Timberborn

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 42k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Mechanistry · City Builder · Mar 12, 2026

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$24.49−30%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
59
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio0 of 15
Subtitles0 of 15

Should I buy Timberborn?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 42k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The different tribes and maps are where the replayability comes in and the in-built mod support seems to work great.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My experience with the genre first began with ‘Banished’, but for those new to the genre, difficulty is on the easier side, feeling like a cosy casual sandbox city builder.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is great, the idea is original, and the water mechanics are genuinely interesting.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I play this on Linux Mint 22.3 and it's worked with no problem except for one.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay102 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
67% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
77% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Audio
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Mouse Only Option

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$24.49$34.99−30%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $24.49

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