Lords and Villeins is a simulation strategy game from Honestly Games that places players in charge of governing a new land. You will assign autonomous families plots of land, manage taxation policies, production priorities, and logistics for a settlement. The game simulates personal ownership and a market economy, where villagers manage storefronts, sell surplus goods, and purchase necessities from others within a cooperative production chain. A procedurally generated environment with complex AI drives villager relationships, needs, routines, and ambitions. Difficulty settings are highly customizable.The core loop of Lords and Villeins revolves around directing and regulating the economy, balancing supply and demand, and securing resources for stable growth. Villagers operate with a degree of autonomy, managing their own stock and trading with other families and caravans. The game features a dynamic world with procedurally generated environments, changing weather, and distinct seasons. Additional mechanics include managing noble house relations, constructing a monastery, recruiting personal servants or guards, and customizing your ruling family. The game draws inspiration from medieval history for its themes and production processes, though it deviates for gameplay variety.
