TownsFolk

Name: TownsFolk
Rating: 4.7 (2988 reviews)
Author: Short Circuit Studio

Explore, Build, Survive

Free · In‑App Purchases

3K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Simulation
Developer

Short Circuit Studio
Controller

Supported
Language

EN
+ 13 More
Size

232.7
MB

TownsFolk – Build. Survive. Explore. Lead a group of settlers into the unknown and build a thriving colony in a world full of mystery and danger. Manage scarce resources, make tough choices, and face the unpredictable frontier. Will your town prosper or fall? Lead, Expand, Survive: • Build & Expand – Grow your village by managing Food, Gold, Faith, and Production. • Explore the Unknown – Clear the fog, discover treasures, and uncover dangers. • Survive Challenges – Overcome disasters, wild animals, and moral dilemmas. • Appease the King – Deliver tribute, or risk your colony’s fate. Game Features: ▪ Roguelite Strategy – New challenges every playthrough. ▪ Skirmish Mode – Test survival skills in standalone scenarios. ▪ Puzzle Challenges – Solve strategic puzzles for rewards. ▪ Pixel Art World – Handcrafted visuals & atmospheric music. ▪ Deep, Minimalist Gameplay – Easy to start, challenging to master. ▪ Weekly Challenge Mode – A new scenario every week with leaderboards. ▪ Factions – 5 unique Factions, each with their own strengths, stories, and playstyles. Can you build a settlement that withstands the test of time? Download TownsFolk today! Play for Free – Upgrade Anytime TownsFolk lets you jump in for free! Enjoy the How to Play missions, test your skills in Puzzle Missions, and try out Skirmish Mode with a fixed setup. Want more? A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full Campaign and lets you customize settings in Skirmish Mode for endless replayability.

Events

MAJOR UPDATE
One Year on the Frontier

A year later, new puzzles, Skirmish Favor cards, disasters, quests, and frontier events change how the realm is ruled

A Closer Look

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

3K Ratings

Wonderful game
07/31/2025

Sorcerer0049
I like to call games that you can play offline for hours airplane games, and this is a great example of a good airplane game. There are also no ads, so you play uninterrupted. The economic system of the game is also very good. It’s neither too hard nor too easy, and the random events tie it all together by making you think ahead of the possibility of losing resources in the future! I really like the art and I find the music pleasant but not distracting. I really enjoy how you can have turn-base mode too, I occasionally like to swap it out and give a refreshment in the gameplay. Just the free version is really good, the amount of gameplay available is perfect, it makes you want to have more access but doesn’t restrict things to the point of forcing you to buy it! Very virtuous of the developer, especially for a The game isn’t complete yet, and new. My one complaint is how everything looks so similar, I think there should be 2-3 skins per object that each object has a probability of getting that skin, (I know that’s a lot of work) but it would make the game more visually exciting without having to add more structures. Anyway, great work dev team, you guys made a really cool game!!!

Developer Response
Thank you so much for your detailed and kind words! We’re thrilled you enjoy the offline play, economy, art, music, and turn-based mode. Regarding visuals, with the different factions, buildings do change appearance—for example, the Vikings have their own unique style. Your suggestion about multiple skins per object is fantastic, and we’ll definitely consider it for future updates. We truly appreciate your support and enthusiasm—it means a lot to our team! If you ever want to chat or share more ideas, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com or join us on Discord.
Wonderful game
07/31/2025

Sorcerer0049

I like to call games that you can play offline for hours airplane games, and this is a great example of a good airplane game. There are also no ads, so you play uninterrupted. The economic system of the game is also very good. It’s neither too hard nor too easy, and the random events tie it all together by making you think ahead of the possibility of losing resources in the future! I really like the art and I find the music pleasant but not distracting. I really enjoy how you can have turn-base mode too, I occasionally like to swap it out and give a refreshment in the gameplay. Just the free version is really good, the amount of gameplay available is perfect, it makes you want to have more access but doesn’t restrict things to the point of forcing you to buy it! Very virtuous of the developer, especially for a The game isn’t complete yet, and new. My one complaint is how everything looks so similar, I think there should be 2-3 skins per object that each object has a probability of getting that skin, (I know that’s a lot of work) but it would make the game more visually exciting without having to add more structures. Anyway, great work dev team, you guys made a really cool game!!!
Developer Response 08/04/2025
Thank you so much for your detailed and kind words! We’re thrilled you enjoy the offline play, economy, art, music, and turn-based mode. Regarding visuals, with the different factions, buildings do change appearance—for example, the Vikings have their own unique style. Your suggestion about multiple skins per object is fantastic, and we’ll definitely consider it for future updates. We truly appreciate your support and enthusiasm—it means a lot to our team! If you ever want to chat or share more ideas, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com or join us on Discord.
Masterpiece
07/10/2025

