Manor Lords review: "Brimming with the potential to exceed its already broad horizons"

There is something about Manor Lords that feels both baffling and patient at the same time.

Or do I want to simply click one of three set gameplay scenarios and run with it?

This feeling of creating a thriving world is reinforced even by Manor Lords' most rudimentary mechanics.

Want to establish a trade route?

Warring pieces

Manor Lords succeeds in helping players build a world that responds authentically.

or igniting a hostile feud.

This is where Manor Lords' smart straddling of the city builder and RTS genres comes into play.

I have hopes that progress, it shall.

Manor Lords was reviewed on PC, with a code provided by the publisher.