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City Tales - Medieval Era
Developer Irregular Shapes
City Tales - Medieval Era is a medieval city-building game that allows players to shape vast cities beyond a traditional grid layout. The game emphasizes organic building systems and detailed mechanics. Players can manage resources, plan districts for their citizens' needs, and assist companions in their tales, creating a thriving medieval realm filled with life and hope. The game was launched in early access on May… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
245 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
163 positive · 25 negative
95% range 81–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 163 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
239 of 271 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 162 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (565 of 632 positive).
Players find City Tales - Medieval Era a relaxing, non-punishing city builder with no failure states. [1][2][3] The game's simplicity, charming graphics, and engaging story are frequently praised. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note it lacks depth as a city builder and can become a waiting simulator. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [8]
If you want a sandbox with building models, get it. If you come in expecting a citybuilder, don't get it, all there is to be had is a caesar/anno-like upgrade requirement system, except with no constraints There is no food consumption, there are no luxury consumptions, there are no continuous needs nor populational strain, it is once and done for it all. It legit doesn't even make sense to have a time function to …
- [4]
City Tales - Medieval Era Its simplicity is its best feature. You can jump in and understand what's going on.Everything flows naturally, and the game lets you build and expand at a relaxed but satisfying pace. The pacing feels just right: not too slow, not stressful, but steady and rewarding. It's great for unwinding, but it's also engaging enough to keep you thinking and planning. Add in the charming atmosphere, …
- [5]
If you love historical city builders, City Tales: Medieval Era hits all the right notes. What really sets it apart is the unique district mechanism, instead of just painting endless roads and spamming buildings, you actually have to plan specialized sectors that synergize with each other. It adds a brilliant layer of tactic to your layout that keeps the gameplay incredibly fresh, creating visions of a bustling …
- [6]
A cute and addictive city builder. There is absolutely no pressure in the gameplay; you play in a completely cozy, chill mood, and it's perfect. The art style is vibrant with a nice little Ghibli touch. It's the lo-fi music of city builders. Total relaxation <insert Nicolas Cage feeling good gif here>
- [7]
It is not a city builder, just a fun puzzle, what mascarade for a city builder. At around 10 hours become waiting simulator, if you will plan you can claim all achievement around 15 hours, i spend 20 )
Summarised from 34 of the 241 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked City Tales - Medieval Era talk about relaxing and stress-free gameplay; those who didn't talk about lacks challenge for hardcore gamers. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 245 · most liked firstIf you want a sandbox with building models, get it. If you come in expecting a citybuilder, don't get it, all there is to be had is a caesar/anno-like upgrade requirement system, except with no constraints There is no food consumption, there are no luxury consumptions, there are no continuous needs nor populational strain, it is once and done for it all. It legit doesn't even make sense to have a time function to it, due to time not being a constraint. And for those it doesn't feel like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game i impossible to lose. This allowed me to learn the game without stress and simply to improve as I went through.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It plays like a phone game. Move along.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →City Tales - Medieval Era Its simplicity is its best feature. You can jump in and understand what's going on.Everything flows naturally, and the game lets you build and expand at a relaxed but satisfying pace. The pacing feels just right: not too slow, not stressful, but steady and rewarding. It's great for unwinding, but it's also engaging enough to keep you thinking and planning. Add in the charming atmosphere, and you've got a game that feels warm, friendly, and surprisingly addictive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY REFRESHING, Your people not constantly begging for food or clothes when its cold, just resourse gather, build bigger and try to triple production. nice cozy game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love city builders and there's a new non grid-based one. Let's check out City Tales - Medieval Era 😃 ❄ twitch.tv/2dkiri
