This or manor lords or medieval dynasty?

[Despiser]

Which is the best all around with building crafting and combat. I guess throw graphics in there too.

[BadassRockett]

I'd get this and Manor Lords but they are different sorts of games. Both early access but still fun to play in their current states

[Ruffio]

I got all 3, and each got their own charm. Medieval Dynasty is like Bellwright without the combat, except for the chance of a bandit encounter now and then. You are a peasant after all, it's a village/colony simulator. Build and grow your village.

Manor Lord is a city builder/pop management at core, with some "total war" like combat slapped on. A more fancy version of a game like Banished.

[DeLindsay]

Manor Lords is a completely different style of game, just set in a similar time period. Medieval Dynasty IS closer in scope to Bellwright but lacks combat (though combat is janky AF in Bellwright). MD is the furthest along in EA, Manor Lords dropped in EA the MOST complete and functioning and Greg (the Dev) is amazing at updating it. Bellwright so far has had 16 updates, 1 Content patch.

[Midnight]

Originally posted by DeLindsay:

MD is the furthest along in EA

I agree with your reply overall (although I personally tend towards Bellwright's combat as 'janky' rather than 'janky AF'), but I just wanted to clarify that MD has long since left EA.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1129580/view/2896367895016654710

MD is the only complete and fully released game of the three, but that's not to say it isn't still receiving updates:

https://steamdb.info/app/1129580/patchnotes/

OP: If you enjoy Bellwright, i'd definitely give Medieval Dynasty a shot.

I've spent a fair amount of time in MD, though I haven't returned to it for a while. Bellwright strongly reminds me of the game to the point that i'm thinking of checking it out again when my interest in Bellwright wanes.

Manor Lords had me with its cool character creation and coat of arms system, and I was enthusiastic until the actual city builder-style gameplay had me bored.

I recently bought Soulmask (because base building and open world survival / craft is my thing) and it still hasn't lured me away from Bellwright.

[FPStewy]

Originally posted by Midnight:

it still hasn't lured me away from Bellwright.

If only MD and Bellwright would merge and have a baby.

[DeLindsay]

Originally posted by Midnight:

I agree with your reply overall (although I personally tend towards Bellwright's combat as 'janky' rather than 'janky AF'), but I just wanted to clarify that MD has long since left EA.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1129580/view/2896367895016654710

MD is the only complete and fully released game of the three, but that's not to say it isn't still receiving updates:

https://steamdb.info/app/1129580/patchnotes/

OP: If you enjoy Bellwright, i'd definitely give Medieval Dynasty a shot.

I've spent a fair amount of time in MD, though I haven't returned to it for a while. Bellwright strongly reminds me of the game to the point that i'm thinking of checking it out again when my interest in Bellwright wanes.

Manor Lords had me with its cool character creation and coat of arms system, and I was enthusiastic until the actual city builder-style gameplay had me bored.

I recently bought Soulmask (because base building and open world survival / craft is my thing) and it still hasn't lured me away from Bellwright.

Oh nice, I didn't realize they were past 1.0. Grats to them!

[George Costanza]

Manor Lords is overhyped. The game is meh right now and full of bugs (still), once you built one town you built them all. Plus it has some odd "features" like invisible bandits stealing your stuff and nothing you can do about it. That alone is enough to shelve the game.