Minedude or you
Absolutely a work of art. The idea is absolutely perfect and it has a really informative tutorial! I love this game, people who are complaining about the full version being 5 bucks don’t understand that if there are no ads, the only way the devs can make money is in game purchases. In this case, a full version. But even with 0 dollars spent you could still experience so much of the gameplay, even the tutorial was so well put together!One thing I would like for the devs to add though is definitely an endless mode, as a fan of roguelikes and roguelites, having an endless mode would just be the icing on the cake —the cherry on top. I imagine endless as trying to survive as long as possible, as exploring new land get more and more challenging as you progress! That’s my only critique. Thank you, Short Circuit Studios, for bringing us this amazing work of art.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful and encouraging review—it means a lot to our team! We're thrilled you're enjoying the game and really appreciate your support and understanding of the pricing model. As for endless play, Skirmish mode is our current take on that concept, letting you explore maps with adjustable settings and replayable seeds. That said, we’re always thinking about how to expand it even further. If you have more feedback, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com or join us on Discord!
Masterpiece
07/10/2025

Minedude or you

Absolutely a work of art. The idea is absolutely perfect and it has a really informative tutorial! I love this game, people who are complaining about the full version being 5 bucks don’t understand that if there are no ads, the only way the devs can make money is in game purchases. In this case, a full version. But even with 0 dollars spent you could still experience so much of the gameplay, even the tutorial was so well put together!One thing I would like for the devs to add though is definitely an endless mode, as a fan of roguelikes and roguelites, having an endless mode would just be the icing on the cake —the cherry on top. I imagine endless as trying to survive as long as possible, as exploring new land get more and more challenging as you progress! That’s my only critique. Thank you, Short Circuit Studios, for bringing us this amazing work of art.
Developer Response 07/14/2025
Thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful and encouraging review—it means a lot to our team! We're thrilled you're enjoying the game and really appreciate your support and understanding of the pricing model. As for endless play, Skirmish mode is our current take on that concept, letting you explore maps with adjustable settings and replayable seeds. That said, we’re always thinking about how to expand it even further. If you have more feedback, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com or join us on Discord!
Overall Fun, Some Bugs
Apr 3

JustOneTree
I really enjoy this game it’s definitely worth $5 I love that y’all added more puzzles, different factions, a weekly challenge, and of course more puzzles 😌! The puzzles are my favorite part. I like that there’s a wide range of difficulties; the hardest ones are actually very challenging (still stumped by two but I will keep trying!). I have a suggestion- when Terraforming, it’d be great if there was a chance of having rocks, trees, fish, or etc in the space rather than always being blank. There are some bugs. Currently the two that are most annoying: the Compendium’s inaccuracies, most (maybe all, didn’t check every one) of the upgraded structures show the same yield as the original one. Ex: the Camp, Mansion, & Castle all show a yield of 1👤 1⚙️ (1 person, 1 gear). This doesn’t affect the values in gameplay as far as I’ve seen, but it makes the Compendium for any upgraded structure pretty useless for me. It used to list accurate yield info. The other: in the Northsfolk faction both the Food Cellar & Runestone deposit structures deplete 4 of the deposited resource per day (rather than 2/day like all the others, across all factions), even tho the yield is still 3/day (or 6/day when filled at least 50%). This makes it barely worth it to use either of these two deposit structures, especially since it means the Food Cellar & Runestone need to be filled twice as often as the others (which is already tedious even when the resources deplete at 2/day). I’m assuming this was not intentional

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review — we really appreciate you taking the time to share all of this! 😊 We’re especially happy to hear you’re enjoying the puzzles (and that some are still putting up a good fight 💪).Your terraforming suggestion is a great one — we’ll definitely keep that in mind!Regarding the issues you mentioned, we’ll pass everything on to the dev team to take a closer look and review.If you’re able to, it would really help us to get screenshots or a short recording so we can investigate further. You can send them to support@shortcircuitstudio.com or hop into our Discord and share them there.
Overall Fun, Some Bugs
Apr 3

