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Nested Lands
Developer 1M Bits Horde
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op. From the Steam store page
234 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
70
Fresh
150 positive · 64 negative
95% range 64–76%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 150 | 64 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
177 of 250 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 150 yes, 60 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 210 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (437 of 600 positive).
Many players praise the game's atmosphere and immersion, despite its rough early access state. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game has potential but suffers from bugs, limited content, and janky mechanics. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the repetitive gameplay, poor AI, and progression-wiping bugs. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
I can tell you the game is not at all what you see on screenshots. Its a very "on rails" survival. Hard even to call it a sandbox. Bustling village that you see on screenshots? nah. You get new people in sets of 3, you build three houses, a well and a toilet for them. All buildings have hard limits on how many you can have. There is nothing "alive" about it. There is only 1 type of mob and that is a bandit, and they …
- [1]
Very few games have managed to immerse me this deeply. Despite not standing out at first glance, the medieval setting slowly reveals an incredible level of depth and atmosphere, pulling you into a world that feels heavy, grounded, and deeply immersive. It is not about flashy moments, it is about tension, atmosphere, and truly feeling part of a harsh world. If you value immersion, mood, and world building, this is …
- [10]
18 hours in and i finished the early access because i couldn't stop playing. its ♥♥♥♥. the combat the graphics the voice lines and other sound effects. the crows sound like someone spamming the discord sound board. but it was an amazing experience. building upgrading and managing a village from scratch. The survival aspect of games always gets me and this game added in hygiene, if you smell bad you cant sneak up on …
- [2]
I LOVE this game! There are a few things I would change such as the white markers over lootable containers and plants (surely the developers can come up with something more in keeping like a faint glow to the overall container/plant?) and it seriously lags whenever I get close to coastal areas - but otherwise this is fantastically atmospheic - dark but hopeful - I love it and would highly recommend!! I'm addicted!
- [3]
There's a lot survival crafting games out there, but only one could be classified as horror. Nested Lands has similar mechanics to the Minecrafts and Rusts out there, but the atmosphere is so pleasantly creepy throughout and the systems of degradation and slowly approaching doom give it a leg up in my opinion as you feel like your outpost is a light in the darkness and you're constantly trying to keep it flickering. …
Summarised from 34 of the 231 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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Nested Lands sits at 70% positive across 214 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 234 · most liked firstI don’t understand the thumb downs. I mean. I get it, it’s early access but why be so negative to something that for the most part is pretty good. People are legit giving this a thumbs down because its graphics suck (which yeah it’s pretty ugly). But who in their right mind actually thinks graphics make a game good? What really matters is gameplay, and as far as I’m concerned the gameplay is pretty solid. So here’s the thing, yeah it’s not perfect and it has lots of issues. From stability, to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can tell you the game is not at all what you see on screenshots. Its a very "on rails" survival. Hard even to call it a sandbox. Bustling village that you see on screenshots? nah. You get new people in sets of 3, you build three houses, a well and a toilet for them. All buildings have hard limits on how many you can have. There is nothing "alive" about it. There is only 1 type of mob and that is a bandit, and they respawn constantly. You leave a location, come back literally 10 seconds…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As this game currently exists, I cannot in good conscience recommend it. The amount of graphical, technical, and just outright game breaking bugs is astounding. I bought this to play Co-Op with a friend, and to start off with the issues: 1) The only way we could play co-op was to connect to the Canada server. I am based in TX, USA, and they are based in Canada. We tried USA East, I tried USA West, and only Canada would allow us to connect. 