Forebearers

Survival city building with linked settlements, disasters, and enemy raids

Sandspire Interactive · Released Apr 12, 2019

Reviews: Mixed; 40% of 87
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 7 years ago; Apr 22, 2019
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 460; 4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Forebearers?

You lead a tribe driven from its homeland in this city-building strategy game. Starting with refugees and salvaged supplies, you gather food and water, assign jobs, develop production chains, and trade resources. You explore three worlds with different weather and resources, establishing towns and outposts connected by supply routes.

For you if...

+you enjoy balancing resources while growing a small village

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer cooperation or competition
−you prefer peaceful building without threats to your villagers

What players say

40% of 87 reviews are positive

Early positive reviews praise the village-building concept. Later players report frequent crashes, persistent bugs, and missing or awkward management controls, with several also describing development as abandoned.

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Forebearers system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10
Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850 or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Forebearers have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Forebearers run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 15
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Forebearers 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