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Patron is a survival city-builder in the vein of BanishedThere’s a free demo now
There’s a free demo now
Patronlooks to me like The Settlers: a peaceful medieval citybuilder about laying down paths and watching your peeps trundle between farmstead and market. It is, according to its Steam reviews, more akin toBanished: a survival citybuilder about both outlasting winter and appeasing the social simulation of your town.
In either case, Patron feels worthy of further patronage. It came out a week ago and there’s a demo available.
Patron Release TrailerWatch on YouTube
Patron Release Trailer
It’s the social simulation that interests me most. “Every decision you make as Patron will be met with different reactions from different social groups,” says the game’sSteam page. “You’ll need real political talent to balance sensitive matters as religion, immigration, loyalty, poverty… Whatever you choose to do can lead to unforeseen consequences years later.”
That’s the kind of game development claim that could be the precursor to really interesting challenges, drama, andRimWorld-style anecdotes. Or, as is more common, it could be too good to be true.
There’s a demo available on the Patron Steam page linked above if you want to find out. There’s also an encouraging signs for the future of the game from its developer, in that they’ve released five updates in the past seven days to fix bugs, tweak the balance, and improve the UI.
Patron costs £15.49/€20 and is available now from Steam,HumbleandGOG.
