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Medieval Dynasty
A medieval survival game where up to four friends build and run one village together on the Oxbow map.
Online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You start on an empty plot of land. You hunt, chop wood, plant crops and build a hut, then a farm, then a whole village. Winters are cold and hunger is real, so you plan ahead. People move in and you give them homes and jobs. Over the years you marry, have children and pass the village to an heir.
Co-op runs on the Oxbow map, which also plays solo. Up to four of you build the same village and decide who hunts, who trades and who builds. Online play works across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The older Valley map is single player only.
Once the village runs, the pace is slow and calm. Chopping and hauling leave room to talk, and the difficulty sliders can turn the cold, hunger and bandits down. It suits a small group that likes building more than fighting.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Tension and danger
- Story
- Working in sync
- Exploring
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Settlement building and Wilderness survival
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- Early access
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about building settlements and surviving in the wild. Both have long calm stretches.
No big difference from Medieval Dynasty.
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- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Settlement building and Wilderness survival
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Online
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Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Settlement building
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Colony Survival differs
- Fits a smaller group than Medieval Dynasty
- Early access
- Online
- 2 split-screen
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But fits a smaller group than Medieval Dynasty.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
Steam sells the base game for money, at $34.99 when checked. The co-op editions on Windows, PS5 and Xbox Series are all paid. Sales and subscriptions do not make it free.
- 389
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Sources
14 pages
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as out now, with no coming soon flag.
- Release date: Steam shows Sep 23, 2021, the full release after early access.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It lists no Mac or Linux build.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Free base co-op: Steam sells the base game for money, at $34.99 when checked. The co-op editions on Windows, PS5 and Xbox Series are all paid. Sales and subscriptions do not make it free.
- Kind of game: Tags include Survival, Base Building and Open World. The text has you build a village and keep it fed through hot summers and cold winters.
- Sessions: Tags include Open World, Sandbox and Base Building. The family and heir text points to one long village with no set end.
- About: Text casts you as town planner and builder, and has you watch food, water, health and stamina.
- Exploring: Text describes two maps in an open world, with caves to explore.
- Building and creating: Tags include Building, Crafting and Base Building. Text lists over 25 buildings and over 120 furniture and decoration pieces.
- Unlocks and progress: Text lists a skill tree, 300 or more craftable items and a village that keeps growing.
- Planning ahead: Text has you set the layout, manage residents, produce goods and trade. The maker lists Strategy among its genres.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online.
- Online co-op: Steam post of 2023-12-07 adds a co-op mode with patch 2.0.0.0, exclusive to the Oxbow map.
- Most players online: The same post says the update includes co-op for up to 4 players.
toplitz-productions.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Genres.
- Most players online: Publisher news of 2023-10-19 headlines a co-op map for up to 4 players.
- Genres: The About section says the game combines survival, simulation, role playing and strategy.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: Steam post of 2024-06-27 says players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Epic, Game Pass and GOG can explore the Oxbow together.
- Crossplay between: All the PC stores in that list mean Windows. The PS4 and Xbox One editions are not named.
toplitz-productions.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Platforms, Release date.
- Working in sync: Post of 2024-06-27 says console players can team up to hunt, trade and build together in the Oxbow.
- Platforms: Says the co-op mode is now out on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, alongside the PC stores including GOG.
- Release date: Says the PC version 1.0 came out on Steam, GOG and Epic in fall 2021, after early access.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Single-player editions, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Sells a PS5 edition and a PS4 edition.
- Single-player editions: The PS4 edition is marked offline play only, for one player. The PS5 edition has online play.
- Most players online: The PS5 edition says it supports up to 4 online players with PS Plus.
- Free base co-op: Both PlayStation editions are sold for money. The PS5 edition costs $34.99 when checked.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Crossplay, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Covers PC and Xbox Series X|S.
- Most players online: Lists online co-op for 2 to 4 players.
- Crossplay: Lists Xbox cross-platform co-op.
- Free base co-op: Sold for $34.99 when checked. Game Pass does not make it free.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Single-player editions.
- Platforms: A separate Xbox One edition is on sale.
- Single-player editions: The Xbox One edition lists single player only.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: P136 is city-building game, sandbox game and survival game.
- Release date: P577 is 2021-09-23 for Windows, and 2022-10-06 for PS5 and Xbox Series.
pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Fighting, Time to hang out.
- Calm and coziness: PCGamesN article of 2023-12-07 calls the co-op launch a more relaxing, roleplay-driven take on survival than Valheim.
- Fighting: Says there are dangerous animals and maybe bandits, but the focus is far less on fighting than on building a community.
- Time to hang out: Describes a relaxed, building-focused take on survival where bringing friends is the way to enjoy it.
pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Tension and danger, Story, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Time to hang out.
- Calm and coziness: Review calls it a fun, relaxing survival game and says it is really quite relaxing.
- Tension and danger: Review of 2021-09-27 has a boar kill the reviewer early, and says difficulty sliders can remove the cold, change how much food people need and stop bandit attacks.
- Story: Review says the story is there to walk you through the mechanics, not to tell a big tale.
- Getting better: Review says the game teaches poorly and has a lot to learn, but the problems turn minor after a few hours.
- Unlocks and progress: Review says skills grow by use and blueprints cost money, a smattering of RPG progression.
- Time to hang out: Review says the sliders can turn it into a casual chillout session, and calls it comforting.
dexerto.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Story, Planning ahead.
- Tension and danger: Review says famine and an icy winter can ruin your progress, though the difficulty options soften it.
- Story: Review says the main quest mostly teaches mechanics, and you soon skip the NPC dialogue.
- Planning ahead: Review says much of the time goes on building and managing NPC workers into a workforce.