How to play Manor Lords early access

Get a permit to build early.

A village in Manor Lords in a wide valley.
Image via Slavic Magic

Manor Lords’ blend of city building and real-time strategy has plenty of players chomping at the bit to play, and that time is finally here via early access.

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Manor Lords is in early access and playable now. While a bulk of its content is available, a large portion is being reserved for the full release date

The strategy/building sim has many players excited (perhaps too excited) as they are eager to play now. So, let’s see how you can get involved with Manor Lords‘ early access.

How to play Manor Lords early access

houses in manor lords
Houses of Lords. Image via Slavic Magic

Manor Lords’ early access is available to download and play right now through its official game page on Steam.

Here’s how you can get involved:

  1. Go to the Steam storefront via your browser or the app.
  2. Search for Manor Lords, and go to the Manor Lords Steam page.
  3. Purchase the early access build.
  4. Download it.
  5. Hop in once it’s installed to get building and battling.

The only way to have played Manor Lords earlier than its early access launch on April 26, 2024, was to be a high-profile content creator or streamer and receive access courtesy of the developer—Slavic Magic.

To reiterate, like Palworld and many other titles, Manor Lords will be in early access for a while yet until the developer decides it’s time for a full-scale release—making all the content available.

If Manor Lords has you hooked like many on our team, find out how to increase the population, how to adequately protect your region, and how to get military equipment.

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