If the terrifying rush of technological development has you craving a return to the times of yore, the perfect medieval video games are an amazing escape. From character-focused adventures like Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, via the all-encompassing spectrum of Medieval Dynasty, to the infrastructure-led Manor Lords, there’s loads of selection. However I’ve additionally bought my eye on Noble Legacy, which remains to be in its early entry journey however is making robust strides in the precise course with every patch. The December replace has simply arrived, and it is packing in a lot that developer Studio 369 recommends beginning contemporary to expertise all of it.
Again when it first launched, I described Noble Legacy as a extra stress-free, on-the-ground counterpart to Manor Lords. You are very a lot getting in amongst your group, serving to to construct out buildings piece by piece with a system akin to these in Valheim or Fortnite, and assigning everybody roles to make sure the city is operating easily. Since then, Studio 369 has been making loads of enhancements, with the addition of a co-op alpha and a few preliminary fight upgrades, however issues are about to get much more harmful.
The Noble Legacy December replace spreads ruins, mineshafts, camps, and related factors of curiosity internationally that may be inhabited by brigands and outlaws. These offer you extra cause to step exterior the boundaries of your settlement within the early sport, and whereas approaching them may be dangerous, it may additionally show reasonably rewarding. The crew calls this a “basis system” that shall be expanded on over time with quests, narrative encounters, and extra loot to find.
That is removed from all that you will discover as you traverse the lands, nevertheless – you will now run into absolutely populated villages, every dominated by a Baron. “The world is turning into extra alive, and extra reactive,” Studio 369 explains, noting you could anticipate “future diplomacy, rivalries and alliances, and political decision-making” as a part of ongoing updates. After all, you deserve a spot to indicate off your standing as effectively, so there is a new private home within the type of the Lord’s Manor, full together with your very personal throne.
The crafting and stock programs have been redesigned “to enhance readability, circulation, and long-term scalability.” As a participant, you are now in a position to craft weapons, armor, and instruments, and might arrange the Weaver and Tailor on the town to course of uncooked supplies into material, clothes, and ultimately full clothes units that your folks can use. Once more, all of that is forward-looking, with long-term plans in place for “development tiers, specialization, and role-based tools for villagers and guards.”
Alongside some extra fight polish, two-handed weapons have been launched, granting you a weightier fight choice that trades off some management in favor of additional attain, elevated influence, and larger general energy. Cooking now exhibits extra helpful tooltips, and the meals outputs have been rebalanced. Constructing will get enhancements comparable to smarter floor snapping and extra ornamental choices, in addition to a redesigned construct menu full with clearer necessities to unlock prefabs.
Rounding issues out is a brand new opening expertise designed that can assist you discover a good beginning location and start laying out your capital. In truth, Studio 369 “extremely recommends” you begin a contemporary save, as a result of modifications to crafting and stock administration. Lastly, there’s some additional visible polish, audio enhancements, smarter villager AI and habits, and optimizations to cut back reminiscence utilization.
The Noble Legacy December replace is reside now, and the sport is 25% off within the Steam Winter Sale via Monday January 5, 2026. Count on to pay $18.74 / £15.74. Discover it right here in the event you’re keen to find what it has to supply – or simply add it to your wishlist if you wish to wait till it is nearer to full completion.