positive · AI labelView post →I've been playing colony sims, business sims, and city builder sims for over a decade now. In all those years, I've played "cozy city-builders" that ended up stressing me the f@ck out, taking me dozens of hours to make minute progress, or boring me to the point of uninstalling. This game changed that trend, and here's 5 reasons why this is you next ACTUAL cozy game: 1. Easily articulated gameplay that is smooth and easy to pick up. 2. A storyline that roped me in that had a satisfying ending…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →City Tales - Medieval Era does not have a fishing minigame, but it does have a fishing *mechanic*!! #citytalesmedievalera #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →A lovely game that still needs some some time to reach its full potential. I wanted to praise it for being completely bugfree. But that changed today when I tried to load my saves and none of them would finish loading. The existing UI is mostly ok. Encountered a single instance of a label missing, whats more important though is the upgrade symbol above buildings being barely visible, due to being the same colour scheme as the buildings themselve. There should be some more settings for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hear ye, liege of the squids! Ready to build your city where each stone tells a story? We are thrilled to announce our partnership with @irregular-shapes.com for the game City Tales - Medieval Era, joining the Firesquid catalog! Wishlist now on Steam: link.irregular-shapes.com/SteamPage
neutral · AI labelView post →If you love historical city builders, City Tales: Medieval Era hits all the right notes. What really sets it apart is the unique district mechanism, instead of just painting endless roads and spamming buildings, you actually have to plan specialized sectors that synergize with each other. It adds a brilliant layer of tactic to your layout that keeps the gameplay incredibly fresh, creating visions of a bustling medieval Kingdom! The visuals are stunning, and the companion story quests are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately I cannot recommend the game in its current unplayable state. There is apparently an optimization issue where the game will max out your CPU and GPU usage. The fact that this game has been out for several months and they're prioritizing content updates over genuinely game breaking performance issues is very disheartening to me as I was very excited for this game's release. My review will change if this ever gets fixed but I can't recommend a game I can't play. If you want to see…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You ever find such a fun game to zone out to and get into a flow state that you download it where ever its available? Yeah, this game is so fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best RTS games I've ever played. It has a wonderful story that made the pacing of the game (unlocks/progression/city growth) absolutely perfect. The way your city can be shaped how you want it but still have this beautiful almost randomness to its growth is so cool; you make districts with plots inside each one but your little npc citizens decide what each plot looks like and where things go. It makes every hamlet feel unique but still part of the same big picture, PRO TIP: Make all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A super chill city builder with some extra amount of story in the characters you interact with. I love this. I've generally found the city/colony builder genre to be relatively inaccessible since you can often lose for a mistake you made hours before. I'm also often looking for games in this genre that I can leave running while I do other things and come back to, so penalizing mechanics are really bad for me. This is one that you can. The game doesn't seem to have any disaster mechanics,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A non punishing game about chain supplies? I'm in! The game looks great, the mechanics are tight-ish (economy wise, but this i think takes tinkering, i cannot in good concience buy 100 cut bricks for 100 gold. In Anno i'd have to mortgage my island to afford such a thing. You draw districts much like Manor Lords, every parcel has space for residency, utility and production buildings. Each district has its own needs, and even within the districts each house would require a utility service…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →City Tales - Medieval Era is out NOW in Early Access! 🛠️ Build a city to be proud of 👥 Meet unique companions 🪵Manage your resources 🏰 Live your medieval fantasy Buy the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/3265070/... ▶️ Watch the full trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9u4...
neutral · AI labelView post →✨ Our game comes to Early Access in 1 week ✨ City Tales - Medieval Era has changed a lot since the first demo, and the launch in Early Access is an important milestone for us! See you on May 22nd, dear Monarchs! #indiedev #indiegame #citybuilder #earlyaccess
neutral · AI labelView post →City builder City Tales: Medieval Era announced for PC French studio Irregular Shapes has announced City Tales: Medieval Era, a city builder that lets players create cities while maaging a cast of companions. It will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam in 2025. www.gematsu.com/2024/12/city...
neutral · AI labelView post →✨LIVE NOW✨ I'm leaving my kitten to her own devices for a few hours because I MISS YOU! We're trying out City Tales: Medieval Era thanks to @firesquid.games, I've been really looking forward to this so I hope we have fun! twitch.tv/scoopsberry #vsky #firesquad
positive · AI labelView post →This game is so much fun. It combines city builder with rpg and removes some of the stuff that made city builders tideous after some time for me. The graphics are gorgeous too and add to the rpg feeling. I love city tales. Runs great on Arch based Linux too btw. Highly recommend to play this game :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I picked up "City Tales - Medieval Era" by @irregular-shapes.com over the weekend, and already played through the early access content. IT'S SO GOOD! If you dig chill city builders, give this one a look.
positive · AI labelView post →City Tales - Medieval Era, a colourful medieval city-builder with free-form lot placement and resource management, released in early access on Steam..
