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The Wandering Village

Post-apocalyptic city builder set atop a wandering giant creature

Stray Fawn Studio · Published by Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames · Released Jul 17, 2025

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 8,061
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 62 in 30 days
Players
82
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
5 months ago
Jun 4, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Wandering Village?

A single-player city-building and colony management game set on the back of Onbu, a giant creature crossing a spore-poisoned world. You place buildings, manage production chains, research technology, scout changing biomes, and gather resources while keeping both the villagers and Onbu alive.

For you if...

  • +you want a relaxed, approachable city builder
  • +you enjoy adapting production to changing climates
  • +you prefer single-player colony management

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • −you prefer fast action over slow resource management

What players say

91% of 8,061 reviews are positive · 91% of 62 in the last 30 days

Players praise the creature-back setting, art, music, and approachable management. Common complaints describe shallow systems, low difficulty, repetitive micromanagement, and limited replay value.

Players over time

▼ -28% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 184 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202682
Nov 6, 202663
Nov 5, 202671
Nov 4, 202683
Nov 3, 202674
Nov 2, 202686
Nov 1, 2026110
Oct 31, 2026115
Oct 30, 202680
Oct 29, 202680
Oct 28, 202681
Oct 26, 2026115
Oct 25, 2026139
Oct 24, 2026147
Oct 23, 2026124
Oct 22, 2026137
Oct 21, 2026126
Oct 20, 2026139
Oct 18, 2026184
Oct 17, 2026153
Oct 16, 2026129
Oct 15, 2026167
Oct 14, 2026151
Oct 13, 2026155
Oct 11, 2026147
Oct 10, 2026135
Oct 9, 2026131
Oct 8, 202698
Oct 7, 2026120
Oct 6, 2026119
Oct 4, 2026157
Oct 3, 2026121
Oct 2, 2026107
Oct 1, 202693
Sep 30, 202676
Sep 29, 202688
Sep 27, 2026124
Sep 26, 2026101
Sep 25, 2026106
Sep 24, 202694
Sep 23, 202697
Sep 23, 2026116
Sep 22, 2026129
Sep 21, 2026142

How many players finish The Wandering Village?

9.1% of Steam players have unlocked «Monumental», 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

The Wandering Village screenshot 1

The Wandering Village system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 7, Windows® 10
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Graphics
GeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or similar dedicated graphics card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
GPU with Shader Model 5.0 required.

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Graphics
GeForce RTX 2070, Radeon RX 5700 or similar dedicated graphics card
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
GPU with Shader Model 5.0 required.

Does The Wandering Village have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Wandering Village 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
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
32
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Italian.

Does The Wandering Village 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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