Manor Lords dev says he's "looking forward" to updates following changes in fan requests for the city builder: "A sign things are moving forward I hope" Players are "openly requesting AI cities now" GamesRadar · Nov 22, 2024
Manor Lords dev responds to criticism of his city builder's updates, saying that while they're not always "impressive to show off," he wants to "focus on issues that people comment on" "It's honest work" GamesRadar · Nov 19, 2024
Manor Lords is getting new maps "soon," but the city builder's dev is clear that only "future expansions" could venture outside the base game's existing European theme Manor Lords' dev has teased an upcoming mountainous location GamesRadar · Oct 28, 2024
'Manor Lords' Population Guide: How To Increase Approval & Get More People This Manor Lords guide helps players learn how they can increase their population in order to grow their settlement even more. Player One · Oct 24, 2024
Manor Lords publisher leads a strategy game renaissance, with the medieval city-builder racking up more than half of its 4.5 million yearly sales The game has sold over 2.5 million copies GamesRadar · Oct 14, 2024
This year's best city-builder is bigger than ever and cheaper than ever, as Manor Lords celebrates 2.5 million sales with an update and a hefty discount Fishing, butchers, crossbows, and Unreal Engine 5 all appear in the new update GamesRadar · Sep 27, 2024
Manor Lords publisher says game devs and big corpos don't get on because making games is "fundamentally unpredictable" Hooded Horse's execs think self-publishing is a pretty good idea GamesRadar · Aug 19, 2024
"If I had a game, I would not sign with 90% of publishers": Manor Lords publisher thinks "self-publishing is a fine way to go" Developers could do "90% better" than "90% of publishers" GamesRadar · Aug 18, 2024
Manor Lords publisher says "so many games fail" because of bad contracts where publishers insist on making all their money back before devs get a bite of revenue He calls most publisher deals "terrible" GamesRadar · Aug 16, 2024
Out of things to do in a game? Manor Lords dev has a good idea: "Enjoy other games for a while" and come back "when there's new fun stuff" Sometimes you just have to put a game down GamesRadar · Aug 2, 2024
Manor Lords gets crossbows and a new trade feature when the city builder's next update lands in the "next few weeks" There's also a fix to stop deer getting stuck GamesRadar · Jul 23, 2024
Manor Lords publisher doubles down on protecting devs as CEO says 'developer sustainability' is more important than 'any perpetual growth' "We can prioritise other things over profits, like artistic integrity and fair treatment." PC Gamer · Jul 12, 2024
"Don't bank on being the next viral hit": Manor Lords publisher urges other studios to "take care of all the devs" instead of hunting for their golden goose Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender says chasing viral hits is "opportunistic and predatory" GamesRadar · Jul 11, 2024
The CEO Behind 2024's Best Strategy Game Just Debunked Gaming’s Unhealthiest Trend The CEO of 'Manor Lords' publisher CEO has responded to criticism of the game's update schedule with words everyone in gaming should take to heart. Inverse · Jul 11, 2024
GamesRadar · Jul 10, 2024 The Long Dark creator apologizes to Manor Lords team after criticism of the hit city builder's early access cadence draws comparisons with his cult survival game The Long Dark released in 2014 and is still waiting on its latest story mode chapter
GamesRadar · Jul 7, 2024 Manor Lords publisher argues "not every game" needs to be a live-service, and developers should never be "forced to run until their mental or physical health breaks down" CEO Tim Bender wants a more sustainable way forward for developers
GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2024 Manor Lords publisher shouts out benefit of letting developers cook as its bug-themed RTS and Soviet city-builder launch to rave reviews after up to 8 years in early access Get cooking
GamesRadar · Jun 22, 2024 After 5 years in early access, Manor Lords publisher finally releases its Soviet city builder to 92% positive Steam user reviews Workers & Resources' 1.0 version is out now
GamesRadar · Jun 20, 2024 Manor Lords creator is sorry about bugs leftover from the city builder's latest patch, but promises the move to Unreal Engine 5 will sort out other "annoying" issues "Annoying engine things" are getting smoothed out
GamesRadar · Jun 5, 2024 After joining Helldivers 2 from the publisher of city builder sensation Manor Lords, CEO asks what the best crossover could be – and the creative director reckons it's a 28-year-old military sim series Johan Pilestedt doesn't think his ideal crossover would be possible, but "a man can dream"
GamesRadar · Jun 3, 2024 Manor Lords poll kicks off community-wide debate as nearly 31,000 fans show up to debate what the city builder needs next - town walls, butchers, or bug fixes Town wall stans rise up
GamesRadar · May 31, 2024 Manor Lords dev "really stressed" after the hit city builder's first official patch, which buffs archers, adds mourning, and cuts back on ale "I technically should wait another week and test it even more"
GamesRadar · May 30, 2024 Manor Lords publisher thinks it's "a little unfair to judge us" on the massive city-builder success because "publishers shouldn't be judged by their biggest hit" "Look at what happened when something didn’t go perfectly”
PC Gamer · May 17, 2024 So far the Manor Lords modding scene is focussed on the essentials: free beer, bigger punch-ups, and letting you walk around as Geralt Fine, I'll do it myself.
GamesRadar · May 16, 2024 Don't worry, Manor Lords players, the game didn't mean to call your town "Loserville" - that's just a Quentin Tarantino reference Look, this has all been one big misunderstanding - Slavic Magic, probably