Nested Lands

Nested Lands

Early access since Feb 2026

Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.

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Evaluation

Nested Lands entered Steam Early Access on February 25, 2026 and has seen a remarkable pace of development since launch. The developer published a detailed roadmap on June 3, 2026 explicitly stating the game is "past the halfway point" on its journey to full release, with specific updates planned through October 2026. Since launch, the team has shipped four major content updates in rapid succession: Village Expansion (March 26, 2026), Animal Husbandry (April 20, 2026), the Skill System and Pillory update (July 1, 2026), Village Walls (July 21, 2026), and the Plague Nexus/Survivor Hamlets update (August 7, 2026). The June 3 roadmap also confirmed that the Combat Update (targeting May 2026) shipped as planned, including the parry system, posture damage, and enemy mercy mechanics now visible in the June and July patch notes. The June 3 roadmap laid out a clear schedule of future content still to come: a Burning Village update in August 2026 (buildings catching fire, water-bucket firefighting, village titles, compass), a Museum/relic-collection system in September 2026, and a final "Dark Waters" update in October 2026 introducing a new region, the story conclusion, and an endless tower-defense mode — described as "the final big update before full release." The most recent post, the Plague Update on August 7, 2026, itself confirms ongoing work, stating the team is "working on the last Island and the ending of the story." These are concrete, named, unshipped features the developer has publicly committed to delivering before the game reaches its 1.0 release.
Evidence
Plague Update ships the Plague Nexus and Survivor Hamlets system; closing note states the team is 'working on the last Island and the ending of the story,' confirming major content is still in development.
news post · Aug 7, 2026 source content planned
high
Major Update 0.8.1.1 ships the Village Wall system and Preserving Bin, demonstrating continued rapid content delivery.
news post · Jul 21, 2026 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
META Publishing
Achievements
25
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Nested Lands is a multiplayer settlement-building RPG set in a dark, plague-ravaged world where twisted madmen and bandits roam the land. Your life will depend on how well you manage and grow your settlement. Fortunately, you're not alone in this dark world — your peasants will help you gather resources, craft items, and build defenses as you lead them through danger and privation. But remember, every choice you make has consequences and can lead your village to prosperity or a senseless death from the plague. 

Start from a clean slate and build a brand-new civilization. Assign each peasant a specific role and order them to build, craft, or gather the resources you need to survive the hardships you will face. With dozens of upgradable buildings and hundreds of items to craft and customize, including farms and animals, you're free to shape your settlement as you see fit. But don't let your growing dynasty blind you — hostile forces lurk nearby, ready to spill your blood.

The only way to break through the endless darkness of Nested Lands is to gather the other survivors who share your plight, but have yet to fully give up hope. Save and recruit peasants during your journey across the world. But keep in mind that they will need your protection.
Harsh weather and the coming winter are also your sworn enemies, and the highly detailed world full of random events won’t grant you a single moment’s rest.

Start from nothing. Rise from the bottom, overcome monumental challenges, and make your fame echo across the Nested Lands. But be careful - all your decisions will be carefully watched and evaluated. Will your name be praised by all, or will its very sound instill fear into the common folk who dwell in this open world? The choice is yours.

The disfigured nature of the world makes survival even more challenging. Before facing other threats, you need to secure the basics — a lack of medicine can wipe your village out faster than any blade. Craft, improve your skills, and endure the harsh reality of Nested Lands. Brutal weather and the coming winter may be your greatest foes, but random encounters won't offer any respite.

Play your way - explore the Nested Lands alone, or embrace the horrors of this dystopian world with your friends in co-op mode.

Last evaluated Aug 18, 2026
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