dotAGE
Released Oct 2023
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
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Evaluation
dotAGE launched on October 4, 2023 and has been under sustained, active development by solo developer Michele Pirovano ever since. Two major paid DLCs have shipped: Folkways (March 21, 2025) and Trade Secrets (June 3, 2026), the latter adding expedition mechanics, a trading system with a new in-game currency, three new playable Elders, equipment mechanics, and dozens of new buildings. Beyond paid DLC, the game has received several substantial free updates, including Endless Mode (November 25, 2025), the Lava Update (March 9, 2026), and numerous feature and balance patches in between. Most significantly, on July 23, 2026 — today — the developer published a post explicitly stating that updates are planned "for the end of the year and some for 2027," with the next batch focusing on expanded game customization and new story modifiers. The developer also mentioned beginning early prototyping on a future new project, but made clear that dotAGE development will continue in parallel. All DLC currently listed on the store is released, and the Switch version of Trade Secrets is still rolling out to additional regions. No end-of-development announcement has been made.
Evidence
Developer confirms updates are planned for the rest of 2026 and into 2027, focusing on customization and new story modifiers. This is the most recent developer communication, posted today.
Trade Secrets DLC launched, introducing expedition mechanics, a coin-based trading system, three new Elders, equipment mechanics, and over 100 expeditions.
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Michele Pirovano
Achievements
157
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
You are the Elder. You had a vision of a doomed future, so you took a handful of Pips, your fellow villagers, and led them to an empty valley to start anew. They need your guidance to survive the events foretold by the Prophecy, so make sure your Pips work hard!
DotAGE has deep worker placement mechanics inspired by board games.
Build your village and assign your workers to their daily tasks, grow crops, herd animals, bury corpses, forge tools, upgrade buildings, train professionals, and produce dozens of resources.
Take your time and think carefully before passing the turn!
The memories of the Elder are unclear, so each run will be different, with new buildings to discover. Play with more than 200 buildings, 30 professions, and 70 resources.
As you play, the memories of the Elder will come back, unlocking new game mechanics and content, such as new ailments, the mysterious VIPs, and new Elders!
Each turn, the Domains, the forces that govern the world, will unleash increasingly powerful events on your village.
From poison, to disease, to earthquakes, to kittens. Will you be able to survive them all and find out what is causing the apocalypse?
In addition to each run being different, the game has multiple difficulty levels, so pick the one that suits your playstyle.
Enjoy a relaxed turn-based town builder with its cozy graphics, or prove your mastery of the prophecy with the increasingly difficult mastery levels!
This game is a love letter to the games of my childhood, made with passion in 9 years in the little spare time I got by a single developer from Italy.
The music of the game is real medieval music, taken from the Montpellier Codex, rearranged by Luigi di Guida.
I hope you enjoy the world of Dotage!
DotAGE has deep worker placement mechanics inspired by board games.
Build your village and assign your workers to their daily tasks, grow crops, herd animals, bury corpses, forge tools, upgrade buildings, train professionals, and produce dozens of resources.
Take your time and think carefully before passing the turn!
The memories of the Elder are unclear, so each run will be different, with new buildings to discover. Play with more than 200 buildings, 30 professions, and 70 resources.
As you play, the memories of the Elder will come back, unlocking new game mechanics and content, such as new ailments, the mysterious VIPs, and new Elders!
Each turn, the Domains, the forces that govern the world, will unleash increasingly powerful events on your village.
From poison, to disease, to earthquakes, to kittens. Will you be able to survive them all and find out what is causing the apocalypse?
In addition to each run being different, the game has multiple difficulty levels, so pick the one that suits your playstyle.
Enjoy a relaxed turn-based town builder with its cozy graphics, or prove your mastery of the prophecy with the increasingly difficult mastery levels!
This game is a love letter to the games of my childhood, made with passion in 9 years in the little spare time I got by a single developer from Italy.
The music of the game is real medieval music, taken from the Montpellier Codex, rearranged by Luigi di Guida.
I hope you enjoy the world of Dotage!
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Last evaluated Jul 23, 2026
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