RTS Dossier · 14th century · 1300 — 1399
Manor Lords
Manor Lords is an ambitious medieval city-builder developed by one man (Greg Styczeń, aka Slavic Magic), published by Hooded Horse and released in Early Access on April 26, 2024. It blends organic city-building (free building placement, simulated peasant needs), medieval lordship management (land, taxes, alliances) and tactical battles inspired by Total War. A commercial phenomenon (one million copies in a day), it keeps growing in Early Access with regular major updates.
State of the game
- Status
- Early access
- Apr 26, 2024
- Current version
- 0.8.104 « Major Update 8 »
- Aug 27, 2026
Start here
- Guide 01 Manor Lords: Complete Guide Strategy City-Builder 2026 Complete 2026 Manor Lords guide: optimal start, village management, economy, tactical battles, mods and tips to dominate your medieval lordship.
- Deep dive 02 Manor Lords — two years into Early Access (2026 status review) Mid-2026 status check on Manor Lords: 1.0 still has no date, but Major Update 5 (Dec 2025) overhauled food, economy and castles. Where does Slavic Magic's medieval city-builder stand?
- Guide 03 Manor Lords: how to get food and stop starvation (2026 guide) Manor Lords food guide: how much to stock, which sources to start and why villagers starve with a full Granary. Tips checked against Major Update 8.
- Guide 04 Manor Lords: how to get Regional Wealth (2026 guide) Manor Lords Regional Wealth guide: how to earn it, which goods to export, what Burgage Plots pay and which 2024 tips to drop. Checked against Major Update 8.
- Deep dive 05 Manor Lords: Do Active Recipes Actually Fix Production Management? Active Recipes, cows, cheese and mead have been on Manor Lords' main branch since August 27, 2026. An analysis of the production trade-offs they create.
All dispatches 11
- Manor Lords: how to get food and stop starvation (2026 guide) Guide
- Manor Lords: how to get Regional Wealth (2026 guide) Guide
- Manor Lords 0.8.110 Beta: Does Mandatory Crop Rotation Really Change Your Farm? News
- Manor Lords Major Update #8 Hits Main Branch — Is Now the Right Time to Return? News
- Manor Lords: Do Active Recipes Actually Fix Production Management? Deep dive
- Manor Lords: Construction Yard, Cattle, and Wide Valley in the Next Beta News
- Manor Lords Major Update 7: Pathfinding Overhauled — Time to Return? News
- Manor Lords — two years into Early Access (2026 status review) Deep dive
- Manor Lords: Complete Guide Strategy City-Builder 2026 Guide
- Manor Lords: the long-awaited first update since January 2025 (experimental beta 0.8.035) News
- Manor Lords: A Complete Overhaul for the Strategy Game News
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