Fit check
Is Hinterland worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want settlement management alongside combat
- Strategy players who want each game to use different locations and resources
- Players who enjoy developing characters and assigning settlers to defense or production
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed, story-led campaign may find the changing locations and challenges less suitable
- Players wanting combat without settlement management may not enjoy dividing attention between both systems
- Players looking for prison-escape or crime-focused RPG gameplay will find a different setting and structure here
Our take on Hinterland
Combining settlement management with party combat creates a broader management burden than a combat-only RPG. Randomized locations add changing conditions, but they also replace the consistency of a fixed campaign structure.
What is Hinterland?
Hinterland mixes group-focused role-playing battles with the running of a settlement.
Every session generates a different fantasy setting, including its supplies, gear, and obstacles. Residents come from a broad roster and may receive weapons for protection or equipment for making goods. A humble farmer can become a fighter, while the main character develops chosen specialties. Battles accommodate multiple weapon types and combat positions, such as heavy two-handed strikes and archery. Encounters may involve orc camps, dark elf attackers, mines overrun by goblins, or decaying cities inhabited by undead. Rules can be tuned for severe difficulty or for a setting where raiders never appear. Orc Lords and Shamans provide two playable Orc options, with Shamans calling creatures through totems.
How Hinterland plays
- 01Settlement Management
- Settlers can receive weapons for defense or tools for manufacturing items.
- 02Party-Based Combat
- Characters can use different weapons and combat approaches, including heavy strikes and bows.
- 03Character Development
- Farmers can become warriors, and the player character can take different specializations.
- 04Randomized Worlds
- Each game changes the location, resources, items, and challenges.
- 05Gameplay Settings
- Players can choose between a demanding mode and an option with no raider enemies.
- 06Orc Classes
- The Orc Lord is a Warrior class, while the Shaman uses totems to summon creatures.
Hinterland compared to similar games
Hinterland combines RPG combat with settlement construction and changing wilderness conditions, while Back to the Dawn focuses on surviving, investigating, and escaping a prison. Shogun Showdown centers on positioning, attack tiles, skills, and deckbuilding rather than settlement management. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew focuses on real-time stealth strategy instead of party-based RPG combat and settlement building.
Hinterland: platforms & release
Is Hinterland worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want settlement management alongside combat. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed, story-led campaign may find the changing locations and challenges less suitable.
Where can I download Hinterland?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hinterland's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hinterland on?
Windows only.
