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Foundation

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App ID 690830
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Polymorph Games
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 31575812
Last Record Update 9 October 2025 – 15:33:22 UTC ()
Release Date 31 January 2025 – 15:02:49 UTC ()
😎 83.73%
21k reviews
706
In-Game
🏙️ City Builder 🖥️ Simulation 🏰 Medieval 💡 Strategy 🧱 Sandbox

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Additional Information

Developer Polymorph Games
metacritic_name Foundation
metacritic_score 84
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/foundation?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Polymorph Games
Store Release Date 31 January 2025 – 15:02:56 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/foundationgame.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/foundation
https://www.facebook.com/foundationgame/
https://www.instagram.com/polymorphgamesofficial/
https://www.reddit.com/r/foundationgame/
https://x.com/foundationgame
https://www.youtube.com/polymorphgames/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 31 January 2025 – 15:02:49 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 4 April 2025 – 16:39:14 UTC () (1743784754)
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Detected Technologies (?) Wwise SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7876943
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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Early Access Release Date 1 February 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 1 August 2017 – 16:12:03 UTC (), in changelist #3248022

Supported Languages

27 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Danish Yes
Dutch Yes
Finnish Yes
Norwegian Yes
Hungarian Yes
Romanian Yes
Arabic Yes
Greek Yes

Tags

🏙️ City Builder 🖥️ Simulation 🏰 Medieval 💡 Strategy 🧱 Sandbox 💼 Management 📊 Resource Management 🧘 Relaxing 🌫 Atmospheric 🏠 Building 🏦 Economy 🌱 Indie 🏠 Base Building 👤 Singleplayer 🛖 Colony Sim 🌍 Open World 🌲 Survival 🌐 RTS 🧞 Choices Matter 🐤 Early Access

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

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Bundles

ID Name Set % Price Created
9931 Foundation + Soundtrack Yes -5% 1 February 2019 – 20:02:09 UTC
39071 Medieval Foundation No -10% 5 March 2024 – 14:05:41 UTC
40708 Foundation Reborn No -10% 12 April 2024 – 13:04:55 UTC
40728 Ixion Foundation No -10% 12 April 2024 – 13:04:55 UTC
40919 Foundation Dawn of Man No -10% 14 June 2024 – 12:19:03 UTC
40920 Ostriv Foundation No -10% 1 June 2024 – 11:19:03 UTC
42154 Foundation Timberborn No -10% 27 June 2024 – 15:19:02 UTC
43256 RimWorld x Foundation No -20% 14 September 2024 – 08:09:02 UTC
44681 Roots of Civilization No -10% 6 September 2024 – 17:29:02 UTC
46264 Foundation & TerraScape No -10% 19 November 2024 – 12:29:02 UTC
49420 Aloft & Foundation No -10% 15 January 2025 – 15:39:02 UTC
49979 Foundation Supporter Edition No -5% $42.72 31 January 2025 – 15:09:02 UTC
60389 Settlement Survival x Foundation No -10% $37.60 at -24% 13 October 2025 – 11:29:01 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
198018 Foundation $34.99 9 October 2025 – 17:00:05 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
198016 Steam Sub 198016 CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:47:07 UTC
198017 Foundation for Beta Testing CD Key 1 August 2017 – 16:12:03 UTC
338892 Foundation ( 690830 ) - complimentary reviewer package No Cost 24 January 2019 – 03:45:31 UTC

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