House of Legacy
Historical dynasty management sandbox with politics, trade, and estate building
S3 Studio · Published by Thermite Games · Released May 14, 2025 · Early Access
AdventureRPGSimulationStrategyEarly Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 3,979
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 40 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 124
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 months ago
- Apr 22, 2026
What is House of Legacy?
This single-player historical management sandbox follows a clan rebuilding after a rebellion in imperial China. In an open world, you develop an estate and its industries, educate and marry relatives, pursue official posts, negotiate with rival houses, and lead troops against rebels.
For you if...
- +you enjoy setting your own goals across a long campaign
- +you like strategy centered on family generations and succession
- +you prefer management spanning commerce, politics, and warfare
Not for you if...
- −you want a tightly guided campaign with fixed objectives
- −you expect deep city planning based on roads and districts
- −you prefer complex systems over broad, lighter management
What players say
83% of 3,979 reviews are positive · 95% of 40 in the last 30 days
Players praise the emergent clan and political stories, along with frequent development updates. The most common complaints are weak explanations, cumbersome menus, repetitive clicking, and growing micromanagement as the clan expands.
Screenshots and trailer
House of Legacy system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel i5 Processor
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel i7 Processor/Ryzen 1700+
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- 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
Tags
- Management
- Diplomacy
- Sandbox
- City Builder
- Open World
- RPG
- Simulation
- Economy
- Strategy
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Historical
- Exploration
- Real-Time with Pause
- Life Sim
- Adventure
Recent updates
- Apr 22, 2026 · House of Legacy Version 1.0 Development Plan
- Apr 14, 2026 · Update v0.9.0 | Performance Optimization, One-Click Housing & More
- Mar 20, 2026 · Upcoming Update Plan for House of Legacy
- Mar 16, 2026 · Version Update V0.8.8 | Added a Large Number of Story Events
- Jan 23, 2026 · Upcoming Update Plan (Expected March 2026)
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