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Axes and Acres

Turn-based village building with dice workers and motivation cards

BrainGoodGames · Released Apr 7, 2016

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 111
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Apr 9, 2023
Minimum PC
0.5 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Axes and Acres?

In this single-player strategy game, you manage a small plot of land, directing peasants to farm, gather resources, build, and reproduce. Each playthrough is self-contained, and you can improve both your workers and the cards used to motivate them.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy solo board games built around managing workers
  • +you like changing terrain and goals between playthroughs

Not for you if...

  • −you want a relaxed town builder with little planning
  • −you dislike actions being limited by random dice rolls

What players say

84% of 111 reviews are positive

Players praise the strategic depth and room to experiment with different village-building plans. Complaints focus on the learning curve and awkward interface, with recent reports also describing tutorial bugs.

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Axes and Acres system requirements

Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Axes and Acres?

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP or newer
Processor
Support for SSE2 instruction set
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
60 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Axes and Acres have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Axes and Acres run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Axes and Acres 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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