Romestead

Early access since May 2026

Rome has fallen! Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight hordes of the walking dead, build settlements, restore the Roman gods... or kick back and farm with friends.

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Evaluation

Romestead launched into Early Access on May 25, 2026 and has maintained a consistent, transparent development cadence ever since. On June 25, 2026, the developers published a formal roadmap for "Act I of Romestead's Early Access," outlining near-term improvements and announcing a fourth major biome — described as "a bit spooky" — targeting a winter 2026 release, with new building tiers, armor sets, enemies, dungeons, and bosses. The first major roadmap milestone, the Autumn Update (version 0.26.1), shipped on August 31, 2026 with over 20 new unique dungeons, a complete challenge dungeon overhaul with 70+ new rooms, full controller support, and multiplayer improvements. This was immediately followed by a series of bug fix patches through early September 2026. On September 2, 2026, the studio confirmed it is "preparing to double down on the next major update," described as "even bigger than the Autumn Update" with a new biome, enemies, equipment, buildings, and bosses. The most recent communication, a studio update on September 18, 2026 — the first in a stated bi-weekly update series — confirms that work on the next biome is actively underway (an internal grayboxed playthrough has already been completed), and that a smaller seasonal content drop is also planned in the near term ahead of the biome's release. The studio explicitly states the next major update is "still a few months away." Development is clearly ongoing and well-communicated, with specific future content confirmed and actively in production.

Evidence

First bi-weekly studio update confirms work has officially begun on the next biome (internal grayboxed playthrough completed), and a smaller seasonal 'snack-sized' content drop is planned before the major biome release. Developer explicitly states the next major update is 'still a few months away.'

news post · Sep 18, 2026 source content planned

high

Studio milestone post confirms the next major update is in active development, described as 'even bigger than the Autumn Update' with a new biome, enemies, equipment, buildings, and bosses.

news post · Sep 2, 2026 source content planned

high

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Details

Developer

Beartwigs

Publisher

Three Friends

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Crafting 2D Adventure RPG Survival Procedural Generation Top-Down Cute Action RPG Base Building Pixel Graphics Open World Survival Craft Sandbox Building Dungeon Crawler

About this game

Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight hordes of the walking dead, build settlements, restore the Roman gods... or kick back and farm with friends.

In Romestead, the dead walk at night and the gods have gone silent. Explore, gather, build, and slowly turn a camp into a working settlement.

Romestead scales in difficulty depending on how many players are in the world. Play solo or multiplayer with up to eight players. Host your own server or connect peer to peer.

Heavy resources are physical objects in the world. Gather rocks, ores, and logs, and carry them one at a time back to your town. Or make a cart train to haul them all at once. An enemy closing in? Chuck a boulder in its face.

Search the world for survivors to recruit as artisans, keep your people happy, and turn your towns into hubs for crafting, farming, and automated production. As you discover more biomes you can build more specialized settlements and even set up trade routes between them.

Make offerings and sacrifices to awaken the gods. Restore their connection to the world, earn their favor, and unlock technologies, buffs, and upgrades that will help you rebuild Rome.

The world of Romestead is procedurally generated and filled with handcrafted places and secrets. Explore unique dungeons filled with enemies and puzzles that reward you with gear, trinkets, citizens and more.

Epic bosses stand between you and a glorious empire. Gather your strength, upgrade your gear, and prepare to face them. Defeat the enemies of Rome and the gods will reward you.

Last evaluated Sep 23, 2026