I really dig the idea of building functional houses, upgrading them over time and see the town flourish while walking through it in 3rd person perspective.
Are there (indie) games that focus on this? I know the AC series also has similar features but it’s similarly side-lined like Corvo Bianco is in TW3, unfortunately. Would love to have this as the main feature.
vandykezzzz
Definitely check out Medieval Dynasty
YachiAbunai
Falllout 4 let’s you build settlements. And improved with mods – much more possibilities / variety.
McIcheroo
Dark Cloud
ImNotRushing
AC Valhalla
residentsslav
Oddly Enough No man’s skys town building is quite good
CokeZeroFanClub
Dark cloud, dragon quest builders, actraiser are the main ones off the rip.
No no kuni 2 has a town you build, but I think it’s even more of a side project than Witcher
Ill_Joke_2391
Assasin’s Creed 2
Teddy_Palace
Kingdome Come: Deliverance had this too
Rath_Brained
Dragon quest builders 2 let’s you build several towns, and your own islands for npcs to live in.
schokokuchenmonster
I would recommend you Enshrouded.
anothercopy
Assassins Creed Valhalla
Thoosarino
Morrowind expansion let you build raven rock,kinda
Ereinion66
Manor Lord, game will be on steam this month in EA if I remember correctly.
Odd_Detective_7772
Breath of the Wild
SmartCasual1
Assassins creed 3 had a great system that nobody ever talks about called the homestead and it really felt like your little town. I loved it and got the story out the way so I could play Simcity 1776
Ok_Concern1509
Fallout 4 I think.
FlynnToWin
My Life as a King on the Wii was a Final Fantasy version of that. Love that game. Wish they would rerelease it in the Switch!
StarkAndRobotic
I didn’t know you could build your own town. What exactly can you build in Witcher 3? I thought in toussaint you can improve your estate… but it’s not a town right?
Ylox
Ashen
Toshiba_Yamari
Fallout 4 (can be 1st person or 3rd person)
MBratke42
Mediveal dynastie – kind of
pplatt69
Town?
It’s a villa.
Sonic200000
Botw, you build a town help them flourish.
In totk you expand the town and build your own mansion
EvanMM
New Yakiza game kinda did
LordOfOstwick1213
Fallout 4 (sorta)
celestial_god
I also loved that, also there was triss or yenn there iirc at the end of the game. I thought we gonna go all stardew valley there for a sec.
Pineapplepizza4321
Fable (2?) I think?
Itaczke
literally assassin’s creed series
6n100
Fallout 4, Medieval Dynasty, Manor Lords(not out yet), Dragon Age Inquisition (kind of), Assassin’s Creed Black Flag.
That’s just what I can remember by name
Turbulent-Demand6833
Like a Dragon infinite wealth have the animal crossing clone
Jack-Innoff
Hol up… You can build a town in the witcher? I really need to finish the dlc’s
ShadowMasked1099
Fallout 4 had the Settlement System, where half the fanbase questions it’s existence and the other half swears by it and their network of Settlements.
Tkky
Giants:Citizen Kabuto
bounce217
There’s this game called animal crossing that lets you do that
ProjectPorygon
Breath of the wild. And it’s super nice cause I carried over to TOTK where ya get to see how it developed further
jyvigy
Somehow I completed DLC and didn’t even know you can do that.
Moppo_
You could build a whole town? I thought it was a vinyard.
jeffdabuffalo
What Wotcher game did this?
Sad_Thought_4642
Weren’t you able to build your own keep in the first Pillars of Eternity game?
Kitkatgamer6
Breath of The Wild with Terrytown and AC Valhalla with Raventhorpe
KelpFox05
A lot of Assassin’s Creed games have features like this, although some are more involved than others. Off the top of my head, Assassin’s Creed 2, Assassin’s Creed 3, Black Flag, and Valhalla all have these features. AC3 is more involved with homestead quests you have to complete, VS the others which are more “Exchange resources/money for building”.
Shout out to Fallout 4 and the settlement system – it’s very number-crunchy and fairly involved, and there’s a hell of a lot of possible settlement sites. The whole Minuteman ending is basically locked behind it to a certain extent and you’re expected to do some of it in the Railroad questline too, so it’s pretty baked in.
Spiritfarer might scratch the itch to a certain extent. It’s not like the other games on this list but it’s a lot of fun building stuff and rearranging it on your ship.
lukewilliam
Wait, you can build a town in witcher?
swoged
Not familiar with this game but maybe banished would be similar?
Asher_Tye
Skies of Arcadia let’s you build your own base and populate it with NPCs to run local businesses and such. There’s even two of each type of NPC who have different bonuses, so while the one in town tends to the store, the other can set up shop on your ship.
