Chinese Frontiers
SolidGames · 2025 · Simulation, Crafting, Medieval, Historical, Singleplayer
PC
Mostly Positive72% · 506
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About Chinese Frontiers
Plan, build, and unwind in a first-person city-builder set in medieval China. Start as a humble craftsman and, step by step, plan, produce, and raise monumental structures. Manage villagers, set up production chains, and fine-tune logistics so your village flourishes—at your own pace, without pressure, with the satisfaction of a well-designed system.Explore three distinct regions—mountain passes, desert flats, and fertile river valleys—each with unique resources, challenges, and views that beg to be screenshotted. The landscape isn’t just a backdrop; it shapes your strategy and what you can achieve. Unearth the secrets of ancient techniques, master your craft, and build traditional chinese landmarks. From cutting stone and shaping timber to firing bricks and smelting metals—every structure comes together through clear, logical stages. Raise defense towers, desert forts, and the legendary Jiankou Sky Stairs. Your projects also power the settlement’s infrastructure: workshops, kilns, forges, and ornament workshops.You are both manager and craftsman. Cultivate fields, raise livestock, cook traditional dishes, and care for your villagers’ well-being. Customize buildings, place decorations, and watch a bustling town emerge—perfect for calm, evening sessions.As your reputation rises, earn the emperor’s attention, unlock new techniques, master your craft, and carve your name in history as a master builder. Follow the story of master Jun and his granddaughter Mei through a journey of skill, tradition, and ambition.
- Deep building and optimization — clear production chains, sensible logistics, and hands-on NPC management.
- Relaxing, not rushed — slow gaming at your own pace, with the joy of bringing projects to completion.
- Authentic culture — architecture, craftsmanship, and cuisine inspired by dynastic China.
- A guiding narrative — a master-artisan storyline that adds goals and context to your decisions.
- Realistic, step-by-step building mechanics (first-person) and hands-on crafting.
- Manage workers, gather resources, and optimize production flows within your settlement.
- Three large regions with their own resources, hazards, and building techniques.
- A blend of building, crafting, farming, exploration, and decorating.
- Authentic Chinese themes—from construction to cuisine and interior design.
- A story-driven campaign with quests that lead you toward building one of the world’s greatest wonders.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Quite a fun little game, if a bit buggy. The only real complaint i have is that i want more monuments to build, they really don't need to be related to the Great Wall like how it is currently. I'd easily pay $5 or $10 for a Forbidden City dlc, but let us build the entire thing and not just the centerpiece.4 found this helpful
Relaxed building simulator with detailed and well researched buldings. I never got the impression that a building step would not work in reality. The core of the game focus on builiding and resource collection can be automated before it becomes tedious. It could use some quality of live features like pinning required resource on the HUD or improved skaffolding construction.1 found this helpful
The game is buggy in places, but I still enjoyed it. TL;DR up top: I'm torn between a negative in the hopes that the feedback is taken more seriously, and a positive to encourage development, because I'd love to see a more polished sequel. I'll opt for the latter for now - I really hope they expand on this game and take into account feedback. [b] The Good [/b] Lets start off with the good. The reason I bought the game in the first place was for a relaxed, solo building game, which is what it does. I like the automation. I like that the schematics are fixed - it keeps the designing minimal, it keeps things thematic and simple. After you're finished you can genuinely stand back and feel some virtual pride in building a village or bell tower. Its not really about expressing your creativity, but it's satisfying nonetheless. Also the environments are pretty. [b] The Bad [/b] Separating this out by intentionality, around all the building there is a frustrating amount of bloat. If feels like under what is promised there is very generic bloat, which is a shame because I believe that could've been used to lean into the core game. [list] [*]The fetch quests just feel like pointl…1 found this helpful
I really like this game. It is very relaxing and I like watching buildings come together slowly. However, in its current state I cannot recommend this. As many other reviews say, it is buggy. When I first started the game I had zero bugs, zero screen tears, nothing out of the ordinary. However, once you advance to other parts of the world, about a few hours in, the game immediately breaks with long freezes and audio cutting out. I really wanted to unlock more things and stay in the first non-bug zone and build away, but you have to complete quests in areas that break the game so therefore I cannot even stay in the one part of the map. Unfortunate, and I will change my review once more fixes/updates come about.
If you like exploring and building, and basic survival (hunger and thirst), but don't want to deal with enemies and constant NPC distractions of a more physical nature, this is the game for you. It's Conan Exiles meets Anno. Very cool. Slight bugs still, but nothing game breaking. As complex or as simple as you want it. Highly recommend.
Cosy, uncomplicated, and decently pretty. Like assembling LEGO sets with some extra wandering around.
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