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; 92% of 4,064
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 34 in 30 days
Playing now: 228; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 days ago; Sep 20, 2026

Free demo available, 3 playing it now: get the demo.

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

92% of 4,064 reviews are positive · 88% of 34 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Clanfolk system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

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