JustOneTree

I really enjoy this game it’s definitely worth $5 I love that y’all added more puzzles, different factions, a weekly challenge, and of course more puzzles 😌! The puzzles are my favorite part. I like that there’s a wide range of difficulties; the hardest ones are actually very challenging (still stumped by two but I will keep trying!). I have a suggestion- when Terraforming, it’d be great if there was a chance of having rocks, trees, fish, or etc in the space rather than always being blank. There are some bugs. Currently the two that are most annoying: the Compendium’s inaccuracies, most (maybe all, didn’t check every one) of the upgraded structures show the same yield as the original one. Ex: the Camp, Mansion, & Castle all show a yield of 1👤 1⚙️ (1 person, 1 gear). This doesn’t affect the values in gameplay as far as I’ve seen, but it makes the Compendium for any upgraded structure pretty useless for me. It used to list accurate yield info. The other: in the Northsfolk faction both the Food Cellar & Runestone deposit structures deplete 4 of the deposited resource per day (rather than 2/day like all the others, across all factions), even tho the yield is still 3/day (or 6/day when filled at least 50%). This makes it barely worth it to use either of these two deposit structures, especially since it means the Food Cellar & Runestone need to be filled twice as often as the others (which is already tedious even when the resources deplete at 2/day). I’m assuming this was not intentional
Developer Response 5d ago
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review — we really appreciate you taking the time to share all of this! 😊 We’re especially happy to hear you’re enjoying the puzzles (and that some are still putting up a good fight 💪).Your terraforming suggestion is a great one — we’ll definitely keep that in mind!Regarding the issues you mentioned, we’ll pass everything on to the dev team to take a closer look and review.If you’re able to, it would really help us to get screenshots or a short recording so we can investigate further. You can send them to support@shortcircuitstudio.com or hop into our Discord and share them there.
Strategically Challenging
11/24/2025

ThePhiph
Similar to Civilization or Catan… I’m having a good time with this one, I’ve seen a few reviews that it’s too easy or boring… if this kind of game isn’t your thing, I can see where you’d be bored- it’s a strategy game, you’re meant to move methodically, with thought and planning.… That being said, I haven’t once considered this game “easy”, and have even searched through trying to find a level difficulty setting. I do wish that there was an option for open sandbox, without preplanned level requirements. The counter adds a bit of stress and sometimes it’s nice to play without limitations. Just a thought. All in all- I’m really enjoying this game and I’m glad to have found it… and the $5 is worth the extra game play.

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback! We're really glad the strategic style is working well for you. If you haven’t already, try Skirmish with tributes turned off — it’s our current take on a more relaxed sandbox-style experience. Your suggestion for an even more open mode is noted, and we’ll keep it in mind for future updates.If you’d like to share more ideas or join the community, feel free to hop into our Discord or email us at support@shortcircuitstudio.com
Strategically Challenging
11/24/2025

ThePhiph

Similar to Civilization or Catan… I’m having a good time with this one, I’ve seen a few reviews that it’s too easy or boring… if this kind of game isn’t your thing, I can see where you’d be bored- it’s a strategy game, you’re meant to move methodically, with thought and planning.… That being said, I haven’t once considered this game “easy”, and have even searched through trying to find a level difficulty setting. I do wish that there was an option for open sandbox, without preplanned level requirements. The counter adds a bit of stress and sometimes it’s nice to play without limitations. Just a thought. All in all- I’m really enjoying this game and I’m glad to have found it… and the $5 is worth the extra game play.
Developer Response 12/01/2025
Thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback! We're really glad the strategic style is working well for you. If you haven’t already, try Skirmish with tributes turned off — it’s our current take on a more relaxed sandbox-style experience. Your suggestion for an even more open mode is noted, and we’ll keep it in mind for future updates.If you’d like to share more ideas or join the community, feel free to hop into our Discord or email us at support@shortcircuitstudio.com

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Version 1.4.5 Mar 17

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Seller: Short Circuit Studios AB
Size: 232.7 MB
Category: Simulation
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires macOS 10.15.0 or later.

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Languages: English and 13 more

English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Age Rating: 4+

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