Mini Settlers

Minimalist city builder centered on island supply networks

Knight Owl Games · Published by Goblinz Publishing, IndieArk · Released May 6, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 753
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 12 in 30 days
Playing now: 11; peak 24h 15
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; May 10, 2025

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Mini Settlers?

A single-player city builder about settling abandoned islands. Place buildings and factories to gather and process resources, then connect them to cities with roads, trains, and ports to meet residents’ needs and expand across plains, deserts, and snowlands.

For you if...

+you like optimizing production and transport networks
+you prefer low-pressure building without failure states

Not for you if...

−you want opposing forces to challenge your settlements
−you dislike fitting supply networks onto small islands

What players say

80% of 753 reviews are positive · 75% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the focused resource management and the ability to tear down and redesign layouts. Common complaints include unintuitive roads, having to unlock buildings again on new maps, and long waits for population growth. Some players also report bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Mini Settlers system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Core i3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent, Integrated cards also work
Memory: 4 GB RAM

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 67
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

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

Text only: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.