Timberborn

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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.

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Developer:
Mechanistry
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
12 March 2026
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (490)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (23473)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
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*

Requirement 1:
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

User reviews

hpm222
Recommended | 17 Jul 2026
110h played

This game had a pleasant cycle of boom and bust. Multiple resources must be balanced and spun. It's plenty cute, and yet a ruthless city builder. By my 500th beaver the cityscape had filled the map and my computer had

Helpful: 0
kofbot
Recommended | 14 Jul 2026
98.0h played

Just pure joy. The game is amazing. The learning curve is pretty forgiving, unlike alot of other games in the genre. A solid colony/fluid mechanic simulator. Will be putting in many more hours I'm sure. Haven't even

Helpful: 0
RDBruski
Recommended | 16 Jul 2026
157h played

I'm 55 years old at the time of writing this. I've played 100's and 100's of PC games. There is nothing like Timberborn. This may possibly be my favorite city builder type game of all time.

Helpful: 0
Screaming Cockatoo
Recommended | 17 Jul 2026
202h played

Very relaxing and unique civilization game. You will sink 10 hours and it will feel like 1 hour tops. Updates and additions are still going stong with new content coming just when you feel you've mastered everything

Helpful: 0
Pergamentina
Recommended | 15 Jul 2026
33.0h played

As my colony got bigger, I lowered all my visual settings because otherwise it would slow down and frames would drop; I set frames at 30. I love this game though. I usually play on the highest speed.

Helpful: 0
sc
Recommended | 14 Jul 2026
107h played

It's good. If I had to compare it to other games in the genre I'd say it was Banished spiced up using elements of Oxygen not Included. The difficulty is more on the relaxed side, unless you tweak the settings and choose

Helpful: 1