Norland

Medieval colony sim about noble families, politics, and survival

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

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 10K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 134 in 30 days
Playing now: 177; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 8, 2026

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

82% of 10,486 reviews are positive · 79% of 134 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Norland system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.