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

Action RPG Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 22K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 371 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,093; peak 24h 1,102
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 3 weeks 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

80% of 21,663 reviews are positive · 74% of 371 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Bellwright system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 41
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

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.