Texel Raptor Shows Croakwood Footage, Steam Early Access Planned For This Winter
The studio that built Parkitect is applying the same management-first design to a town builder, and the no-combat, no-rush structure is the deliberate result of stripping out the military elements its co-founder did not enjoy, with early access set for this winter.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Texel Raptor, the studio behind Parkitect, released new footage of its single-player town-building game Croakwood. The game has no combat or time limits, and lets players build part by part indoors and outdoors while frog residents gather and process resources. Development started at the end of 2020 and the game was announced in 2024. A PC release on Steam is planned to enter early access this winter.
The new footage follows a small settlement as it grows into a town. Players place furniture and buildings part by part indoors and outdoors, choosing colors and layouts themselves.
Frog residents gather and process resources and go about daily life, and the surrounding forest opens up as players explore. The developer's co-founder said the relaxed design came from removing the military elements common in strategy games, and that the game still aims to work as a town-building strategy game rather than dropping the management layer.
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