later time.