Outlanders

Outlanders is a town-building strategy game where you don't directly control the citizens. Instead, you place buildings, manage resources, declare work spots, and the Outlanders themselves decide who takes which job, which house to inhabit, and which building to construct next. The approach replaces micromanagement with indirect influence and emergent behavior.

Nudging the population can be done through prioritization or by passing Decrees that bend the game's rules (longer work hours, tighter resource consumption, mandatory housing). These come at the cost of follower happiness, so picking the right time and frequency for each Decree shapes long-term town survival.

The campaign offers mission-based levels, each with specific goals and stories, where new buildings and mechanics unlock organically. A cast of eccentric town leaders' paths intertwine across the chapters with surprising and humorous outcomes. A sandbox mode opens the full catalog of buildings and mechanics with fully customizable maps and rules. No combat, no raids, no armed conflict; victory or failure comes from the choices you make in how you organize and lead.