Tenants of the Shade – 4X Builder
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Tenants of the Shade – 4X Builder
@shadybren.bsky.social
Dev of 4X city-builder.
Organic strategy game about early settlement.
Coming Soon - Steam Early Access.
Please Wishlist ↓
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/Tenants_of_the_Shade/
A village grows, turn by turn.

Every turn reshapes the settlement—population rises, fields expand, houses emerge.

#TurnBasedThursday #4X #citybuilder #indiedev
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thanks --John Lansing | Fantasy Football Tactics-- for hosting!

In Tenants of the Shade, a village grows turn by turn.

Every turn reshapes the settlement—population rises, fields expand, houses emerge.

#TurnBasedThursday #4X #citybuilder #indiedev
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Now it has a topographic based field mechanic
#4X #citybuilder #indiedev
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
First pre-alpha playtest → players immediately surprised me.

These are player-built settlements, not dev setups.
Different layouts, priorities, and vibes—what I've really been hoping for.

Still early, but this was an encouraging moment.

#gamedev #indiedev #citybuilder
December 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Farming progress before / after.
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Cities feel alive when the plazas start to breathe a little.
Been tuning how settlements grow in my 4X city builder — here’s a quick look at how plazas are shaping up.

On Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Super stoked to reveal the new name of our 4X city-builder.

👉 Introducing: Tenants of the Shade

After expanding towns, combat, farms, roads - the game is starting to come alive.

A 4X builder from the dawn of settlement. Connect a people.

Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM