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Border Pioneer

Pixel-art city builder with cards and monthly enemy waves

Yahzj Games · Published by Yogscast Games, Gamersky Games · Released Feb 6, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 1,727
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 15 in 30 days
Players
75
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 days ago
Nov 5, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1060
8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Border Pioneer?

This pixel-art city-building and defense game takes place on a kingdom's frontier. As a recent academy graduate, you use cards to build settlements, manage resources, and prepare for enemy attacks at the end of each month.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy experimenting with different defensive setups
  • +you like managing resources while expanding settlements

Not for you if...

  • −you need a sustained challenge after learning the basics
  • −you dislike card draws affecting essential resources
  • −you expect endless play to stay varied

What players say

85% of 1,727 reviews are positive · 86% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the campaign's mix of town planning, card choices, and defense. Common complaints are that the game becomes too easy and repetitive, while unlucky card draws can leave settlements short of food.

Players over time

▲ +66% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 101 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202675
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Oct 4, 202658
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Sep 29, 202639
Sep 27, 202662
Sep 26, 202655
Sep 25, 202648
Sep 24, 202651
Sep 23, 202671
Sep 23, 202651
Sep 22, 202624
Sep 21, 202614

How many players finish Border Pioneer?

3.5% of Steam players have unlocked «Roll the Credits», 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

Border Pioneer screenshot 1

Border Pioneer system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1+) 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 4440
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 1060
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-7500
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 1660
Memory
16 GB RAM

Does Border Pioneer have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Border Pioneer run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • 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, macOS
Achievements
50
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Korean.

Does Border Pioneer 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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