neutral · AI labelView post →Took screenshot of my 1300 people city in City Tales: Medieval Era. It's a lovely chill game and can't wait until full release! Thank you @firesquid.games for letting me play it before most mortals! #citybuilder #indie
positive · AI labelView post →This game was quite disappointing for me. There is no real challenge, nothing you do matters very much, the economy of the game is strange to say the least - nobody can get hungry or die, your decision do not matter much, compared to Settlers of Anno, the world is lazily implemented - for example, people clip through each other, sometimes, characters run against a wall, there is no real economic activity, placement of buildings does not matter much, and all revolves around the strange concept…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an excellent game unless you are a hardcore gamer that demands challenge, and you hate idle games with a passion. This is not an idle game, but the closer to the end game you get, the more often you have all quest slots filled in, each waiting on stuff to be produced, which can take a while. You can busy yourself with adding more production capacity for the things you are waiting on, but sometimes it feels like it is easier to just let it idle for 15 minutes, because after you add it,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi! 🌞 Monday dump of City Tales - Medieval Era, manufactures including jewels, carved stones, and more❤️ @irregular-shapes.com ArtStation links: www.artstation.com/artwork/OvlPBK www.artstation.com/artwork/WXvvYD #portfolio #3dart #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been playing a ton of the City Tales - Medieval Era demo from @irregular-shapes.com & @firesquid.games. It feels like I'm playing The Settlers x Manor Lords, and I love it. There is a demo here on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3265070/... Go play and wishlist 🌽🏰
positive · AI labelView post →Hi everyone! 😊 Here is my latest posts on ArtStation on the 3D buildings of City Tales - Medieval Era, a colorful city builder ❤️ @irregular-shapes.com ArtStation links: www.artstation.com/artwork/ZlEKAX www.artstation.com/artwork/3EgExJ www.artstation.com/artwork/QK6bAE #portfolio #3dart #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Great city builder that has 0% survival needs, 10% complexity and 90% cozy! ~10h to complete the main story with the option to go crazy big after that ~5h extra to do all the sidequests and most of the achievements. ~5h extra to run the game on afk mode while you get that last achievement.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute and addictive city builder. There is absolutely no pressure in the gameplay; you play in a completely cozy, chill mood, and it's perfect. The art style is vibrant with a nice little Ghibli touch. It's the lo-fi music of city builders. Total relaxation <insert Nicolas Cage feeling good gif here>
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played for a few hours without issue, then the stuttering and janky lag began. I lowered the graphics settings, thinking that might be the issue, but nope. I have a PC that's handled far more intricate games with many more moving parts than City Tales - Medieval Era, so the fault lies with the game engine or devs. It's an "okay" game in the city builder genre, but I'd caution anyone seeking to purchase this game, because the bugs don't show up until you reach a certain city size, and after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't care for the characters or the personalities in games like these, and I always find dialogue annoying. But the gameplay loop of this one is fun and rewarding. Glad I took a chance.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi! 🌞 Another publication for City Tales - Medieval Era, hamlets, and manufactures❤️ @irregular-shapes.com ArtStation links: www.artstation.com/artwork/V2RmOg www.artstation.com/artwork/bg494a #portfolio #3dart #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn't care for it. I wouldn't say it's bad, but it isn't fun either. It is pretty relaxing as others have stated, mainly because nothing matters. If you run out of food it's fine, you just can't upgrade and homes till you get more. It's not hard to get more either. you just go through the same motions and moments later all is right with the world. Having said that, I do find the way you have to implement upgrades to districts a bit annoying. You must have certain buildings within a certain…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am delighted to share my work on City Tales - Medieval Era, with this first music track Walk With Me ! 🎶 This is the main menu theme of this wonderful new city builder game. 💛 @firesquid.games @icopartners.com @irregular-shapes.com
neutral · AI labelView post →City Tales - Medieval Era is a charming city builder with bright graphics and fun building mechanics. I really liked how this game always has a lot to build, upgrade, and manage, but didn’t feel stressful or tedious. I didn’t want to stop playing! Release: 2025 shorturl.at/BbSQd
positive · AI labelView post →It is not a city builder, just a fun puzzle, what mascarade for a city builder. At around 10 hours become waiting simulator, if you will plan you can claim all achievement around 15 hours, i spend 20 )
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Modern agenda within, buyer beware
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and cute city builder with compelling characters and really nice aesthetics! The production chains are straightforward and make sense, fun to engage with and the way that the game handles roads and modular stuff extremely well. I do think there needs to be some QoL stuff added though. It would be great if there was a menu where I could - similar to residential buildings - go through all of my other building so I know what can be upgraded. The hamlet mechanic is cool but needs explaining…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Going in I was expecting the story to be fairly light ala Anno, but I was surprised at how extensive it already is in Early Access. The writing is top notch and I can't wait for the next chapters to come out. Gameplay is super chill and it feels very relaxing. One of my only complaints, and it's a super minor one too, is that some of the districts often leave a lot of empty space between the fences and the primary structure
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'City Tales - Medieval Era' launches May 22nd on Steam Early Access. store.steampowered.com/app/3265070/... youtu.be/Y8wV90bFnuo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →City Tales - Medieval Era (in development), a medieval city-builder with free-form lot placement and resource management, releases demo on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →'City Tales Medieval Era' announced for PC. youtu.be/naRy3MlI06A?...
