Nomads of Driftland

Fantasy real-time strategy about capturing islands and securing their resources

Star Drifters · Released Dec 7, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 173
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Apr 23, 2024
Minimum PC: DirectX 11 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Nomads of Driftland?

This free, standalone real-time strategy game takes place on a shattered fantasy planet. From a top-down view, you directly command different classes of Nomad units in battle, as rebels fight to survive persecution by mage-rulers.

For you if...

+you want a stripped-down introduction to real-time strategy

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer competition rather than solo strategy

What players say

73% of 173 reviews are positive

Players praise the island mechanics and appreciate that the game is free. Some describe the missions as repetitive and strategically limited, with too much waiting.

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Nomads of Driftland system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 7
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel Core i3 (3 Ghz)
Graphics: AMD Radeon 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce 770 or or equivalent DirectX 11 card
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Nomads of Driftland have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Nomads of Driftland run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian.

Does Nomads of Driftland 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam