Brushland is a fairytale kingdom builder where you paint the land

Brushland is an upcoming Steam game from Transhuman Design, made by Michał Marcinkowski, the creator of Soldat and King Arthur's Gold. You paint tiles of land, and each tile decides what to become based on its neighbors. Villagers sail in, move into the houses and ask for things. The developer says the demo arrives in Q1 2027 and the full game in Q2 2027.

Written and reviewed by Brushland Wiki Editorial Team · Updated 20 October 2026

Brushland Steam header with the title in white script over a lake, mountains and a castle. — Official Steam header for Brushland.

Store facts

Steam app: 5163450
Developer / publisher: Transhuman Design
Release: Coming soon (demo Q1 2027, full game Q2 2027 per developer)
Price: Not announced
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux; Steam Deck named by the developer
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Language: English

Brushland screenshot of a small island kingdom with a castle, houses and cliffs above blue water. — Official screenshot: a painted island grown into a castle town.

The pitch

The Steam page describes three joys: shaping a land, watching it fill with life, and caring for the people who live there. Rock becomes mountains that catch snow, rivers find their own way down cliffs as waterfalls, and a village can grow into a castle. There is no clock and no failure. Read how it works, meet the villagers, or check the release date.

Inspiration

The developer credits Neuschwanstein castle and the games Tiny Glade, Townscaper and Islandoodle as inspirations.