2) Once connected, the issues with the game started…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has an interesting concept and it's clear a lot of passion has put into it, but I can't recommend it in its current form. It falls into the category of early access games that are decidedly not done. The following are issues that I would wait to get fixed before getting this game: -Significant issues with audio; e.g. the crying from hostages overlaps with their talking and continues even after they've left. Also the audio for the player character is constantly being warped for no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been playing this game in co-op with my girlfriend (with me hosting). While the core gameplay is actually fun, the saving system combined with a catastrophic bug completely wiped out all of our progress. The Bug: When traveling between maps—whether by boat or by pig—you randomly fall through the floor into an endless black void. The absolute worst part about this is that the game forces an autosave the moment you travel. You have zero control over this. By the time the map loads and you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok I've put a number of hours into the game. Honestly, there's some decent gameplay but there's honestly a load of flaws with the game mostly with storage, travel to and from and especially with repetivenes. Much later down the track it could well be a good game. The Cons are as follows; * Biggest flaw is the static location of your starter village. Granted its in the middle of the island but once you have to start travelling from island to island the "pack mule" repetiveness really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, I want to say that this game has a lot of potential. The concept is there, and I think it will be great once it's cleaned up a bit. That said, I think there is a lot of work that needs to be done before it gets to that point. I just spent hours playing the game, trying to find new villagers to recruit to my village. I've checked and cleared numerous yellow event areas, killed more bandits than I can count, and died several times. And yet, the only villager I've been able to find is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Janky af. When hosting a game, if ANOTHER player leaves, the game ends.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is absolutely riddled with multiplayer bugs and missing features. Non host players have limited interaction with most features. LAN players aren't supported at all. There's no direct IP connections. Tons of desync and disconnect issues, in a game where everyone has to join a lobby the beginning of the game and there's no hot joining. It needs at least a year of work on the multiplayer side. In the game generally: The combat is deeply unsatisfying, the villagers by default waste…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get ready to explore Nested Lands together with Owlcat Community Managers in our upcoming Alpha Stream! Join us as we dive into the game, chat with the CMs, and showcase what’s in store for you. March 12, 10:00 am ET / 7:00 am PT / 4 pm CET twitch.tv/owlcatgames YouTube: @OwlcatGames
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow! This game freaking sucks. Like I get that it's new and just came out a few months ago, so there is a lot that you cant access yet, but still I should be able to come back to the game from where I saved last. I saved and came back after a friend got disconnected and all our work was gone. The bandits health was way to high and they would respawn almost instantly. So I think all my friends and I are going to uninstall this crap and try to forget we ever came here. NOT WORTH A DIME, let alone…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an Early Access Review as of 6/14/2026, and I pray things improve. So your looking for a fun game? This one peak your interest? Survival, town & labor management, great story & dialog, combat, maybe even a little adult content?? Well do I have a deal for you! How would you like to play instead a game of fetch quests, back and forth over long distances, all while everything runs at 15 FPS, and you stop moving whenever you run in to anything in the game because every item stops your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the demo across different stages, and it was reasonably good. Now they’re selling the full game using the exact same map as the demo. It seems like the gameplay is exactly the same, too. I bought it thinking there would be something different, but there wasn't. It’s all just like the demo—very little has changed. A disappointment... I didn't just play for 30 minutes; I played the demo and the early access version—for over 30 hours. The missions keep getting stuck; I just played for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is horrible for coop. The other players in your party cant even hear the npc speaking if they don't enter the trigger zone at the exact same time you do. I hosted the game and the entire beginning storyline was skipped on its own so I if my team mate hadn't been streaming her game i wouldn't have had a clue what was going on. Loud crows dominate the audio. tools don't appear in your had from hot bar unless you are in fighting stance. Refunded.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has some potential but insanely buggy. I feel like they don't test much before a new patch is released. Seems every patch has a new game breaking bug.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool concept, but very boring. Poorly Optimised. Unsure the game goal. Only seems to be 2 enemy types. CLUB MAN. and KNIFE MAN. Why do I need to build a bunch of buildings to craft better gear, when I can already kill everything with ease using sticks and stones? Plus the combat, yes this review is after the combat overhaul update. . . The combat is bad. Really should make it so enemy pull back before they swing. Allowing you to time perfect blocks to stagger them. Instead enemies INSTANTLY…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very few games have managed to immerse me this deeply. Despite not standing out at first glance, the medieval setting slowly reveals an incredible level of depth and atmosphere, pulling you into a world that feels heavy, grounded, and deeply immersive. It is not about flashy moments, it is about tension, atmosphere, and truly feeling part of a harsh world. If you value immersion, mood, and world building, this is absolutely worth your time. I stopped playing just to get some sleep, but I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It crashes, a lot. Every time you do a small task you better save. I have 76 hour of game time played and have had approx. 