SAELIG
Atorcoppe Games · 2017 · Simulation, RPG, Strategy, Early Access, Indie
PC
Very Positive87% · 1,105
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About SAELIG
✦ AI summary
Build a medieval dynasty in Dark Ages Wessex by trading, managing businesses, raising families, and making choices that ripple across a living world where every NPC has their own life and ambitions. With the freedom to become a noble, criminal, merchant, or anything in between, you'll shape multiple generations' legacies while navigating dynamic economies, Viking raids, and the consequences of your decisions.
A Note From The Developer:First, we should address the elephant in the room - SAELIG has been in Early Access like 7 years. That's a long time. What's the deal with that then?
Well SAELIG is a hobby project I work on after work and on weekends, and there is no set ending or final design. SAELIG continues to evolve over time and is updated fairly often with fixes, tweaks, and new features. So while SAELIG is in Early Access, it's less because it's missing lots of content, and more because I see it as a living project. It's always evolving and changing, and I feel like the Early Access tag is a convenient way to indicate just how much aspects of the game can change between updates.
The Game:
SAELIG is a strategy game that blends simulation, RPG elements, trading, and business management, where your goal is to ensure the survival, wealth, and legacy of your family. Set in the Dark Ages of England, you’ll step into the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex during a time of turmoil. Engage in commerce, manage your enterprises, and make crucial decisions to carve your own path and leave a lasting mark on the world for generations to come.You have the freedom to shape your destiny and play your way—become a trader, a business owner, a hardworking labourer, a landlord, a cunning criminal, a vigilant watchman, an influential abbot, a skilled hunter, or explore other roles. The choice is yours.SAELIG features a dynamic, living world where every action counts, and each character leads a life of their own. You’re not here to save the world or play the hero—you’re here to live your life, make your choices, and do your best to thrive in a world full of possibilities.
SAELIG offers many possibilities for how you approach the game, giving you the freedom to shape your story in countless ways:
Well SAELIG is a hobby project I work on after work and on weekends, and there is no set ending or final design. SAELIG continues to evolve over time and is updated fairly often with fixes, tweaks, and new features. So while SAELIG is in Early Access, it's less because it's missing lots of content, and more because I see it as a living project. It's always evolving and changing, and I feel like the Early Access tag is a convenient way to indicate just how much aspects of the game can change between updates.
The Game:
SAELIG is a strategy game that blends simulation, RPG elements, trading, and business management, where your goal is to ensure the survival, wealth, and legacy of your family. Set in the Dark Ages of England, you’ll step into the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex during a time of turmoil. Engage in commerce, manage your enterprises, and make crucial decisions to carve your own path and leave a lasting mark on the world for generations to come.You have the freedom to shape your destiny and play your way—become a trader, a business owner, a hardworking labourer, a landlord, a cunning criminal, a vigilant watchman, an influential abbot, a skilled hunter, or explore other roles. The choice is yours.SAELIG features a dynamic, living world where every action counts, and each character leads a life of their own. You’re not here to save the world or play the hero—you’re here to live your life, make your choices, and do your best to thrive in a world full of possibilities.
SAELIG offers many possibilities for how you approach the game, giving you the freedom to shape your story in countless ways:
- Begin your journey however you choose—from beggar to business owner and everything in between.
- Forge your own path, regardless of your starting point.
- Find love, start a family, and build a lasting dynasty.
- Rise to power as an Abbot running the church, or take charge as a Town-Reeve, placing yourself above the law.
- Take on a humble job and earn your keep with honest work.
- Become a gravedigger, earning silver by tending to the dead, or care for the village children at the Learning Hall.
- Forage for resources and sell your findings at the market.
- Hunt wild animals and profit from processing their hides and meat.
- Trade goods between markets and seize opportunities for wealth.
- Establish towns and build them up alongside the other civilians.
- Adopt orphans and send them to work in the mines.
- Invest in properties and rent out homes for steady income.
- Run a variety of businesses to supply towns with vital goods.
- Buy land and develop it, helping the community grow.
- Manipulate the economy, start fires, hoard resources, and create chaos if you wish.
- Turn to a life of crime, stealing your way to riches.
- Fight for survival against brutal Viking raids.
- Win the favour of the King and rise to the rank of Thegn.
- And so much more—your story is yours to create.
- A living, breathing world where every character is striving to survive and thrive.
- Every character has a full life, from birth to death, and the ability to influence the world just like you.
- Experience multiple generations—when your character dies, continue the story as one of your children.
- Dynamic seasons and weather that impact the environment and gameplay.
- A variety of buildings to construct, purchase, and upgrade to suit your needs.
- Fires and diseases that can devastate not only your home but entire towns and villages.
- A living economy where every item is produced and consumed by the population—nothing exists without purpose.
- A knowledge system that rewards practice and mastery, allowing you to improve skills through repeated actions.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
"Saelig" was the answer to "Are there any games like Kenshi out there?" in a lot of places I checked. I understood that it was a medieval settlement game, no necessarily a city builder, although you can make it into one within certain parameters probably, but... Combat isn't the main focus of the game at all, but it is there. Viking raids in varying levels of difficulty (including not being there at all) do come periodically, and add a good element of needing to defend your developing community. But again, this isn't the main focus. The main focus is that there isn't a main focus. But in terms of gameplay, the basics are pretty basic. You'll start with different scenarios, say a wandering former champion, now with a few silver and some good gear. You can rob dudes, waylay carts, break into homes...or you could go out hunting, collect some materials, trade them in for more silver. Or you can look for a job in town with an established business. If you're into music, you can be an entertainer (most) or even a beggar (drummer). All that, however, is just the start. Or it could be the end too, just do that to your heart's content until you make some money to buy some new pants. Or a …4 found this helpful
Only racked up a few hours so far and the first impression is really good. The reason I'm already giving a thumbs up is because of how active and responsive the dev is. I was confused by something ingame (completely my fault lol), made a post in the forum and the dev pretty much immediately responded and cleared up the issue, even followed up on it. 10/10 dev1 found this helpful
This is one of the most under rated city builder/ economy sim I have ever played1 found this helpful
Its a good management game, though require some effort and reading but not much compared to other games. is fairly forgiving
More like the Guild than Kenshi. I've only played a few hours, and while there is a game here and it's not bad, it's not for me - it's just too slow. I've watched youtube quite a lot while playing, and that's not the hallmark of a great game to me. Should have faster fast speed and autopause on completion of tasks.
I enjoy this quite a bit and suspect I will play into the future. This game is a bit like the guild but less "janky" in every possible way.
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