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The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

The Wandering Village is a early access, building and sandbox game developed by Stray Fawn Studio and published by Stray Fawn Publishing and WhisperGames.
Released on July 17th 2025 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 14 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Turkish and Italian.

It has received 5,986 reviews of which 5,457 were positive and 529 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows® 7, Windows® 10
  • Processor: Quad Core Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or similar dedicated graphics card
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: GPU with Shader Model 5.0 required.
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.13 or newer
  • Processor: Quad Core Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: M1 Macs are compatible too
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
  • Processor: Quad Core Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Nvidia and AMD GPUs using Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver.

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Jan. 2026
The best co-op experience I've had in years is actually this single-player game. I've got four decades of gaming under my wrist and I'm tired of flavorless standardized AAAs. I bought this expecting a simple, chill city-builder to pass the time. I was wrong. It’s a logistical masterpiece, but the real magic happens if you play it as improvised couch co-op with kids (doable as early as 3, providing they can handle the spooky mushrooms, recommended after 6). We established a strict "Village Family Council": - Me (The Clicker): I provide the manual labor and the credit card. - My Daughter (6 yo): "The Onbu Advocate." Her sole mandate is ensuring the beast gets petted and fed. She spams high-frequency vowels the moment he looks even slightly hungry. - My Son (10): "The Village Union Rep." He couldn't care less about the beast’s feelings; he demands efficiency, resources, and enforced happiness like a true Soviet dream. Watching them argue over the moral dilemma of "Hurting the beast to save the village" was a novel game experience. Following the story ultimately felt like playing a Miyazaki movie with ecological & philosophical inquiries. Verdict: Don't play alone. Grab your family, assign roles, and let the chaos unfold. 9/10
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Nov. 2025
I played the game without ever using (or researching) things that harmed my Onbu, we finished the game happy. Great relaxing experience, very nice
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Nov. 2025
Pretty good town management game, the theme is quite interesting. The only real flaw is if you've played any of the more challenging town builders, you'll find this one very easy with very little tension. Which can be good or bad depending if you want a more relaxed experience or not. -There is a little bit of micro management needed, but once you get most systems down, its very easy to overproduce everything to not have to be a concern, supply chains are very basic with no math needed. -The story allows you to progress at your own pace, nothing really overstays its welcome as you can quickly push through story events when you are ready to do so. So whilst this game is more on the casual side, I would still recommend it for anyone that wants a more laid back experience as its still a very beautiful game with lovely music.
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Sept. 2025
My 4 year old daughter and and I like to play this game together. She likes to pick where the scavengers go, and I enjoy the strategy of city building. She also loves to watch all the villagers working. :)
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July 2025
Just when I think im out, They pull me back in. Lots to do with the new research tree and story mode, Gave the game a lot more depth to feel like there is always something to do. From managing the city, to caring for the onbu, to launching scavengers out to bring back materials
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Wandering Village is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

The Wandering Village is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

The Wandering Village received 5,457 positive votes out of a total of 5,986 achieving a rating of 8.82.
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The Wandering Village was developed by Stray Fawn Studio and published by Stray Fawn Publishing and WhisperGames.

The Wandering Village is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Wandering Village is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Wandering Village is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Wandering Village is a single-player game.

There are 3 DLCs available for The Wandering Village. Explore additional content available for The Wandering Village on Steam.

The Wandering Village does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Wandering Village does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Wandering Village is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Wandering Village.

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Steam price 28 January 2026 20:49
Steam reviews 28 January 2026 09:46

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The Wandering Village
Rating
8.8
5,457
529
Game modes
Features
Online players
164
Developer
Stray Fawn Studio
Publisher
Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames
Release 17 Jul 2025
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