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Zen Village playtest
by Zen Studios
Build a cozy mountain sanctuary for hardworking pandas in Zen Village. Master analog production chains, navigate the shifting four-season cycle, and survive the brutal winter frost in this minimalist pixel-art survival strategy game.
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Nov 6, 2026
- Planned release
- Coming soon
- Developer
- Zen Studios
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English
How to join the Zen Village playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Zen Village playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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How AI is used
It's used for generating some of the pixel art assets.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Zen Village
Welcome to Zen Village, a peaceful yet demanding survival strategy game where minimalist pixel art meets deep resource management. High up in the misty mountain peaks, a community of pandas looks to you to carve out a thriving home across the changing seasons.
Manage your villagers' needs, build intricate production lines, and prepare your settlement before the bitter winter frost arrives.
Key Features
- The Four-Season Cycle: Guide your village through vibrant Spring, bountiful Summer, golden Autumn, and deadly Winter. Every season brings unique challenges to your crop yields and energy consumption.
- Analog UI & Minimalist Design: Keep track of time, weather, temperature, and panda morale using an immersive, tactile interface built with clocks, dials, and clean sliders.
- Deep Resource Chains: Transform raw materials—turn raw logs into planks at the lumber mill, harvest rice terraces, and brew calming teas to keep your pandas happy and efficient.
- Panda Workforce Management: Assign pandas to specialized jobs like farming, brewing, and construction. Balance their hunger, energy, and happiness so your village runs smoothly.
- Survive the Frost: Winter is the ultimate test. Manage your firewood reserves, insulate your hearth huts, and ensure your village has enough food stockpiled before the blizzards lock down the mountain.
From the game's Steam page.
