The founding of the Ketsuyama Bakufu
Toplitzhas announcedSengoku Dynasty, the Japan-centric follow-up to Render Cube’s 2021 survival crafting game,Medieval Dynasty.
Sengoku Dynastyis a bit of a cross between a typical survival game and a survival city builder likeBanished. Considering how popular both genres have been in the market, it’s not surprising that they crossed eventually. Rather than just try to stay alive in the wilderness alone or with friends, you build up a settlement for NPCs and try to help them survive.
Medieval Dynastyfirst launched into Early Access in 2020, and was pretty janky at the time. Throughout its Early Access period and afterward, Render Cube worked with the community to sort out all the problems, and now it’s a bit of a beloved fixture.
Sengoku Dynastytransplants that gameplay to feudal Japan. It uses Unreal Engine 5 to replicate the Japanese countryside, offering mountains, cherry groves, and hot springs.
It’s looking pretty cool. I didn’t playMedieval Dynasty, because I always feel like these games are meant for being played with friends, andI don’t have those. That’s probably not the case for these games. Still, I think the injection of Sengoku-era Japan is just what I needed to grab my attention and get me over my insecurities. I’m looking forward to checking it out.
I don’t have to wait long, becauseSengoku Dynastylaunches into Steam Early Access on July 14, 2025.
