Beasts & Bumpkins

Beasts & Bumpkins (1997)

by Electronic Arts
Genres:Strategy
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Beasts & Bumpkins is a real time strategy game, with gameplay which can be compared to Warcraft. It tells the story of Lord Mildew (your alter ego), a poor member of the royal family, who has been thrown away from his country. Your task is to complete over 30 missions in order to regain your former reputation. You'll have to set up prospering towns in order to gain wealth, which is required to supply an army. With your army, you'll have to defend your villages against beasts and other evil folks.Show more
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user avatar@andregnreisuser avatar@andregnreis
January 30, 2025
I first saw this game in a PC game store back when those still existed. It caught my attention, and I hid it at the back of the shelf so I could buy it the next day. This game became a big part of my childhood. Today, I’m 38, and my sister and I used to love playing it. It’s a mix of strategy and city simulation. Characters have children, and you assign them roles within the city. Managing resources is key—if there’s no food, people starve; if there are no priests to bury the dead, plagues spread. You can appoint a tax collector to increase revenue, but high taxes may lead to crime, requiring an executioner to maintain order. The missions are diverse and engaging. One requires retrieving a relic and defeating a vampire, another involves escorting a sacred cow to a specific location, and another challenges you to prepare your city against an incoming giant invasion. The game constantly tests your strategic thinking while keeping things fresh. I believe more people would love this game if they tried it. A little-known fact is that Raphael Colantonio, creator of Dishonored and Prey, worked on it early in his career. This game holds a special place in my heart, not just for the gameplay but for the nostalgia and memories. Even after all these years, I still think it’s a masterpiece that deserves more recognition, and I would instantly buy it if GOG made it playable today.
user avatar@rbo83user avatar@rbo83
January 29, 2025
Oh dear i have played the demo from a PC Games Magazine CD once and was fascinated searched later but never saw them again. extortionately i only knew the name sounds like the crazy MT comic show but not exactly. Now i found them after 2 decades (or more?)
user avatar@Brother STXuser avatar@Brother STX
February 06, 2025
Love this game so much. It's not perfect, but the charm and mysterious atmosphere is so strong here. Overall the production quality is pretty high, never had any technical issues, looks great and the music is fantastic.
It was one of the very first video games I owned. Played it so much. And then again way later when I got older. I remember my sister playing it tons as well. She was just playing the same levels over and over again, spamming chicken coops and loved to build the whole map full. Megatowns!
user avatar@mr_man87user avatar@mr_man87
April 08, 2025
I didn't play this enough as a kid, and I thought it was gone forever. I need this back in my life! All I ever hear is my head is "Cold tonight!" 😂... Help me GOG, you're my only hope.
user avatar@cushionuser avatar@cushion
February 03, 2025
one of my first games i ever played on pc. pretty dope. The nostalgia is too strong for me that I just cant wait for this to be preserved and be playable today. It's educational and also its one of the first games that lets me manage a medieval town with seasons too. Come on GOG lets get this game playable soon.
user avatar@Jaquannnuser avatar@Jaquannn
May 18, 2025
This game is one of my first games i played as a kid. On a rainy day moved the whole enterieur so my neighbour next door and friend joined me playing. please make it come treu
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