First Feudal

First Feudal is a settlement-building game in which you start with a few peasants and limited resources, then develop a small village into a medieval castle. You build, mine, farm, manufacture equipment, trade and advance science, either by doing the work yourself or assigning tasks to your people. Bandits regularly raid the settlement, so you must raise militia troops and repel them.

Manage your peasants

Each peasant can take one of ten professions and carry out the orders associated with it, so you do not need to manage every inhabitant individually. In combat, however, you can directly command individual units or groups if you prefer not to rely on peasants with basic education to handle tactics. You can lead the militia yourself or let your people defend the settlement.

Keeping the village attractive to new settlers means providing cozy houses and good food. You can also use the whip as well as the carrot to deal with particularly lazy peasants. Your character and peasants improve their skills as they do useful work.

Develop the settlement

Begin by processing stone and lumber, then advance technology to unlock manufacturing, trade, lighting, comfort, equipment and defenses. As the settlement grows, hunting and gathering give way to growing crops and raising animals. Merchants visit to sell goods and buy what you produce; in time, you can send trade caravans to other locations.

Defend your village

Bandits, wolves and bears regularly attack. You can protect your people behind powerful walls or lure enemies into carefully placed traps to reduce casualties. Random events also call for decisions about what to provide your peasants, such as weapons or food, gold or goods, or an egg today rather than a hen tomorrow.

Prepare for winter

The harsh medieval winter requires you to build campfires and houses and stock up on provisions, with priority given to non-perishable food.

Cooperative multiplayer

Up to 6 players can build a village together and fight side by side.