30 crashes. About 40 hour in I got hit with a 'plague wind' that never went away. If I moved even slightly out of cover I would die. I had to start completely over. I was hoping for better. I didn't get it. I think my current save is corrupted because if I can even log in there is only 3-4 minutes of game play before it crashes. There are many issues that need to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This seemed promising but it's a bugfest. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY like I did. Also, terrible optimisation, runs about as smooth as sand paper, and it is an asset flip. So dissappointed. I may give it another try once it's further down development. I played for an hour and I had to restart 2 times because of bugs. First time Balder got stuck, second time, I got launched into the stratosphere and landed in the sea, had to swim back to tutorial area, and from then on, all the rocks, beams,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game so far, but as of right now I have 1 issue with it. Why is all the villager happy items locked behind quest progession, which can only be progressed threw having your village have villagers, who keep leaving because I cannot progress fast enough to get a well, wash basin, and farm started. If I need 5 villagers to build a black smith, and it takes me a long time to find 5 villagers, and then right as I go to build the black smith, 3 villagers leave and I can no longer build the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although I've experienced "glitches", the overall experience was pretty good. Perhaps some of the mechanics of what I've found are merely my not understanding how it works, but I'm sure it'll be worked out eventually. I'll keep at it. This game already has good potential, and it can only get better, provided the developers continue updating. It's definitely worth trying.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →18 hours in and i finished the early access because i couldn't stop playing. its ♥♥♥♥. the combat the graphics the voice lines and other sound effects. the crows sound like someone spamming the discord sound board. but it was an amazing experience. building upgrading and managing a village from scratch. The survival aspect of games always gets me and this game added in hygiene, if you smell bad you cant sneak up on enemies and i think that was so creative, if you have 15 bucks and 20 hours to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everyone talking about how dark it is, and all that useless junk. My character has a monster shlong. Two thumbs up for realism.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute garbage. Clunky movement, horrible combat. Kill 3 people and you are filthy, stealth doesn't work. nine tenths of what you need is unattainable. The Early access is 5 minutes more than the demo. You effectively can't leave your base, villagers get sick and die, with no means of healing them, villagers don't do their assigned jobs, and won't harvest materials once they have cleared your immediate village area. I like the premise, and they could have something here, Let's see if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nested Lands is a 'brutal' survival city-builder about guiding villagers through a plague-infested world, and you can play its open alpha right now. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26029068 > [Nested Lands](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/Nested_Lands/) on Steam (playtest request available)
neutral · AI labelView post →A lot of bugs, little to do Could be a good game if devs put in the work
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A prime example of AI at its finest. Gameplay resembles AI in many many ways. Especially the voice acting that's where it stands out the most. Don't be fooled by the videos and screenshots it is Nothing like it. When it says this game is in Early Access it 100% means it. This is no way ready,it shouldn't even be in early access either. This is so so bad. Graphically it is also extremely buggy,not to mention the gameplay. Maybe it will get better with time. Don't even bother with this it is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nested Lands is a 'brutal' survival city-builder about guiding villagers through a plague-infested world, and you can play its open alpha right now. [Nested Lands](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/Nested_Lands/) on Steam (playtest request available)
neutral · AI labelView post →I am playing it starting from the first DEMO. The game does have a promise and I would definitely recommend it. I have spent more than 80 hours in the Playtest just walking around and doing staff aftert he work. It made me feel I have got my own small pet that I just need to check from time to time. Gameplay-wise: like a survival game with base-building. The game doesn't push itself to any bigger lists of the top games of the World. But it gives a feel of I want to come back and see how it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a decent game for what it is. Buggy, combat is horrible. Every third attack or so just doesn't register. I post guards at my village which I've never, in 3 separate attacks seen do anything other than just stand and get slaughtered without even attacking. The idea of the game seems fun, the story seems like it could be interesting if I could play long enough to uncover it. All in all 5/10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off, I am so glad this hit early access! Been waiting for this! I'm stoked for this game. Ever