Game overview
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.
- 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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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
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected]
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
Can I Play This?
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Developer-declared accessibility on Steam
Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.
Structured language support (15)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | No |
| Thai | Yes | No | No |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Turkish | Yes | No | No |
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Buy Verdict
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Player Health
Stable player base with low churn risk.
Update Momentum
18 patches and 18 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Premium at $34.99.
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