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Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate - Leiden Medievalists Blog
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I've play Ostriv a lot.
The current build is very playable. There are many 1.0 release games that are in a far worse state (even with post release patches).
I would just try it out if I were you. The game is a lot of fun as it is.