Townscaper

Goal-free building sandbox where colored blocks form small towns

Oskar Stålberg · Published by Raw Fury · Released Aug 26, 2021

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 22K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 72 in 30 days
Playing now: 25; peak 24h 27
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Jul 11, 2023

What is Townscaper?

Townscaper is a single-player building sandbox where you place colored blocks on an irregular grid. Their arrangement determines how they turn into houses, arches, stairways, bridges, and backyards. There are no goals to complete.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed, short sessions of town building
+you like seeing simple placements produce unexpected structures

Not for you if...

−you want a story or objectives to guide you
−you want detailed control over buildings and decorations

What players say

95% of 21,651 reviews are positive · 91% of 72 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art style and how quickly their towns take shape. Many say the limited building options make it hard to stay engaged for long.

Screenshots and trailer

Townscaper system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.