First Feudal

Co-op is so rare for this kind of game! Really enjoyed playing in it with my 2 bros =)

Have looked at this for quite awhile before deciding to give it a go whilst it's on sale. Currently there is a slew of games all along this type of theme and it can be difficult to distinguish one from another as from the screenshots they all look like the same game. With the only real thing being the mechanics behind how you do things and how you manage your ever growing tribe. What sets this game apart primarily is rather than having a Godlikelike view from above whilst directing the placement of building, paths and tasks for your Tribe or villagers to perform, here you have a Character in game. You control your Character with W,A,S,D for movement and use the mouse to set the direction you are facing (Rotate) and mouse buttons to perform actions. You have a series of bars to manage your Health / Stamina and an Inventory similar to any RPG. So initially it's you alone who is tasked with laying the foundations and building the usual pattern of benches to expand what you can build - like games you've probably played before. What's great is as your followers arrive to join they also have a fully accessable inventory exactly as yours. You can direct what tasks your villagers perform as standard by a drop down menu. You get x2 tasks, say Woodcutting then Building depending on what job requires filling. This is an easy to pick up system and quite intuative. Icons above the character indicate any problems or requirements. So yeah, so far, enjoying my time with this game / sim. No issues, it appears complete as a game. How much you can sit back and automate things as things become more complex may be a concern ? But loving the amount of direct control you have as a player in this game. Recommended. Only downside so far is the writing can be too small to make out on the pop up messages.

Imagine if Dwarf Fortress was easy to play? It's like that.

Simple RTS, with not hard aspects, but still quiete challenging - saying that as a experienced gamer interested in strategies. For really a few bucks you can have a good fun as long as you are interested in historical (just say medieval..) games because of scientifical advancing and eras also if you are into strategic games with managing resourcers, work, infrastructure. Aspect of a playable character is also interesting.