A cozy farming / life-sim RPG where magic, romance, and adventure await. As the new resident of a village recovering from an earthquake, you rebuild the town, farm the land, and uncover the mystery of its lost dragons — a spiritual successor to the farm-sim RPGs of the late '90s and onward.
Why this game is worth a guide right now — public signals only, no speculation.
The core idea, in plain English.
Fields of Mistria is a single-player farming and life-simulation RPG with a strong story backbone. After an earthquake wrecks the idyllic village of Mistria, the townsfolk give you an overgrown homestead in exchange for helping restore the town to its former glory. You farm, fish, mine, cook, craft, befriend (and romance) more than 30 villagers, and slowly reawaken strange magic that ties the land to a forgotten age of dragons.
Where it separates itself from other cozy farm sims is that the town-restoration story never fades into the background — nearly every major quest revolves around rebuilding Mistria, and that goal is woven together with a magic-and-dragons mystery rather than kept as a separate system.
Official Steam screenshots.
The pages players look for in the first few hours.
How the farming loop works, your first tools, the Request Board, and the systems you'll meet in Year 1.
Read →How hearts, proposals, weddings, and the children system work in the 1.0 update.
Read →Can your PC or Linux machine run it? Minimum vs recommended, plus Steam Deck notes.
Read →Official specs from the Steam store page.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core2 Duo E6400 / AMD Phenom X2 GP-7730 | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GTX 460 1GB / Radeon R7 240 1GB | RX 480 8GB |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 2 GB available space |
A 64-bit OS and processor are required. Linux (SteamOS) minimum and recommended specs mirror the Windows list. Full breakdown, Linux notes, and controller info are on the System Requirements page.
Quick answers to the most common player questions.
Yes. It is built for one player — there is no multiplayer or co-op mode. Your progress is entirely your own farm and town.
No. Fields of Mistria is single-player only. There is no online or local co-op.
PC via Steam — Windows and Linux (SteamOS). It is Steam Deck Verified. Console versions are under evaluation and not yet announced.
The minimum GPU is modest (GTX 460 / R7 240), but a 64-bit OS and 6 GB RAM are required. See the requirements page.
See our Review & Verdict for the post-1.0 take.