Ostriv
Historical city builder centered on organic settlement growth and management
yevhen8 · Released Mar 19, 2020 · Early Access
IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 7,679
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 68 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 118
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 weeks ago
- Sep 7, 2026
What is Ostriv?
A single-player historical sandbox city builder set on a three-dimensional landscape. You place buildings without a fixed grid and manage a growing community’s resources, economy, and production.
For you if...
- +you enjoy patient, small-scale settlement planning
- +you like tracking trade, resources, and production networks
- +you prefer a relaxed sandbox over constant survival pressure
Not for you if...
- −you want a fast-paced city builder
- −you dislike extensive economic micromanagement
- −you only buy games that have left Early Access
What players say
95% of 7,679 reviews are positive · 95% of 68 in the last 30 days
Players praise the flexible building placement, detailed village activity, and visual presentation. Common complaints target unclear interfaces, rigid early build orders, slow updates, and crashes; some experienced players also say recent updates disrupted production chains and animal care.
Screenshots and trailer
Ostriv system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
- Processor
- Quad-core
- Graphics
- Anything with OpenGL 4.3 support
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- Notes
- As your town grows it'll require more system resources
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
- Graphics
- GTX 770 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Notes
- 1920 x 1080 or higher screen resolution recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- 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
- Early Access
- City Builder
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Historical
- Colony Sim
- Management
- Building
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Survival
- Sandbox
- Economy
- Singleplayer
- Relaxing
- 3D
Recent updates
- Sep 7, 2026 · Alpha 5 patch 9 hotfix 61
- Aug 13, 2026 · Alpha 5 patch 9 hotfix 60
- Jul 13, 2026 · Alpha 5 patch 9 hotfix 59
- Jun 4, 2026 · Alpha 5 patch 9 hotfix 58
- May 14, 2026 · Alpha 5 patch 9 hotfix 57
2 DLC available.
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