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Nested Lands Keep Your Village Alive

A dark medieval settlement RPG where you recruit peasants, give each one a job, and keep the whole village fed, doctored and defended through plague, winter and bandit raids, solo or in online co-op.

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Put every peasant to work

You start with almost nothing and grow from there, pulling survivors out of a plague-ravaged open world and handing them roles as builders, crafters and gatherers. Farms, animals, defenses and dozens of upgradable buildings shape around what you need next, with hundreds of items to craft and customize. You drop a blueprint, keep resources flowing from nearby chests, and watch production stall when storage fills or medicine runs short. Lack of medicine wipes a village faster than any blade, so the ledger matters as much as the sword.

A world that punishes neglect

Harsh weather, winter and random events keep pressing on your stores and your plans. Plague winds force you to find shelter, failed supplies turn into sickness, and hostile forces wait nearby for a weak moment. Your peasants gather, craft and build defenses while you lead them through danger and privation, and every choice tilts the settlement toward prosperity or a senseless death from the plague. Colony sim fans get the familiar loop of hunger, disease and raids, told through lost villagers and empty barns.

Fight for it yourself

You are not a distant mayor. You walk the same muddy ground, explore islands and ruins for salt, seeds, hides and artifacts that unlock buildings, sneak up on enemies when your hygiene allows it, and swing into combat with dismemberment and stealth kills. Character customization and improving skills carry your own survival alongside the village, and your reputation is watched and judged, praised or feared across the Nested Lands. Play alone or share the horrors with friends in co-op.

What else should you know?

Can you play it solo?

Yes. You can explore, recruit, build and fight alone, or bring friends into online co-op in the same harsh world.

How do villagers actually help you?

Once recruited and protected, they gather resources, craft items and build defenses, with each peasant assigned a specific role tied to your farms, workshops and walls.

What can wipe out your village?

More than raiders. Plague, lack of medicine, harsh weather, winter and random events all drain supplies, so stocking remedies and shelter matters as much as weapons.

Where do new buildings and gear come from?

Exploration feeds construction. Searching the world turns up survivors, artifacts that unlock buildings, and scarce goods like salt, seeds and hides, alongside hundreds of craftable and customizable items.

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