since 'The Black Death' had it's development ended... Abruptly - Yes, I'm still cross over that one. I've been wanting another 'plague' style survival game, and this seems to be right here ready to tackle that itch! ...then administer medicine to said itch. Do we need 4K, ultra max high def graphics? No. Not every game needs this in order to be great. (It also opens up more players to access…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had this game wish listed from the moment it was on Steam. I played for a couple of hours but am having to request a refund, right now, its not worth the money. The Concept is good and with time, the game could become something really fun to play. But as of the first day release, there isn't much to it other than your basic building and combat (which is very clunky at this stage). It's very similar to games like medieval Dynasty in terms of collecting and crafting, recruiting settlers,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVE this game! There are a few things I would change such as the white markers over lootable containers and plants (surely the developers can come up with something more in keeping like a faint glow to the overall container/plant?) and it seriously lags whenever I get close to coastal areas - but otherwise this is fantastically atmospheic - dark but hopeful - I love it and would highly recommend!! I'm addicted!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the concept of the game its just to wonky right now everytime i hit pause , the game would crash and wasnt playable for me. i did enjoy the amount i got to play before the refund. so maybe once everything kids fix and patched i will return.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite survival games. Still very early, no skills yet. So far the game has been improved alot. Its a slower pace survival, craft, base managing game. There is always something going on. I really enjoy this one. Graphics are good as well and its different compared to others.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mere fact that the game can create such a post-apocalyptic atmosphere is quite appealing to me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loving this game so far! First time playing it captivated me fully for 7 hours straight. Very much looking forward to the potential on full release!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is in early access, understood. There are a lot of issues with the game, and I'm unable to put in any type of report to discuss any of the problems. I would have to say no to this game at the moment, due to lack of support. There are LOTS of problems. Maybe in a year or so it will be playable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am sorry but I can not, will not recommend this game to anyone. It is just absolutely horrible from the start. The voice acting turns you away immediately. The gameplay feels the same as it did with the review I originally wrote. Only thing I seen they fixed is now you find wood in a storage instead of on the ground. The controls, OMG. No wonder I lost materials before E puts everything into a box. Why? I got to where you use the axe, the animation was just so so slow. Horrible did not feel…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game so far. I really enjoy the village building aspect, but the looting has my loot goblin ways all excited. This game will go far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nested Lands Alpha Playtest Giveaway. I have a key for Nested Lands Alpha Playtest and won't play it. [Nested Lands Alpha Playtest Steam page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/Nested_Lands/) If you were looking to play it, write a comment and I'll DM you the key.
neutral · AI labelView post →While still a WIP, we have some new screenshots on our STEAM page! 🤩 These give a better idea of what Nested Lands is all about! 💀 Take a look, and don't forget to wishlist the game! 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/... #gamedev #survivalgames #indiegames #gamesbrasil #brasil #videogames
neutral · AI labelView post →Pretty bad beginning. You get stuck on a quest to find a villager, which are apparently located in random event spots which can spawn either npc's to recruit or bandits. Only had bandits on 5+ events so far and combat is so bad. Sluggish movement, reach feels off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting concept, needs more polishing and more guidance on certain things. I will be keeping my eye on this game and watching development but there are so many known bugs that have not been fixed that have ruined my experience of the game or just outweighed the positive opinions I had. I look forward to how this develops. I cannot in good faith recommend this game at this time and thats unfortunate because it is so intriguing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At it's current state I can't recommend this game. The optimization is horrible even with lowering the graphics options. I experienced contant FPS crashes even in the beginning of the game. It also takes a huge amount of time even to open up the game. I am aware I have played it for an incredibly limited amount of time but believe me this game needs a lot more work before it can be complete. The UI seems bleak, and the craftings times are unnecessarily long without any edited options. There…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have found this game to be very interesting and entertaining. Is it 100% perfect no. There are a few bumps and glitching issues when it comes to collecting things from stashes or boxes etc. which I am sure they can patch. And there is a bit of a learning curve to the fighting mechanic...I do wish the fighting was more like Valheim or Grounded so that it would be smoother when trying to patch yourself up or easier to manage food/water intake. But overall, its very enjoyable. Right now I am…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good ideas but my god the combat is bad
