Towns
Released Nov 2012
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
26% positive · 2,834 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
The developer, Xavi Canal, posted an official statement on April 19, 2026 confirming that development on Towns stopped back in 2014 due to burnout and personal struggles — and has not resumed since. As a formal acknowledgment of this, the full source code has been released publicly on GitHub, the game's price has been reduced to approximately $5, and the community has been invited to build upon or continue the project independently. This is a clear and unambiguous statement that official development is over. The game shipped in 2012 and received updates through 2014, at which point work ceased. No future content from the developer is planned.
Evidence
Developer Xavi Canal confirms development stopped in 2014 due to burnout, releases the full source code publicly, and lowers the game's price — explicitly framing this as a handoff to the community rather than a continuation of official development.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
SMP
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features.
In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
Both the RPG and strategic aspects will be fleshed out over a series of sprawling dungeons.
Attract travelling heroes that will independently explore the dungeons below, fight off monsters, gain levels, special skills and collect the best loot they can find in order to clear the land of all evil!
Craft unique weapons, trade with exotic items, obtain randomized loot, set up devious death traps and build a settlement capable of holding back the forces that come up from the depths!
In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
Both the RPG and strategic aspects will be fleshed out over a series of sprawling dungeons.
Attract travelling heroes that will independently explore the dungeons below, fight off monsters, gain levels, special skills and collect the best loot they can find in order to clear the land of all evil!
Craft unique weapons, trade with exotic items, obtain randomized loot, set up devious death traps and build a settlement capable of holding back the forces that come up from the depths!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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