Clanfolk
Medieval colony sim about family survival across generations
MinMax Games Ltd. · Published by Hooded Horse · Released Jul 14, 2022 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 3,927
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 24 in 30 days
- Players
- 166
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 29, 2026
What is Clanfolk?
This single-player sandbox colony simulation takes place in the medieval Scottish Highlands, where one family builds a home and survives across generations. You schedule work, construct buildings, farm, hunt, fish, craft, cook, tend livestock, and store supplies for winter while relatives marry, have children, age, and die.
For you if...
- +you enjoy guiding one family across many generations
- +you like planning farms and stockpiles around changing seasons
- +you want settlement building without combat
Not for you if...
- −you prefer quick progression and short campaigns
- −you dislike assigning chores and balancing daily needs
What players say
90% of 3,927 reviews are positive · 91% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the task-based unlock progression and ability to expand a homestead into a large village. Common complaints are that later years lack goals and become repetitive. Some players also report cumbersome controls, unreliable worker behavior, and bugs that can block progress or prevent saves from loading.
Players over time
▼ -28% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 359 players on Sep 21, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 166 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 139 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 128 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 138 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 149 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 157 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 201 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 184 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 121 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 143 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 150 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 185 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 214 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 260 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 239 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 217 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 204 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 234 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 222 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 237 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 270 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 217 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 226 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 227 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 230 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 278 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 241 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 211 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 197 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 202 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 205 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 262 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 241 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 198 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 183 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 209 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 204 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 297 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 269 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 228 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 219 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 228 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 263 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 267 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 359 |
Screenshots and trailer
Clanfolk system requirements
Minimum: GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7850 (2 GB)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 3200G (quad-core)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 380 (2 GB)
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does Clanfolk have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Clanfolk run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Hungarian.
Does Clanfolk 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 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Farming Sim
- Pixel Graphics
- Life Sim
- RPG
- Relaxing
- Simulation
- Agriculture
- Crafting
- Sandbox
- Colony Sim
- Indie
- Building
- Open World
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Recent updates
- Sep 20, 2026 · Patch Notes v0.661 - v0.667
- Sep 2, 2026 · Patch Notes v0.660
- Aug 1, 2026 · Patch Notes: v0.657
- Jul 31, 2026 · Patch Notes v0.656
- Jul 16, 2026 · Patch Notes: v0.655