Manor Lords System Requirements

1. Materials need to be transported and processed into finished products through production chains, and you must balance the basic needs of your people against the desire to produce luxury items to ensure happiness, manufacture trade goods for export, or forge arms and armor to aid in your conquests.

2. Inspired by the art and architecture of late 14th century Franconia, Manor Lords prioritizes historical accuracy wherever possible, using it to inform gameplay mechanics and visuals alike.

3. Building mechanics are inspired by the growth of real medieval towns and villages, where major trade routes and the landscape influenced how settlements formed and developed.

4. Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord.

5. From boots to barley and hides to honey, Manor Lords features a great variety of goods fitting of the era.

6. Manor Lords provides a gridless city-building experience with full freedom of placement and rotation.

7. Common medieval tropes are avoided in favor of historical accuracy in order to make the world feel more authentic, colorful, and believable.

8. Yours is but a small parcel of land in a vast territory, and the competing ambitions between you and rival lords will inevitably lead to conflict.

9. Lead your people into battle, not as expendable units to be easily replenished, but as your beloved loyal subjects where every death is a cost worth considering.

10. Grow your starting village into a bustling city, manage resources and production chains, and expand your lands through conquest.

11. This game is a passion project started by a solo developer.