On Steam, you can currently dive into a new survival game that strongly resembles Medieval Dynasty. It is being developed in Germany.
Which game is being referred to? This refers to Medieval Frontiers, developed by the Munich-based Active Fungus Studios. According to the developers, it is a “first-person village-building game” where you create a new home in a remote medieval world.
Steam is currently running the campaign “Games forged in Germany”. This puts a spotlight on video games from Germany. As part of this campaign, Medieval Frontiers released a playtest on July 24. Until August 7, you can try an early version of the game on Steam.
You can watch a trailer for the game here:
Surviving in a Harsh Medieval World
What is the game about? In Medieval Frontiers, you start alone in a wild and remote valley. There, you gather resources to build your new home. Later, you will also meet other people. You can bring them to you and establish a small village together.
At first glance, it all looks very much like Medieval Dynasty. However, this could also spell trouble for the game. After all, Medieval Dynasty has years of development and content updates behind it. The bar is likely set higher for Medieval Frontiers than it was for Dynasty.
- “This looks like the same game as all the others with this theme. What sets it apart from Medieval Dynasty?” asks @EliotJohnson under a trailer on YouTube
How Medieval Frontiers plays and whether it can distinguish itself from Medieval Dynasty may be revealed in the current playtest. According to the developers, it includes on Steam:
- The early mechanics of settlement building
- Gathering resources, crafting materials, and building a small settlement
- The challenges and hardships of life on the frontier
- Other survivors you can find in the wilderness
Of course, this is still an early version of the game. Bugs and performance issues can be expected.
Survival games invite you to spend a lot of time with them. Recently, MeinMMO reported about a player who invested a five-figure number of hours into such a game – yet still leaves a negative review. Why, you can read here: Player has 35,000 hours in a survival game on Steam, now advises against purchasing because a patch ruined everything
