Bellwright
Open-world medieval survival RPG about building towns and leading rebellion
Donkey Crew · Published by Donkey Crew, Snail Games USA · Released Apr 23, 2024 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 21K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 190 in 30 days
- Players
- 933
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Sep 1, 2026
What is Bellwright?
An open-world medieval survival RPG and settlement-management game in which you gather resources, hunt, craft, build towns, assign workers, and command armies. Framed for a prince’s murder, you return to lead a rebellion against the Crown.
For you if...
- +you enjoy survival crafting that expands into town management
- +you want to manage production and command medieval armies
- +you prefer playing alone or in online co-op
Not for you if...
- −you dislike slow, resource-heavy progression and repeated gathering
- −you prefer guided levels over an open-world sandbox
What players say
78% of 20,931 reviews are positive · 83% of 190 in the last 30 days
Players praise the progression from gathering and crafting to building settlements, managing production chains, and leading armies. Common complaints focus on slow, grind-heavy advancement, unreliable villager AI and pathfinding, and rough combat; some players also report crashes and co-op hosting problems.
Players over time
▼ -23% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 2,215 players on Sep 21, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 933 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 660 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 704 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 846 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 776 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 756 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1,182 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 993 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 766 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 698 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 710 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 748 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 812 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 1,068 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 934 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 829 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 897 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 861 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 851 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1,199 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1,052 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 916 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 970 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 997 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1,067 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1,342 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1,169 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 1,063 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 1,026 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 1,092 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 1,173 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1,390 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1,115 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 933 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 911 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 923 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 926 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1,233 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1,078 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 946 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 947 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1,093 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1,102 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1,137 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2,215 |
How many players finish Bellwright?
8.2% of Steam players have unlocked «Anointed in Blood», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Bellwright system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1070, 16 GB RAM, 24 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bellwright?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / Windows 11
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel ARC A580 8GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 24 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / Windows 11
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 13600 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB / AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB / Intel ARC A770 16GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 24 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does Bellwright have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Bellwright run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 41
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Croatian.
Does Bellwright use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
Generative AI is used during development to prototype the voice acting. Expect professional voice acting quality by the full release.
The statement mentions: Voices
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
- Survival
- Open World
- City Builder
- Medieval
- Crafting
- Online Co-Op
- Multiplayer
- Building
- Simulation
- Co-op
- RPG
- Strategy
- Life Sim
- Exploration
- Singleplayer
- Action
Recent updates
- Sep 1, 2026 · Hotfix [September 1]
- Jul 16, 2026 · Hotfix [July 16]
- Jul 3, 2026 · Hotfix [July 3]
- Jun 30, 2026 · Hotfix [June 30]
- Jun 23, 2026 · Hotfix [June 23]
1 DLC available.