Norland latest updates, patch notes, changelogs and announcements

Hello everyone,While we’re working on new major features (and therefore postponing the release of the next big patch to early April), we’ve accumulated a number of fixes for the main branch.Thanks to everyone who reported these bugs - you’ve made the...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Norland has received a few great updates and a brand-new look at game development plans. Here's a news roundup of all the recent Norland development news that you might have missed. Norland is also part of the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale, at 50% of...

Hey all, Just a small update with a bunch of fixes for main branch.The bug that prevented loading a save from the main menu after generating a new map has been fixedIncorrect tag overriding in orders has been fixed. Because of this, squads could theo...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.As usual after a major update, we are back with a number of balance adjustments and fixes that were identified and resolved over the past week.At the same time, we are working on major tasks related to reworking the rol...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.Today we are moving the accumulated changes from patches 46 and 47 (map generation, public politics, and more) out of beta into the main branch, along with a small patch №48 that improves the gameplay experience and bal...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.With this patch (which once again goes to the Beta channel, and the public update will be released to the main branch in a week), we are finishing improvements to the core gameplay. Starting next week, we will move on t...

Hi everyone, this is Dmitry.We're back after the winter break with the feature we've been working on since August — map generation. Besides that, in this update we've significantly improved public politics, added new buildings and resources, and over...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Hey guys, Dmitry is here.Below, I will talk about the challenges facing the game's design and how we plan to address them.But first, I would like to thank everyone for their support. It's not easy to develop experimental complex games these days, giv...

Hello everyone, ...and a few more fixes — sorry, we just can’t stop. Though we do feel a bit bad about the dog.List of changes:Fixed a crash where the game could crash for some players immediately after the intro on startupFixed a bug where sex was...

Hello everyone,Before heading off for the winter holidays, we would like to fix several unpleasant bugs that were discovered in the main branch.A large and exciting update is planned for the second half of January. In the meantime, we wish everyone a...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Hey guys,This was a large patch, so we tried to fix the inevitably arising issues and bugs as quickly as possible.Thanks everyone for the reports — we’re still investigating some of the cases.Things should be better now:Fixed a crash in old saves whe...

Hello friends!Today we are rolling out the Big Autumn Update to the main branch. It includes the combined changes from patches #43 and #44, plus the new fixes and improvements from patch #45 that we finished this week.As always, all saves are fully ...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.We are also releasing this patch to the beta branch, since it contains many features that build on the previous update and require your attention and testing. Nevertheless, we plan to push it to the main branch this Fri...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Hey everyone.This is a beta update that includes a lot of fixes and balance changes. We thank our community for actively finding these issues and discussing balance.In short, it should now be more stable, easy, and more logical.Try it out, we’re curi...

Hello everyone, Dmitry here. So, the 2025 Steam Awards have begun! Nominations are open, and I’m hoping you’ll support Norland by nominating it in the Labor of Love category. As I recently wrote in a short article in our Reddit community, Norland ...

Hello everyone, This is Dmitry. It’s been quite a while (two weeks? three?) since we released a meaningful update, so this one will be rather large (BETA though). The post will be large as well, but this time it comes with pictures. [quote]Note: A...

Hi. We’re preparing a major patch this week, but since it will go to beta, we also decided to improve a few things in the main branch as well. Here are patch notes:A politician will no longer start a riot sermon after the player ignores their polit...

Hello everyone.We’re rolling out a hotfix for the latest patch.Huge thanks to all of you for the bug reports!Also, just a small reminder: your review on Steam is like a sip of fresh Flavorful Ale for us! Thank you in advance! Patch notes:Fixed a bug...

Hello everyone.Today we’re rolling out Patch 42 to the main branch, adding a number of fixes and improvements. Nothing revolutionary, but that only makes next week’s patch more interesting.Here’s what we’ve adjusted compared to the current beta:Inter...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.Today’s beta build doesn’t include any new features (some of our team members are currently on vacation), but it brings major balance updates. To be honest, some of these changes are quite experimental — even I don’t fu...

In the last few months, Norland has gotten several updates and a brand new development roadmap. Here's a roundup of all the recent Norland development news that you might have missed. Norland is also part of the Hooded Horse October Publisher Sale,...

