Manor Lords

Гра шикарна, цікава й затягує, але лише на перші 20 годин. Далі через недороблені механіки в неї доволі нудно грати. Об'єднати декілька регіонів в один великий, щоб збудувати величезне місто, гра не дає, а створювати кілька поселень і контролювати їх — дуже дратує. Хотілося б, щоб колись з'явилася можливість їх об'єднувати, але це навряд чи додадуть, бо механіка регіонів, як я зрозумів, — одна з головних фішок гри. Також за 2 роки гра фактично не змінилася, особливо це помітно, якщо ви грали ще під час релізу. З реально помітних оновлень — лише бот, який може створити своє поселення і дратувати вас постійними нападами (втім, гру з ним можна вимкнути). Механіка прокачування поселення та отримання очок «перків» була ще на самому початку й навіть працювала. Зараз там повністю нова механіка, в якій нічого немає. Фактично після першого «перку» далі все лише «в розробці». Також є товари, які існують лише для того, щоб їх продавати, як-от хутро чи мед. Із плюсів: за 2 роки гра дійсно стала стабільнішою. Менше багів, вильотів та лагів. Можливо, розробник працює над грою сам, але за 2 роки причин, щоб пограти знову, немає, хоча я їх старанно шукав. Маю надію, що в майбутньому проєкт отримає купу крутих оновлень і доопрацьовані механіки з тих, що вже присутні в грі. Але скільки на них доведеться чекати — невідомо

Recommended? No (after 10 hours) I gave Manor Lords a genuine chance. I didn't quit after an hour because I didn't understand it—I played for 10 hours, learned the systems, built a successful settlement, claimed a second region, and eventually realized that the core gameplay loop simply isn't enjoyable for me. The atmosphere, graphics, and attention to detail are excellent. Watching a medieval village slowly come to life is incredibly satisfying, and when the economy starts working, it feels rewarding. This game has the foundation of something special. Unfortunately, I spent too much of my time fighting the game's systems instead of making interesting strategic decisions. The tutorial is extremely lacking. I had to use YouTube just to learn basic mechanics like generating influence and, more importantly, how essential exporting goods is for building regional wealth. The moment I started exporting, my economy took off. That's a mechanic the game should teach, not leave players to discover by accident or through external guides. My biggest issue is regional expansion. After finally earning enough influence to claim a new region, I discovered I also needed a separate Treasury to afford the settler camp. Once I finally saved enough money, I realized the new region wasn't really an expansion—it was starting the game over again. Another logging camp. Another granary. Another storehouse. Another housing district. Another cycle of balancing food, fuel, labor, and construction. I understand this is an intentional design choice, and I'm sure some players enjoy managing multiple independent settlements. I don't. I wanted to feel like I was expanding one kingdom, not alternating between two separate city-builders. The AI also added unnecessary frustration. I had builders ignore my highest-priority houses in a brand-new settlement to build lower-priority structures instead, leaving families with almost no food during winter. It felt less like I was being challenged and more like I was fighting the game's priorities. This is still an Early Access title, and I genuinely hope it improves. Better tutorials, clearer explanations of the economy, smarter construction priorities, and more satisfying regional management could make a huge difference. I don't think Manor Lords is a bad game. In fact, I think it's beautifully made. But after 10 hours, I realized it wasn't asking me to solve the kinds of problems I enjoy solving. It was asking me to repeat a gameplay loop that felt more like administrative work than kingdom building. If that sounds appealing to you, you'll probably have a great time. It just wasn't the experience I was looking for.

As of July 2026, 90% of the game content is displayed as "coming soon" (i.e. missing). There's about 10h of figuring out the gameplay, with little challenge after. The building upgrade chart is minimal, the bugs are common, the mechanics are unclear. On the good side, the graphics is pretty, and the music is decent too. If the game cost $5.99 then I could give it a pass, but at this moment it's not worth even the $25.99 permanent discount price, let alone the full price.

It's good! A little buit of jank hjere and there, but otherwise well worth a go if you're into this time period and you like more of the resource management part of strategy games rather than the fighting.

아 누가 미래가 밝은 게임이라 했는데 당했네 망할

이 쓰레기같은 게임은 몇년째 앞서 해보기냐 이딴 새끼들 땜에 내가 앞서 해보기는 스팀 에서 다 차단 시켰다. 왠만하면 리뷰 안남기는데 이런 사기꾼 새끼들은 스팀에서 퇴출 안시키냐 진짜 아오

It was very promising but now after years of development, there's even more bugs that at launch. I feel that this game will never been finished even though many people paid for it.

So much hype over the years, but in the end its just one of those city builders where there's not much after you get things running.

I can't recommend this game. It has been two years and the developer promised much and delivered on very little. I know that much of the hype was purely generated by audience speculation but even so, this game has barely evolved in its time in early access and much of the features are shallow. I don't have faith that this game will develop into the game people wanted it to be and for the current price it is certainly not worth it.

The game in its current state is not quite as described it mostly remains at the moment a janky economic sim game based in a vague medieval setting. The game often seems to sacrifice gameplay fluidity and enjoyment for "realism". The game in its current state is like playing the Blackice mod for HOI4, with it attempting to be this large complex sim but ultimately feeling extremely underbaked in comparison to other early access titles.