Patron

Survival city builder balancing resources and citizens' social concerns

Overseer Games · Released Aug 10, 2021

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 3,196
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 16; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 1 year ago; May 14, 2025

What is Patron?

A single-player survival city builder set in a new land, where you assign workers, gather resources, and grow a village into a city. You build homes and workplaces, research upgrades, prepare for harsh weather, and make decisions about taxes and immigration that affect citizens' happiness.

For you if...

+you like long-term planning and interconnected supply chains
+you enjoy weighing citizens' competing priorities
+you prefer building a town at your own pace

Not for you if...

−you prefer quick progress over gradual town expansion
−you dislike managing food and supplies through changing seasons

What players say

72% of 3,196 reviews are positive

Players praise the research tree and town building. They complain about repetitive progression, unclear interface feedback, and resource management that becomes tedious as settlements grow; some also report workers failing to complete assigned tasks.

Screenshots and trailer

Patron system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 85
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, German, Russian, French, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Italian, Hungarian, Korean.