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Border Town

Open-world farming RPG mixing village rebuilding and monster hunts

GoHoGames · Published by 2P Games · Released Sep 11, 2025

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 308
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
1
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Sep 13, 2025

What is Border Town?

This single-player, top-down 2D RPG takes place in an open world where an orc invasion has left a village in ruins. You grow crops, gather materials, craft equipment, build houses, recruit villagers to help with reconstruction, and take guild quests to explore and fight monsters.

For you if...

  • +you like alternating between farming and monster hunts
  • +you enjoy recruiting villagers to help rebuild a town
  • +you want freedom to explore different regions

Not for you if...

  • −you want structured levels instead of open-world exploration
  • −you dislike managing stamina and food during activities
  • −you avoid gathering materials to build and craft

What players say

79% of 308 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of farming, town building, and exploration. They complain about repetitive resource upkeep, unclear quest directions, interface issues, and bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Border Town

Border Town system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Window10
Processor
Intel I3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
512 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
42
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

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.

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