Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
The game tasks players with guiding a small village to a thriving medieval metropolis. The core gameplay loop involves carefully managing resources, construction, and the needs of the citizens. Players must balance intricate production chains, respond to seasonal effects, and mitigate unexpected disasters to keep their town prospering.
Developers offer 26 diverse scenarios with different challenges and goals, a free-form sandbox mode, and an overarching "town level" progression system. This provides players with both structured campaigns and open-ended, freeform gameplay.
The game features a deep, interconnected economy and production chain system. Players must carefully manage resources like food, wood, and ore to construct and maintain a wide variety of buildings. Different seasons affect the supply and demand of certain goods, requiring players to adapt their production strategies.
Keeping citizens happy is crucial to success. Citizens have various needs, from housing and entertainment to food and drinks. Players must ensure these needs are met, while also dealing with external factors like disasters that can impact citizen happiness. Maintaining high happiness generates the tax revenue needed for further development.
Harsh winters, droughts, fires, and other dynamic disasters can strike at any time, disrupting the town's balance. Players must respond quickly to these challenges and minimize the impact on their citizens. Seasonal changes also impact the gameplay in meaningful ways.
As players progress, they earn experience points that unlock new technologies and building upgrades. This allows for greater efficiency, productivity, and expanded town capabilities over time, providing a sense of growth and accomplishment.