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Founders' Fortune

Build Your Village When your colonists arrive, they have nothing but the clothes on their backs. You take control and tell them to gather materials and build walls, floors and furniture. You are not limited to predefined buildings! Design your own houses and style them to your liking. There are dozens of construction and furniture elements that you can use to create the settlement you’ve always dreamed of! Take Care Of Your Villagers The villagers are your top priority. At first, you simply need to provide them with food and shelter. But the world is full of dangers! An infection might prove f

Release date
February 12, 2021
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Developer
Dionic Software
Publisher
Dionic Software
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Build Your Village When your colonists arrive, they have nothing but the clothes on their backs. You take control and tell them to gather materials and build walls, floors and furniture. You are not limited to predefined buildings! Design your own houses and style them to your liking. There are dozens of construction and furniture elements that you can use to create the settlement you’ve always dreamed of! Take Care Of Your Villagers The villagers are your top priority.

At first, you simply need to provide them with food and shelter. But the world is full of dangers! An infection might prove fatal to the strongest warrior and a plague can wipe out your entire settlement. Each villager reacts to events, happy or sad, and reflects that in their behavior. Happy villagers will receive a boost to their productivity – Unhappy villagers might throw a temper tantrum. Raise your Family Villagers go through a lot together, so they value their friendships very high.

Some might even decide to start a family – and you’ll soon be welcoming new members to the group! The little ones are the future of the village, so make sure they have a happy childhood and an adequate education – sometimes achieving both can be difficult. Set up your FarmFood matters. Good food makes colonists happy, wrong food makes colonists sick, little food makes colonists slow, and no food makes colonists die.…

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★ 6.8/10GOG · 33 ratings
GOGLast checked November 5, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
I have this game on steam (I know, I know). I was looking for a simulation game with minimal fighting, just gather and build. The…
★ 3 / 5
Fun, albeit easy and a bit boring (but nonetheless pleasant). Unfortunately only up until mid-end content. When you reach that point, all issues become apparent…
★ 5 / 5
A beautiful and colourful game with settings to suit several different types of gamers :) There are pirates and goblins that will attack your villagers…
★ 3 / 5
There are elments of this I like, and elements I don't. That being said, no game appeals to everyone. I enjoy the look and feel…
★ 3 / 5
One thing I'll say about this studio is their releases are pretty dang stable. Never crashed a single time, even playing the alpha and beta…
★ 5 / 5
Started playing during the Alpha development phase and thoroughly enjoyed the game and its progress. Always stable with many improvements along the way. This game…
★ 5 / 5
By saving and loading you can make it a plausible good looking tribe to avoid multi-racial stuff. It's like Sims for men, giving everything in…
★ 5 / 5
This is a game which takes time, so if you're one of those people who wants everything done yesterday, then I doubt you'll enjoy this…

Most recent8

★ 4 / 5
it's a nice game, a lot less design options compared to The Sims and a lot less production options compared to Dwarf Fortress and alike
★ 5 / 5
This is a game which takes time, so if you're one of those people who wants everything done yesterday, then I doubt you'll enjoy this…
★ 5 / 5
By saving and loading you can make it a plausible good looking tribe to avoid multi-racial stuff. It's like Sims for men, giving everything in…
★ 4 / 5
It could have more content, but what it has certainly will keep you entertained. Fills the gap for colony manager games. I recommend it!
★ 3 / 5
There are elments of this I like, and elements I don't. That being said, no game appeals to everyone. I enjoy the look and feel…
★ 3 / 5
One thing I'll say about this studio is their releases are pretty dang stable. Never crashed a single time, even playing the alpha and beta…
★ 3 / 5
Fun, albeit easy and a bit boring (but nonetheless pleasant). Unfortunately only up until mid-end content. When you reach that point, all issues become apparent…
★ 5 / 5
A beautiful and colourful game with settings to suit several different types of gamers :) There are pirates and goblins that will attack your villagers…

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