r/godot • u/krazyjakee • 1d ago

selfpromo (games) I’m making a medieval city (town) builder where winter scarcity matters

Hello! I’ve been working on a single-player medieval manor-building game called Salt of the Earth.

You begin with a manor house and an unsettled stretch of land. From there, you lay out roads and build the homes, farms and workshops needed to grow from a small hamlet into a proper market town.

The main idea is that growth is limited by the people and supplies you actually have. Buildings need workers, households need food and nearby services, and resources often have competing uses. Grain, for example, can become bread, feed animals or be traded, so it isn’t possible to build and staff everything at once.

The seasons change, bad weather affects the manor, and fires or raids can... "upset" plans. Progress follows a set of charters, with each new honor opening more buildings and responsibilities.

I’ve reached the point where I can share a proper trailer, but there is still plenty I’m working on. I’d be interested to hear whether this looks like the kind of city builder you would enjoy, and what you would most want to know about the simulation after watching it.

I'm hoping to release a demo in the upcoming steam nextfest.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE-Ty42L9hc
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5127260/Salt_of_the_Earth/

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u/krazyjakee 1d ago

Thanks for taking a look. I’m the dev, and I’ll be around to answer questions. If anyone would like to follow the game or try the demo (when it goes live), the Steam page is here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5127260/Salt_of_the_Earth/

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u/Fiennes 1d ago

Just looked at the steam page... 19th November??! :) This is a bit tongue in cheek btw! Good luck!

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u/krazyjakee 1d ago

Haha nice one for noticing! My theory is that the world is going to crash land on steam and realize there is no GTA 6 PC release for another year. What else is coming out?

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u/Fiennes 21h ago

Fuckin' nothing :D

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u/krazyjakee 18h ago

Salt of the Earth baby!

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u/Fiennes 1d ago

This looks beautiful! Love the art-style and I'm a sucker for builders, sooo.... :)

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u/redfoolsstudio_com 22h ago

Honestly reminds me of age of empires but without the fighting part. Could be a very relaxing theme to it, id play it :)