As Katie pointed out in February, "Settlement Survival" is not the most original name for an urban builder. But what is behind it is far more important than "what's in a name". In this case, it's a vanishingly inspired survival city builder, which Katie says has quickly become one of her favorite colony sims." Depth, a homey feel, and a gorgeous, mystical soundtrack."

At the time, Settlement Survival (opens in new tab) was in Early Access, but that is about to end; on October 24, Settlement Survival became 1.0 and a new trailer was released to celebrate. See a beautiful low-poly world, settlements carved out of the wilderness by small workers, and threats to the city in the form of fires, floods, earthquakes, and devastating tornadoes.

Even when a cyclone is not tearing apart their homes, your citizens do not have an easy life. Villagers will gradually run out of clothing and tools as they work in the fields or knock down buildings, their butts will freeze when the temperature drops, and they will eventually turn to crime if they grow dissatisfied with their living conditions. In addition, the threat of the plague is ever present and can wipe out much of the population. Let's start producing soap early or set aside a large cemetery so they can maintain proper hygiene.

There is a fairly strong trading system, along with a technology tree for unlocking new buildings and choosing the direction of the village, including farming, mining, resource processing, and education. You can trade goods with traveling merchants who visit your trading post, or you can form a caravan and go out into the world to trade with different factions.

But despite the plagues, floods, and death by bandits, there is something cozy and comfortable about "pioneer survival," and there is support for mods via the Steam Workshop that can adjust the difficulty of various settings, such as villager happiness, tool durability, immigrant levels, and There are many.

Settlement Survival can be found on Steam (open in new tab), with a 1.0 launch scheduled for Monday, October 24.