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City Tales - Medieval Era

Relaxed medieval city builder with flexible districts and companion stories

Irregular Shapes · Published by Firesquid · Released Jan 29, 2026

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Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 620
Recent reviews
Mixed
64% of 17 in 30 days
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 weeks ago
Oct 14, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 470
8 GB RAM · 12 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is City Tales - Medieval Era?

A single-player medieval city builder where you choose one of two maps and shape districts without a rigid grid. You place buildings to meet residents' needs, manage resources and production, and assign companions to production roles as their stories unfold.

For you if...

  • +you like shaping districts around different residents' needs
  • +you prefer building at a relaxed, forgiving pace
  • +you enjoy companion stories alongside resource management

Not for you if...

  • −you want resource shortages to threaten your city
  • −you prefer direct control over every residential plot

What players say

90% of 620 reviews are positive · 64% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the approachable pace, district planning, and companion stories. Common complaints are limited challenge and waiting for production during later quests. Some players report crashes or slowdown as their cities grow.

How many players finish City Tales - Medieval Era?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «To the End», 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

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City Tales - Medieval Era system requirements

Minimum: RX 470, 8 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Ryzen 3 1300X/Intel Core i3 9100
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 470 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Ryzen 5 1600X / Intel Core i5 8400
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 580 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
16 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does City Tales - Medieval Era have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does City Tales - Medieval Era run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • 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
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
47
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain.

Does City Tales - Medieval Era 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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