Founders' Fortune
Colony sim about building a village and managing settlers' lives
Dionic Software · Released Dec 18, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 1,952
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 12
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Oct 1, 2026
What is Founders' Fortune?
In this colony sim, settlers arrive with only their clothes, and you build their village from scratch. You direct them to gather materials, design houses, farm crops, and research technologies while managing their needs and preparing for winter.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-ended village building with survival planning
- +you like tracking settlers' moods and family ties
Not for you if...
- −you prefer hands-off management over directing individual settlers
- −you want to build without worrying about food and winter
What players say
81% of 1,952 reviews are positive
Players praise the house-building options and the relationships that develop among settlers. Common complaints concern limited guidance and systems that some players find unintuitive or unfinished.
Players over time
▼ -41% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 23 players on Oct 3, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 8 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 23 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 23 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 18 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 9 |
How many players finish Founders' Fortune?
2.8% of Steam players have unlocked «New beginnings», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Founders' Fortune system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Founders' Fortune?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- Notes
- Runs with 35 fps on my test setup with a resolution of 1376x768 and low graphic settings.
Recommended
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 960
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does Founders' Fortune have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Founders' Fortune run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Czech, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian.
Does Founders' Fortune use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Colony Sim
- Base Building
- City Builder
- Simulation
- Building
- Strategy
- Survival
- Sandbox
- Indie
- Management
- Resource Management
- Character Customization
- Economy
- Crafting
- Medieval
- Cartoony
Recent updates
- Aug 18, 2026 · Founders' Fortune Update 1.3 - Hobbies, Fixes, and Quality of Life Changes!
- Oct 13, 2025 · Founders' Fortune Update 1.2.11
- Oct 7, 2025 · Founders' Fortune Update 1.2.10
- May 24, 2024 · Founders Fortune Update 1.2.9 Fixes
- Oct 7, 2022 · Hobbies Update Patch 1.2.8 Released