neutral · AI labelView post →@irregular-shapes.com's City Tales - Medieval Era released to 1.0 yesterday, and I was #sponsored to stream it!! But also, who's that non-onesie-wearing person featured on their steam page? 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/3265070/... This game is an absolute gem. Thank you and congrats again!!
positive · AI labelView post →Let's take a look at City Tales: Medieval Era. Shape a fertile landscape from humble camps into a thriving medieval realm, brimming over with life and filled with hope! youtu.be/gDlwvz07qGs
neutral · AI labelView post →Watch @elanaorama.bsky.social's stream that is live now and participate in her giveaway to try to win City Tales - Medieval Era Steam keys! ➡️ Join the fun now: twitch.tv/elanaorama
neutral · AI labelView post →And here we go with another reveal at the PC Gaming Show. The @icopartners.com team is helping @irregular-shapes.com with City Tales - Medieval Era, an unique city-builder! www.pcgamer.com/games/city-b...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of those games where I wish you had a * system instead of a yes or no. The game itself isn't bad it works well and is put together well, graphics are fine etc etc. However, it feels like a city builder version of one of those chill puzzle type games where you just place things but there's never any threats or worries or problems. If you want a game that won't really hurt or punish you this is the game for you. Possibly if you fully run out of food the game would punish you, I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🏰City Tales - Medieval Era Launches on January 29th 🔨The relaxing kingdom builder will be available via Steam for full price of €22.99/$22.99 Read more: indieinsights.org/city-tales-l... #CityTalesMedievalEra #CityBuilder #Simulation #IndieGame
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a low stress city builder with some really unique mechanics alongside some strong classic ones. In terms of city builders, this game feels chock-full of life. The NPCs have their own storylines to progress through and there's a story that you can experience at your own pace. The NPC mechanic in particular stood out to be, that instead of randomly generated names we get to see fleshed-out characters with their own preferences living on the city you're building around them. It does mean…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Semi-exclusive first look into City Tales - Medieval Era! Come by for cozy times! Live at: www.twitch.tv/yeoden #vtuber #vsky #citytales
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is quite addictive in its loop. The graphics and music are great, and I love the idea of forming the districts around one another. It does require some mastering, and there is a certain learning curve, but you get the hang of it pretty fast. All in all, a great pastime.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unique little citybuilder, vaule for money. Simple to play, easy to understand. 100%-ed game in around 13+hrs. Recommended
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neither is this a City Builder nor is there Economy. Its a nice looking puzzle game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Needs a bit of tweaking with some mechanics, but other than that this game was a very nice experience playing. It's all pretty straightforward and satisfying seeing your city grow. Excellent choice if you don't want the stress levels that usually come with city builder games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: This is easy relaxing city builder focusing on progression where player has multiple progression bars. There is a certain click for bonuses element. If you are into such thing - this is a game for you. NOTE: Played on Linux Mint 22.3 with RTX 3070 and GTX 1650 (works on both albeit on 1650 with a low FPS) I like city building games and in this one, player is making districts. Roads are put automatically between districts and there is a background story. It is a very easy relaxed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun game that's impossible to mess up as a player. You expand your city and amass resources. And never ever will something negative happen. You can walk away from the game, and when you come back you just have more resources. Even though it's not that challenging, it's still really nice to progress the quests & story. I enjoyed the companions mechanism. It took me about 10 hours to complete the game. Right now there are 3 maps. You can start again on another map, but the story is the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very relaxing and stress free builder so far. Easy to manage resources and is intuitive for those of us not used to this format of gameplay. I love the style too and it's clear to see the hard work that has been put into this game's development.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you for sharing! I've actually played City Tales - Medieval Era on stream before! I'll need to circle back now that it's fully released because I had a great time when I played it in early access! ElanaOrama who you have on your steam page is actually one of my team mates :)
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