Foundation

Gridless medieval city builder with organic roads and modular buildings

Polymorph Games · Released Jan 31, 2025

Indie Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 24K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 153 in 30 days
Playing now: 514; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Jul 28, 2026

Free demo available, 4 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

What is Foundation?

A single-player medieval city builder played on generated, gridless maps. You designate development areas, assemble modular buildings, assign villagers to jobs, and manage production, taxes, trade, and three progression paths, with adjustable difficulty and a Creative mode.

For you if...

+you enjoy gridless layouts and modular construction
+you prefer relaxed city building without settlement attacks
+you like managing villagers, trade, and production chains

Not for you if...

−you want direct combat or attacks on your settlement
−you dislike managing intertwined housing, jobs, and supply chains
−you need full control over every home's exact placement

What players say

87% of 24,259 reviews are positive · 88% of 153 in the last 30 days

Players praise the organic town layouts, naturally formed roads, modular buildings, and low-pressure pace. Common complaints target unclear management feedback, growing micromanagement, and problems involving patrols, pathfinding, housing, and resource production.

Screenshots and trailer

Foundation system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460
Graphics: GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Notes: OpenGL 4.3

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 45
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Czech, Thai, Ukrainian.