Timberborn

Image: Steam / its publisher

City builder
Beavers
Water management

Engineering beavers rebuild civilisation after humans have vanished. Dams, canals, floodgates and vertical cities to survive droughts. Water management makes it unique.

Why play it now

When you want to build calmly and watch your dams transform the landscape.

Who it's for

For city-builder fans looking for a different mechanic and a gentle tone.

When not to pick it

If you only have a short while: colonies grow little by little.

What it offers

Building: 95 out of 100
Managing: 85 out of 100
Creating: 75 out of 100
Thinking: 70 out of 100
Relaxing: 60 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Saving: Save at any time
Accessibility: Adjustable difficulty, text size, camera comfort and no timed inputs
Disk space: 3 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam reviews: 96% positive (41,963)
Metacritic: 85/100
Developer: Mechanistry
Release date: 12 MAR 2026
Steam genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Based on what the game states on Steam.