Foundation
Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows…
Foundation is an indie developed by Polymorph Games, released 31 January 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Foundation is
Foundation is an indie game developed by Polymorph Games and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows for full mod support and is optimized for the thousands of moving parts that come with building humongous cities. The game features in-depth resource management akin to the Anno (Dawn of Discovery) series, expertly mixed with classic city-building elements from Settlers, SimCity, and Pharaoh all topped with narrative encounters inspired by Crusader Kings II to create the ultimate medieval ant-farm simulation. Grow your untapped land into a great sprawling kingdom as you appease…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business, historical, non-fiction and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 45 achievements to unlock.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4460, 8 GB RAM and GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Foundation launched on 31 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Foundation yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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