A Little Age
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A Little Age

A cozy minimalist city builder about expanding a network of settlements, each with its own little economy. Manage the flow of resources between them at your own pace, and pause at any time. Watch a civilization emerge as your settlements work together to raise a great temple and claim the land.

DEV: BenerotPUB: BenerotAppID 1530850

Is A Little Age still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

76.8
Mixed

Elixir Rating

63.5% of 63 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 51.1. The developers have shipped 3 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 25.7.

reception 51.1·support +25.7·Mixed

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$10.49$14.99−30%

Development

Insufficient evidence

Last heard from developers

5 days ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

3

Current silence

cannot be judged

Our news coverage needs a fresh check; missing posts are not evidence that development has stopped. 3 substantial updates recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major. It is currently 30% below its usual price.

Last successful news check: Oct 7, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted. A fresh check is needed before judging current activity.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

releaseAug 30, 2026

A Little Age Hits v1.0, Developer Eyes Localization and Deck Support Next

After an extended development period, A Little Age reached its 1.0 release on August 28, 2026. Developer Evigmae, writing in a community announcement, described the launch as completing "my entire list of everything I wanted for the 1.0" — a note of measured satisfaction rather than fanfare.

The developer immediately entered what they called "full support mode," anticipating hotfixes through the launch weekend. Players can report issues via the project's Discord server.

What comes next

Evigmae was specific about the first post-1.0 update's priorities:

  • Localization — German, French, and Portuguese language support
  • Quality-of-life features and optimizations
  • Cosmetics
  • Gamepad support and Steam Deck compatibility

Beyond that first update, the developer noted a broader backlog of ideas, nice-to-haves, and player requests that were deliberately deferred to keep the 1.0 release scoped and shippable. There is no timeline attached to any of these plans in the announcement.

For players who have been waiting on a complete version, the release is here; for those hoping to play on a Steam Deck or in a language other than the current default, that support is described as an intended next step rather than a present reality.

Two years of development

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21 announcements · 3 substantial · 17 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

21 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsOct 2, 2026
ROADMAP & UPDATES

Hello there!A Little Age released a month ago! It was exciting and bumpy, to say the least :)I think the worst issue was that the save/load feature released in a broken state. This was mainly due to last-minute work and moving things around…

Community AnnouncementsSep 17, 2026
GAME PATCH v1.0.7

PATCH NOTESUpdated A Little Age to the latest engine version (UE 5.8.2).Added new "Send Bug Report" option in the game menu.Added German, French, and *Portuguese Localization.Localized the "Controls / How To Play" section.*Note on Portugues…

Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2026
PATCH v1.0.6

PATCH NOTES v1.0.6Changes to the Temple TributeSimplified the rule that determines when the temple speeds up, and added a x3 speed as well.The temple reserve size is now tied to its completion phase.Rebalanced temple tribute amounts so they…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 3, 2026
PATCH 1.0.5 - SAVE/LOAD IS RESTORED

PATCH NOTESSaving and Loading has been re-enabled and made accessible in the UIVarious game-breaking issues caused by a incorrectly reloading the game have been fixed.Fixed a few typos.Added a few missing texts to localization.Fixed missing…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 29, 2026
SMALL PATCH

PATCH NOTES Added 6 new upgrades focused on late game. Added colored background to the building upgrade buttons on the improve menu Added a dark background to the destination name on the sender instructions (it was hard to see on light colo…

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
HOTFIX v1.00.3

PATCH NOTES Fixed not being able to get the "build 3 settlements" achievement. Fixed not being able to get the "win with a food-less settlement" due to the upgrade that let settlement produce food passively. Fixed 3 texts not localized Fixe…

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
HOTFIX 1.00.2

PATCH NOTES Fixed game getting stuck starting in a broken load state Temporarily hide the load button as it is broken and making too much trouble. will return it as soon as i get it to work properly again! apologies!

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
HOTFIX v1.00.1

PATCH NOTES Fixed some text not localized. Fixed Sender instruction text color not updating with instruction type change. KNOWN ISSUES Look like loading a saved game isn't working properly, I'm investigating and will fix asap!

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
v1.0 is now available for purchase

A Little Age 1.0 is finally available!I am now in full support mode for a bit as I'm sure I'll be doing hotfixes all weekend.If you do encounter any issues you can find me on Discord: https://discord.gg/DCJDqSbxprBut I regularly check every…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 28, 2026
DEMO VERSION 3

DEMO 3 PATCH HIGHLIGHTSYou can now continue playing even after the demo content is concludedAdded Active Pause (spacebar)Added keyboard layout selection for QWERTY, QWERTZ, and AZERTYAdded Building UpgradesPeople create roads where they mov…

Community AnnouncementsJul 26, 2026
End-of-Alpha Playtest Concluded!

THE PLAYTESTThanks to everyone who participated and left feedback. I think the game is in a better place than where it was before this, but it is definetely not finished yet!Many new things have been included, several from player requests. …

Community AnnouncementsJul 5, 2026
End-of-Alpha Playtest

END-OF-ALPHA PLAYTESTI'm doin a new Playtest soon! For which I'll be start accepting requests by 10 July. Over 700 people are already signed up!This is an End-of-Alpha playtest before the game transitions from Production (Alpha) to Post-Pro…

Community AnnouncementsJun 25, 2026
What's next?

A Little Age has done quite well for itself during Next Fest and the following days. I'm sure it's mostly due to the cool YouTubers that decided it was interesting enough to cover on their channels. I've made a YouTube Playlist with the one…

Community AnnouncementsJun 16, 2026
Hotfix

New hotfix patch 2.00.2Viewing a message now correctly exits out of other actions firstThe Deterioration notification now mentions lacking resources to generate goldFixed not using game custom iconPrevious hotfix patch 2.00.1Fixed various t…

Community AnnouncementsJun 14, 2026
Demo v2

i have updated the Steam Demo for the June Next Fest!There's a lot of cool new things: upgrades, bit of danger, and a new biome! to name a few.Happy to announce that the number 1 feedback request, mouse-wheel zoom, has also been added!The g…

Community AnnouncementsApr 12, 2026
Demo 1.05

Patch 1.0512 AprilFixed issue with starting area not being close enough to a Mountain.Updated buildings descriptions so their role is clearer.Fixed incorrectly assigned spanish loc text.Added settlement-colored meeple on UI, will continue i…

Community AnnouncementsApr 10, 2026
DEMO PATCH 1.03

Added option on welcome popup to skip tutorial on startUpdated 'Welcome' and 'How to Play' textsHotkey at victory now works correctlyDisabled gamepad auto detection (for now)Improved buildings description text for gameplay clarityImproved p…

Community AnnouncementsApr 6, 2026
DEMO LIVE

DEMO 1.0 AVAILABLEIn preparation for the June Next Fest we're already releasing a demo publicly. We've been playtesting a lot and we're quite happy with the current state and plans for the game.This Demo will stay up at least until Next Fes…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 16, 2026
Playtest Concluded

Playtest ConcludedThe first A Little Age Playtest has concluded for now. Many thanks to everyone who played and gave feedback. It will help the game a lot! But stay tuned! We have plans for a new one in a few weeks, after we've had the time…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 11, 2026
PLAYTEST NOW LIVE

PLAYTEST AVAILABLE NOWWe release a demo for A Little Age a couple of weeks ago, lots of people played it and gave us tons of great useful feedback and suggestions. We couldn't be happier about that, and we appreciate everyone who took the t…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 9, 2026
Playtest Coming Soon, and June Next Fest.

Taking down the demo, and putting up a PlaytestAs we wrapped up our first public demo we couldn't be more excited about how well the game was received by everyone who played it. The feedback was both encouraging and amazing!We're currently …