The Reeve

The Reeve puts you in charge of a medieval town on a large island south of a kingdom. As its Administrator, you must make decisions during a four-week probationary period, when crises threaten the town and the Governor can remove you if he disapproves of your policies. Your choices shape the town’s reputation, order, military and supplies, as well as your own fate at the end of the period.

Run the town

Use the town’s stats to guide your decisions and judge how each choice may affect them. Low values in any stat can signal the town’s eventual demise. You must also win the people’s favor and make the most of your troops and supplies. You can talk to the townsfolk and decide whom to befriend, and work with allies to overcome hardships.

Face changing crises

Economic crises, bandits, famine, a dreadful plague and a hostile indigenous religion threaten the town. Events change with each playthrough, and your decisions lead the narrative down different branches.

Shape your ending

There are 11 endings. Different strategies can provide different ways through the hardships and determine how your probationary period concludes.