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont really write these, but, I felt i should for this one. I have decent set up and everytime I would start to make it out of the starting area it would quite literally crash the game or even entire laptop. after 3rd run through with nothing able to save and having once again restart and run some basic diagnostics, I think I am done for a bit. The game LOOKS cool. The concept and play style is something I typically enjoy... however I think I am going to have to simply wait a touch longer…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay to be up front I have not actually gotten into the game. Why? And why would I not recommend? Well I start up the game and get a character creator... It has male and female options... But---- The females faces look like the male faces. I have tried twice to create a female character and twice gotten nowhere. I do not have issues with peoples appearances I do however know that there are differences between male and female skeletal structures. I don't see this game taking that into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I very much enjoyed the game in its early state. But I found the town management to be tedious. The villagers are so unproductive, they would starve if you didn't return to the town at least a couple times each day to plant crops, cook food, and bring in general resources they should be collecting on their own (wood, stone, berries, etc.). They really don't produce anything on their own. And the raids are very difficult to handle. Guards are worthless. It would probably be better to not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a super annoying bug when crafting at workbenches. If you press Y on controller to pick up what you just crafted a lot of your weapons simply disappear into the void. Can't recommend until this quite obvious bug is fixed. Farming balance is also a bit off. I have at least 500 seeds of each type except for cotton and figs where I have zero. They are unsustainable. This should not be a problem like this, especially when cotton is essential for your villagers. The warehouse you can build…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great foundations, the athmosphere is very unique. Still much to improve and deepen.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have seen better game assets for sale in the marketplace of multiple engines for commercial use for just a few bucks. Animation stutters just walking around. Game froze in the first 5 min in menus and couldn't get out. Just a sever lack of polish in all areas I can see. Perhaps it gets cleaned up eventually but wait on this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →multiplayer caveman medieval edition
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a lot survival crafting games out there, but only one could be classified as horror. Nested Lands has similar mechanics to the Minecrafts and Rusts out there, but the atmosphere is so pleasantly creepy throughout and the systems of degradation and slowly approaching doom give it a leg up in my opinion as you feel like your outpost is a light in the darkness and you're constantly trying to keep it flickering. The plague mechanics, hygiene affecting stealth, it all slots neatly into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can see this game becoming quite fun once some things will be added. I played around with it, it IS enjoyable as it is right now, think of a darker Bellwright? Bit more simple, I'm sure in the future it'll get a lot more depth. I'll keep it warm and come back once I see the skill update as I do enjoy a bit of 'leveling'. There's a random event system in there that I really like and I hope it'll be developped in the next updates too! For the price, it's a thumbs up. Someone can certainly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is in "early access," so I don't know why people are complaining. I believe that this game has a lot of potential and is fun to play in its current state. I have not run into any bugs of problems so far. The controls are easy to learn and combat isn't as bad as others are saying. I highly recommend giving this game a shot, and I am very excited to see where the developers take this in the future.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another new screenshot from Nested Lands, showcasing a WIP of the stealth! 🗡️ Don't forget to check our steam page to see the other screenshots, and, of course, to wishlist the game! 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/... #nestedlands #gamedev #videogames #gamesbrasil
neutral · AI labelView post →Game crashes every 10 minutes. 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900K (3.20 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (24 GB) 32 GB RAM Hope they get it fixed, the gameplay loop seems interesting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have mixed opinions about this game. Some aspects are very good, such as the building, and it is very fun to see you build up your town building by building. This game is a good pick if you enjoy those sort of construction/strategy games, and the story is quite good. However, THE GAME IS VERY POORLY OPTIMISED. At 1080p medium settings, I get 12fps, and my GPU is pinned at 100 percent. And the problem is, I would accept it if the game looked visually great, BUT IT DOESNT. It reminds me of…
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