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Timberborn

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Timberborn

Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

City Builder Voxel Colony Sim Nature Sandbox
Players now
3,155
All-time peak
13,339
24-hour change
-3.99%
Steam reviews
95.5% positive
31,678 reviews · via SteamSpy

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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 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.

Automation

Automate tasks across your settlement by creating an intricate system of sensors, relays, counters, and other tools for advanced engineers. Self-controlling dams and factories are just the beginning.

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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Patch notes 2026-10-20 (main branch) Patch notes 2026-10-13 (experimental) Timberborn 1.1 Build-a-Map Contest is live
System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer
  • Processor: 4-core 1.7 GHz or better
  • Memory: 8 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 11 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

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 13.0 or newer
  • Processor: Apple M1 or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple M1 or better
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: macOS 26.1 or newer
  • Processor: Apple M3 or better
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple M3 or better
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Mechanistry
Brazilian rating
10
Steam Germany rating
0
Achievements
59
Metacritic
85
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

adjustable text size camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound playable without timed input mouse only option adjustable difficulty save anytime playable at your own pace
Structured language support (15)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
PolishYesNoNo
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
Simplified ChineseYesNoNo
ItalianYesNoNo
JapaneseYesNoNo
KoreanYesNoNo
UkrainianYesNoNo
ThaiYesNoNo
Traditional ChineseYesNoNo
TurkishYesNoNo
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $34.99.

Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▬ ~14 days until next sale

Player Health

Healthy — 3.8K daily average.

Stable player base with low churn risk.

▼ -9% trend

Update Momentum

Actively Updated — 2 patches in last 30 days.

18 patches and 18 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▲ 2 patches this month

Value Score

Fair Value — 100th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Premium at $34.99.

▲ Premium pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

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Time in EA
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Updates
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Current Players
3,596

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Timberborn worth buying right now?
Watch — $34.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Timberborn go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
How many people play Timberborn?
Healthy — 3.8K daily average. Stable player base with low churn risk.
Is Timberborn still getting updates?
Actively Updated — 2 patches in last 30 days. 18 patches and 18 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
How many players are currently playing Timberborn?
3.3K players are currently in-game on Steam.
Is Timberborn free to play?
Timberborn costs $34.99 on Steam.
What genre is Timberborn?
Timberborn is a Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Timberborn?
Timberborn was developed by Mechanistry and published by Mechanistry.
What platforms does Timberborn support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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