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Timberborn

$34.99
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Developer:
Mechanistry
Publisher:
Mechanistry
Platforms:
Windows Mac
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About This Game

Mankind turned Earth into a dry wasteland and perished, but some species adapted and evolved. Pick one of the beaver factions and see how long your colony can last.

Beaver societies

Control one of two beaver factions: the nature-friendly Folktails or the industrious Iron Teeth. Each faction has unique buildings, technology, and gameplay traits. Choose what fits your playstyle!

Wet, dry, and toxic seasons

Prepare your settlement for recurring droughts and waves of toxic waste. Stockpile on food and keep fields and forests alive even after rivers dry up. Rely on both natural water sources and artificial irrigation to keep the land arable and your beavers safe.

Water physics and terraforming

Beavers’ engineering skills are legendary. With Timberborn’s 3D water physics and terraforming, so can be yours. Put up dams and floodgates, erect massive aqueducts, dig canals and tunnels with explosives, and reshape the terrain to your liking.

Vertical architecture

Harness the game’s unique vertical architecture system. Space is limited, so stack lodges and workshops on top of each other. Construct platforms and bridges, set up an elaborate power grid, and let your beavers speed around on ziplines or through tubeways.

Lumberpunk

Turn timber into sophisticated machinery – from water wheels and lumber mills to engines and mechanized pumps. Wood is the core resource in Timberborn, but the most advanced structures require metal. To find it, send your scavengers to the ruins of the old world.

Bots

Supercharge your colony with mechanized beavers. Power them up, maintain them, and you'll get extra efficient workers for almost any job. They operate 24/7, and you can send them to the most hazardous areas.

Well-being

Build a sprawling city with efficient production chains and follow the lives of its inhabitants day and night. As the population grows, satisfy your evolved rodents with a balanced diet, entertainment, decorations, and end-game monuments that help restore the Earth.

Map editor and mods

Play on one of the included maps or create your own and share it with the community. On top of the built-in map editor, Timberborn features official mod support. Tons of extra player-made content and quality-of-life additions are available, with more coming each day.

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User Reviews

Very Positive
100 user reviews
94%
Positive
37 hrs at review
Recommended

1. Click 'Add to Cart'. 2. Install and click 'Play'. 3. Spend 45 minutes making a staircase just so a beaver can admire a sunflower. 10/10

22 helpful 19 funny
5 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Game is fun and a cool concept with the droughts coming every few days at random. I just can not give a thumbs up to a game that limits you for trying to build one giant city (District as it is called in this game), but you are forced to use tons of smaller and smaller districts to work together. It just makes the game not fun at all for me or more challenging because the districts are so tiny. If there was a way to disable them or choose to only have one district I would easily change my mind. Besides the districts it is a good overall game, I would suggest getting it on sale though, as $30 is too steep for this game imo.

4 helpful
24 hrs at review
Recommended

I watched a bit of this game on YouTube before I bought it. I find it a problem solving game in a good way. I am still in the learning mode on the easy stage, but while I am still working out the water physics and the game play, I am really enjoying this, even when I fail.

3 helpful
289 hrs at review
Recommended

It's amazing, mods are great. Also beavers are included

3 helpful 1 funny
140 hrs at review
Recommended

Silly beaver game. I love it! I've never been a huge fan of city builders, but something about the balancing food, water, wellness and most importantly, water engineering, just hits well. It's a fun game and rather addicting in a good way!

3 helpful
47 hrs at review
Recommended

Good game, but logistics is poorly implemented. Beavers just can't sleep near their job, can't get priorities themselves, they rather be idle at lumberjack flag with no trees around and die from dehydration than go to water pump and get some water. They can't effectively drink, eat or sleep. Micromanagement is a thing. Districts mechanic feels wrong. Anyway, it is a relaxing game and playable as of now.

2 helpful
2 hrs at review
Not Recommended

I love this in theory -- the music, the visuals, the concept, the aesthetics are all great. I'm just...disappointed by the finished product. Too fiddly, the tutorial doesn't explain things until AFTER you've done what it tells you, etc. I keep trying and i just keep bouncing off of it.

2 helpful
34 hrs at review
Recommended

I am so impressed with this game. It has got a little bit of everything there is to love about city building games, all handled with a level of care and consideration that you don't see often. I mean that, I play a lot of these things. Housing and work feel simple to grasp and work with but you still get the kind of maximal control that you need. Production chains are fun to work with without needing to bust out the T84. Power (via 500 BC ass water wheels) works as a nice puzzle in tandem with pathing the beaver guys around and moving waterways, all of which compete for space. On the subject of moving water: put this in every game. If the next fromsoft doesn't have fluid engineering, it's trash. I have had some much fun mapping diagrams of dams and then flooding everything anyway cause I forgot I'm dumb. Water hasn't been utilized in games like these much, which is a bummer, because water is the only reason i or you are here today. You ever hear about the cradle of civilization bro?...

1 helpful 1 funny
123 hrs at review
Recommended

I thought I was just gonna build a cute little beaver town… now I’m micromanaging water supply, farming carrots like my life depends on it, and squealing every time my beavers build something tiny and adorable. 🥺💧

1 helpful
761 hrs at review
Recommended

..Can't. Stop. Playing. Must get more treated planks, gears and metal...

1 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer
  • Processor: 4-core 1.7 GHz or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 950, Radeon R9 380 or similar
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer
  • Processor: 4-core 2.9 GHz or better
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070, Radeon RX 5700 or similar
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

FAQ

How much does Timberborn cost?

Timberborn costs $34.99.

What are the system requirements for Timberborn?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or newer Processor: 4-core 1.7 GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 950, Radeon R9 380 or similar DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or newer Processor: 4-core 2.9 GHz or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070, Radeon RX 5700 or similar DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space

What platforms is Timberborn available on?

Timberborn is available on Windows PC, macOS.

Is Timberborn worth buying?

Timberborn has 94% positive reviews from 100 players.

When was Timberborn released?

Timberborn was released on Sep 15, 2021.

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