Hello everyone. Today we're rolling out a small update to the current version. It mainly includes bug fixes and minor interface improvements.Next week, we’ll aim to release more significant improvements that are currently being tested.Thank you all, ...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.Today we’re pushing to the main branch a patch that adds Public Policy and Conspiracies.In addition, we’ve fixed several bugs and introduced a few pleasant QOL improvements — such as a more detailed list of the most com...

Hello everyone.We’ve fallen a little behind our update schedule since our lead programmer was on vacation, but in the meantime a lot has piled up, so today’s update is going to be quite large and interesting.The update goes to the BETA branch. All sa...

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.Today I’ll tell you about our new roadmap for the next six months – meaning fall 2025 and winter 2025. We have completed most of the previous roadmap (features with usurpers and conspiracies are currently being tested)....

Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.This patch is a set of cumulative changes from the past month, including patches #39 and #40, plus a number of fixes that we’re merging into the main branch.Once again, thank you to all community members for playing the...

Hello everyone,Unfortunately, based on your feedback and the extra features we’d like to showcase, we’re not yet ready to roll everything into the main branch, so today’s improvements are also going into the beta version. After all, that’s what the b...

A small update that fixes a known and annoying issue with worker behavior, especially noticeable in the later stages of the game....

Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your p...

Norland is part of the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale at 35% off on Steam. Check it and other games out in the sale. Below is a roundup of recent development news, including updates from the latest patches and what’s being tested in the current b...

Hello everyone!This is Dmitry.Summer is coming to an end, and we’re a bit late with our patch, but I think you’ll enjoy what we’re releasing today in BETA branch. This patch doesn’t contain big features, but it’s dedicated to general gameplay improve...

Hello everyone,Patch 38 is moving from beta to the main version!It includes everything that was in the beta version, plus additional tweaks, bug fixes, and various improvements.By the way, if you’re reading this and haven’t left a review on our Steam...

Hello everyone,We're pushing a new update to the beta branch: the Army Menu, patrol weapon customization, and search functionality in the Help system.We're also wrapping up a complete visual rework of the Hall, which was a bit rushed initially and di...

Hello everyone!As you can see, we've been spending all week - and part of this one - fixing bugs that surfaced after the big update, and today’s patch is focused on that as well.But we’ll be returning to developing new features soon!In the meantime, ...

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We’ve rolled out a small but meaningful patch focused on improving stability and overall quality of life.It includes a few targeted tweaks to character behavior and fixes for some annoying bugs.Thanks for all your reports and feedback — they really h...

In this small patch, we're fixing an annoying issue with freezing and crashes that occurred when the hall was tightly surrounded by other buildings....

In this small update, we’ve significantly improved performance during battles and unit movement....

Hi everyone,We're fixing some nasty bugs and crashes in the main branch of the game:Fixed residential building markup: residents now sleep in the correct locations.A politician's rebellion will now occur only if their loyalty to the player's king is ...

Greetings, everyone. Dmitry here.The Big Summer Update is being moved from the beta branch to the live build today. It is our most significant upgrade since Early Access began, merging months of systems work, balance tuning, and new content into the ...

Hello everyone,In this update, we’re reducing migration (to balance out the comfort bonuses from housing), removing negative zones caused by fields and making them smaller, and changing how the zoom mode works — roofs will now be removed only from th...

Hello everyone.Fixing a few issues hot on the heels of the beta update.Fixed a bug that prevented residents from buying nectar.Fixed a bug where pigs would wander outside the pig farm.Fixed the positioning of growing crops in fields.Fixed a rare issu...

Hello everyone,Dmitry here.Today we’re rolling out the second (but not final) part of our summer update — architecture and how buildings influence one another. The new army menu isn't here yet, but it's going through final polishing.First, I want to ...

Hello everyone,Another beta version update, which we planned to release last Friday, but some things needed reworking.The main change: politicians' actions will now be more noticeable to you, and characters will buy goods from the Holy Caravan if you...

Norland is part of the Steam Summer Sale at 35% off! Check it and other games out in the Hooded Horse Summer Sale. Down below is a recap of the Politics and Economy BETA update. Now live in the beta branch with a release set in July. Hooded Horse Su...

Take command of a medieval kingdom in Norland, now 35% off as part of the Hooded Horse Summer Publisher Sale. Manage the ambitions of nobles, the needs of peasants, and the strength of your soldiers. Navigate political intrigue, fend off invasions, a...