Next Fest demo

June 14–21, 2027, during Steam Next Fest

Your first year on the steppe: get through the winter and hold off the first raid.

  1. Fishing

    Fish the rivers and lakes from a fishing hut, and keep the stores full by hunting and gathering.

    Food
  2. Village rank

    Growing settlement ranks unlock new buildings, and your first Rada decisions shape the colony.

    Growth
  3. First winter

    Stockpile food and split firewood before the cold months. A cold, hungry village won’t last until spring.

    Survival
  4. First raid

    Tatar raiders arrive with warning. Raise a palisade and a watchtower, and arm a militia with muskets.

    Defence

Plus everything in the game today: building, villager lives and hunting.

Early Access

Autumn 2027 (planned)

The full journey from a lone homestead to a Sich.

  1. Farming

    Sow grain, mill it into flour and bake bread to feed a growing Sich.

    Food
  2. Trade caravans

    Buy what you lack and sell your surplus for coin when merchant caravans pass through.

    Trade
  3. The Rada

    Twenty to thirty events and timed civics that sway productivity, births and happiness.

    Rule
  4. Campaign

    About ten hours of goals, like reaching 50 Cossacks, surviving five raids and building the Rada.

    Goals
  5. Five languages

    English, Ukrainian, Spanish, French and Portuguese at launch.

    Language

Also planned: a working church, paths that speed up travel, and difficulty settings.

Later in Early Access updates: rival Tatar and Muscovite factions, raids of your own, a research tree and changing weather.

Features are planned and may change.

Road to release

  1. Now

    In development

    Building, villager needs and hunting already work in the current build.

  2. Soon

    Steam store page

    Wishlist it to hear about the demo first.

  3. June 2027

    Public demo

    Playable during Steam Next Fest.

  4. Autumn 2027

    Early Access

    Sich launches on Steam in Early Access.

Dates are plans and may change.

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