Vivid-Illustrations
Enshrouded has a sort of town building mechanic. You recruit NPCs in the game that act as advanced “crafting benches,” but they require stuff like shelter and facilities/comfort to utilize higher crafts. They don’t really move about the buildings, but act like shopkeepers from an RPG. You can place them wherever you want, it’s fun building them their own little living quarters. Since you can build everything brick by brick you can make some extravagant housing and town layouts. One goal of mine is to build one giant mansion to house all the NPCs and live there like a proper lord.
davidroberts63
Oh boy, my wish list is gonna grow with this post.
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I really dig the idea of building functional houses, upgrading them over time and see the town flourish while walking through it in 3rd person perspective.
Are there (indie) games that focus on this? I know the AC series also has similar features but it’s similarly side-lined like Corvo Bianco is in TW3, unfortunately. Would love to have this as the main feature.
Definitely check out Medieval Dynasty
Falllout 4 let’s you build settlements. And improved with mods – much more possibilities / variety.
Dark Cloud
AC Valhalla
Oddly Enough No man’s skys town building is quite good
Dark cloud, dragon quest builders, actraiser are the main ones off the rip.
No no kuni 2 has a town you build, but I think it’s even more of a side project than Witcher
Assasin’s Creed 2
Kingdome Come: Deliverance had this too
Dragon quest builders 2 let’s you build several towns, and your own islands for npcs to live in.
I would recommend you Enshrouded.
Assassins Creed Valhalla
Morrowind expansion let you build raven rock,kinda
Manor Lord, game will be on steam this month in EA if I remember correctly.
Breath of the Wild
Assassins creed 3 had a great system that nobody ever talks about called the homestead and it really felt like your little town. I loved it and got the story out the way so I could play Simcity 1776
Fallout 4 I think.
My Life as a King on the Wii was a Final Fantasy version of that. Love that game. Wish they would rerelease it in the Switch!
I didn’t know you could build your own town. What exactly can you build in Witcher 3? I thought in toussaint you can improve your estate… but it’s not a town right?
Ashen
Fallout 4 (can be 1st person or 3rd person)
Mediveal dynastie – kind of
Town?
It’s a villa.
Botw, you build a town help them flourish.
In totk you expand the town and build your own mansion
New Yakiza game kinda did
Fallout 4 (sorta)
I also loved that, also there was triss or yenn there iirc at the end of the game. I thought we gonna go all stardew valley there for a sec.
Fable (2?) I think?
literally assassin’s creed series
Fallout 4, Medieval Dynasty, Manor Lords(not out yet), Dragon Age Inquisition (kind of), Assassin’s Creed Black Flag.
That’s just what I can remember by name
Like a Dragon infinite wealth have the animal crossing clone
Hol up… You can build a town in the witcher? I really need to finish the dlc’s
Fallout 4 had the Settlement System, where half the fanbase questions it’s existence and the other half swears by it and their network of Settlements.
Giants:Citizen Kabuto
There’s this game called animal crossing that lets you do that
Breath of the wild. And it’s super nice cause I carried over to TOTK where ya get to see how it developed further
Somehow I completed DLC and didn’t even know you can do that.
You could build a whole town? I thought it was a vinyard.
What Wotcher game did this?
Weren’t you able to build your own keep in the first Pillars of Eternity game?
Breath of The Wild with Terrytown and AC Valhalla with Raventhorpe
A lot of Assassin’s Creed games have features like this, although some are more involved than others. Off the top of my head, Assassin’s Creed 2, Assassin’s Creed 3, Black Flag, and Valhalla all have these features. AC3 is more involved with homestead quests you have to complete, VS the others which are more “Exchange resources/money for building”.
Shout out to Fallout 4 and the settlement system – it’s very number-crunchy and fairly involved, and there’s a hell of a lot of possible settlement sites. The whole Minuteman ending is basically locked behind it to a certain extent and you’re expected to do some of it in the Railroad questline too, so it’s pretty baked in.
Spiritfarer might scratch the itch to a certain extent. It’s not like the other games on this list but it’s a lot of fun building stuff and rearranging it on your ship.
Wait, you can build a town in witcher?
Not familiar with this game but maybe banished would be similar?
Skies of Arcadia let’s you build your own base and populate it with NPCs to run local businesses and such. There’s even two of each type of NPC who have different bonuses, so while the one in town tends to the store, the other can set up shop on your ship.
Enshrouded has a sort of town building mechanic. You recruit NPCs in the game that act as advanced “crafting benches,” but they require stuff like shelter and facilities/comfort to utilize higher crafts. They don’t really move about the buildings, but act like shopkeepers from an RPG. You can place them wherever you want, it’s fun building them their own little living quarters. Since you can build everything brick by brick you can make some extravagant housing and town layouts. One goal of mine is to build one giant mansion to house all the NPCs and live there like a proper lord.
Oh boy, my wish list is gonna grow with this post.
Simcity, cities skylines.