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Norland

Medieval colony sim about noble families, politics, and survival

Long Jaunt · Published by Hooded Horse · Released Jul 18, 2024 · Early Access

RPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 9,410
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 118 in 30 days
Players
189
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 28, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1050 Ti
8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Norland?

A single-player medieval colony sim set among rival kingdoms after an empire's collapse. In each sandbox run, you build and manage a settlement, organize its economy, assign duties to skilled nobles, handle family relationships and political schemes, and lead armies.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing settlements, economies, and noble relationships
  • +you want sandbox runs shaped by betrayal and family drama
  • +you prefer single-player strategy with emergent stories

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike managing character needs, loyalties, and family conflict
  • −you want direct control over every worker's actions

What players say

79% of 9,410 reviews are positive · 78% of 118 in the last 30 days

Players praise the emergent family drama, settlement economy, and combat, especially during the early and middle stages of a run. Common complaints include tedious or unclear management, thin late-game content, unreliable task execution, and bugs that can disrupt or stall a run.

Players over time

▼ -1% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 308 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026189
Nov 6, 2026147
Nov 5, 2026157
Nov 4, 2026212
Nov 3, 2026192
Nov 2, 2026180
Nov 1, 2026308
Oct 31, 2026287
Oct 30, 2026218
Oct 29, 2026192
Oct 28, 2026207
Oct 27, 2026222
Oct 26, 2026235
Oct 25, 2026301
Oct 24, 2026241
Oct 23, 2026234
Oct 22, 2026182
Oct 21, 2026206
Oct 20, 2026185
Oct 18, 2026277
Oct 17, 2026242
Oct 16, 2026201
Oct 15, 2026215
Oct 14, 2026210
Oct 13, 2026227
Oct 11, 2026277
Oct 10, 2026200
Oct 9, 2026201
Oct 8, 2026209
Oct 7, 2026189
Oct 6, 2026206
Oct 4, 2026231
Oct 3, 2026221
Oct 2, 2026180
Oct 1, 2026160
Sep 30, 2026148
Sep 29, 2026153
Sep 27, 2026201
Sep 26, 2026182
Sep 25, 2026184
Sep 24, 2026156
Sep 23, 2026199
Sep 23, 2026177
Sep 22, 2026183
Sep 21, 2026289

How many players finish Norland?

4.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Emperor», 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

Norland screenshot 1

Norland system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-4570T (dual-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-9590 (quad-core)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-10700 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 7 3700X (quad-core)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8 GB)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Norland have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Norland run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
25
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Turkish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian.

Does Norland 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

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