Out today, Manor Lords, one of the most wishlisted games on Steam, has amassed more than 2,000 'Very Positive' reviews in a matter of hours.
Do you like subsistence farming, infant mortality and dying of exposure? Do you fear bandits and the possibility that Squire Kubik will drink all the ale? If so, gird your loins for everyday life in the High Middle Ages because Manor Lords is out in early access and we’re going to party like it's 13
Manor Lords' early access features the most intriguing mechanics of a city-building game. It is highly complicated but engaging to progress.
Composers Elben Schutte and Daniel Caleb from Pressure Cooker have written a medieval-flavored score for the new sim Manor Lords.
Indies are the only ones innovating.
The whole industry is upside down right now. AAA games that are always play it safe and are usually pretty bad or $70 whereas pretty decent to great indie games are usually $40 or less.
One of the big 3 will purchase this company too.
AAA games almost always plays it safe. There are exceptions, but it's certainly not the rule. To be indie and have the same expectations, means you don't sell games. It's quite a different dynamic between the two.