Timberborn

Critic score1 critic

First release: Mar 12, 2026
Publisher: Mechanistry
Engine: Unity
Genres: Indie, Simulator, Strategy · Sandbox, Survival
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

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

Also known as Timberborn.exe

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Storyline

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.Read more

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.

Release dates

PC (Microsoft Windows): Mar 12, 2026
Mac: Mar 12, 2026
PC (Microsoft Windows): Sep 15, 2021

All 4 release dates

PC (Microsoft Windows): Sep 15, 2021
Mac: Sep 15, 2021

Time to beatIGDB · recorded 22 Jun 2026

Main Story: 23h
Main + Extras: 31h
Completionist: 51h

Age ratings

GRAC 12 PEGI 3 ESRB E

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Where to buy

External links

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Keywords

post-apocalyptic, animals, level editor, 3d, physics

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, level editor, 3d, physics, voxel, resource management, management, nature, forest, stylized, building, science, base building, economy, city builder, steam achievements, single-player only, steam cloud, steam workshop, automation, farming simulator, colony simulator, steam families, rodents, woodland

At a Glance

Critic Score: 86
Main Story (IGDB): 23h
Main + Extras (IGDB): 31h
Completionist (IGDB): 51h

Overview How it plays Media Community Behind the game

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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 38,951 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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From Steam

Tagged on Steam as:

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

City Builder
Colony Sim
Voxel
Sandbox
Automation
Building
Nature
Management

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Accessibility features

Developer lists on Steam:

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

Gameplay

Adjustable difficulty, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Save anytime, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Playable at your own pace, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Playable without timed input, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026

Audio

Custom volume controls, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Stereo sound, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026

Visual

Adjustable text size, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Camera comfort, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026

Input

Mouse only option, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026

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Languages

Englishinterface, audio
Deutschinterface

IGDB · recorded 27 Oct 2026

Also in 13 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 27 Oct 2026

Features

Steam features

Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud saves
Steam Workshop
Steam Family Sharing

Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

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Steam Deck

Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026

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