The Wandering Village

The Wandering Village

Released Jul 2025

The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

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Evaluation

The Wandering Village launched into full 1.0 release on July 17, 2025 after approximately 2.5 years in Early Access. Since launch, the developer has remained consistently active: a development update on July 24, 2025 outlined plans for quality-of-life improvements, a substantial Quality of Life update shipped on September 29, 2025, and in November 2025 the developer explicitly stated "we're not done — a big new update is in the works." The most significant development is The Last Leviathan, a major paid DLC expansion announced on June 6, 2026. It introduces a second giant creature named Levi — a marine animal with a lake on its back — along with an ocean habitat, over a dozen new buildings, new resources, new plants, a new parasite, and a heavily modified tech tree. The DLC is already listed on the Steam store as unreleased. Alongside the DLC, the developer also confirmed a free update featuring an Arctic Ocean biome and deeper interactions with both Onbu and Levi. As recently as September 10, 2026 — just one week before today — the developer published a detailed gameplay dev diary for The Last Leviathan, explaining Levi's hydration mechanics and how the lake ecosystem works. This confirms the DLC is in active, ongoing development. No release date has been announced.
Evidence
Developer diary details Levi's hydration mechanics for the upcoming Last Leviathan DLC, confirming active development one week before today's assessment date.
news post · Sep 10, 2026 source content planned
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The Last Leviathan DLC officially revealed: new giant creature, ocean habitat, 12+ new buildings, new resources, plants, parasite, and reworked tech tree. A free update with an Arctic Ocean biome is also confirmed to ship alongside it. No release date announced.
news post · Jun 6, 2026 source content planned
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Content

3 of 4 released · 1 planned

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Details

Publisher
Stray Fawn Publishing
Achievements
32
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

In a world where mysterious plants are spreading all over the earth, emitting toxic spores as they grow, a small group of survivors seeks shelter on the back of a giant, wandering creature they call 'Onbu'.

Become their leader, build their settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with Onbu to survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world.

Build your village

A functioning village is the basis of your survival. Build your settlement and expand it over Onbu’s back. Plan production chains and optimise them to utilise the limited space as efficiently as possible. Create a society that can overcome any challenge.

Live on the creature’s back

Living on the back of another organism comes with its own set of challenges. Will you live in symbiosis, bond with Onbu and survive on mutual trust? Or will you become a parasite, only aiming to ensure a better life for your villagers? The choice is yours.

Discover different biomes

Continuously adapt your village as you travel through a multitude of different biomes, each with its unique climate zones, opportunities and threats. Scout your environments and send out foraging missions to gather rare resources and ancient artefacts.

Research new technologies

Remnants of the old world hold knowledge that has long been forgotten, but can be unearthed by your villagers. Find and research these technologies, but use them wisely, as progress can be a double-edged sword.

Survive the wastelands

Ensure the survival of both your villagers and your Onbu, even though poisonous spores, merciless weather, bloodsucking parasites and many more challenges mean that the odds are often stacked against you.

Last evaluated Sep 17, 2026
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