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Sonderlust Studios · Published by Sonderlust Studios · Official site ↗
Mixed — 68% positive (56 reviews) · 30 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Rebuild settlements entirely within a colossal generation ship in this turn-based city builder. Expand your city, manage limited resources and optimize production chains as you navigate difficult choices about humanity’s future among the stars.
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Indie, Simulation, Strategy · 2026 · More £15 - £30 games
In Generation Exile, you'll turn-basedly expand cities and navigate humanity's future among stars within a vast generation ship. Manage limited resources to thrive in this challenging simulation experience from Sonderlust Studios.
About this game
Venture aboard humanity’s first and final generation ship, a desperate expedition teetering on the rim of collapse. You are the Caretaker- you must make the most of finite supplies and rally the remaining survivors to restore a sustainable society. Adapt to the strange ecological entity propagating on board, or succumb to ruin. It’s going to be a long journey, but no two journeys will be the same…
Plan your settlement wisely- Build detailed production chains to meet your society’s needs and sustain its development. Thoughtful structure layouts will maximize range-based resource distribution.
Upgrade production- Upgrade existing structures over time to improve efficiency, and repurpose resources as your settlement evolves. Progression brings discovery and new technologies to enhance your existing structures.
Restore the ship’s ecosystems- The ship was supposed to be an ark for numerous ecosystems from Earth, but the mistakes of the past have left them all near ruin. Develop systems for a circular society, rejecting excessive extraction and unsustainable growth.
Decisions and consequences- You’ll face choices at all stages of your journey, from designating individual task crews to settlement-wide rationing verdicts. Narrative events provide focused interactions with the characters, set in detailed vignettes of the ship’s environment. Decisions you make will directly impact structures, crew, and wellbeing within the ship- and ultimately determine the key challenges of your mission.
Dynamic cast of characters- Characters age, form families, and retain memories of events they witness under your leadership. Meet your comrades aboard the ship and follow their stories, spanning generations across hundreds of years.
Your unique story- The ship’s characters are procedurally generated at the start of every playthrough, resulting in a unique cast of NPCs. Crewmates’ distinct skills, abilities, and personality traits yield new narratives and strategies every game.
Build a sustainable society and revive the generation ship’s fragile ecosystems, using only what was brought with you to sustain the search for a new home. Your situation may be isolating, the crew unruly, challenges uncertain… but as Caretaker, you are Humanity’s last hope. How will your journey end?
Team led by Nels Anderson (co-creator of Firewatch, designer of Mark of the Ninja) and Karla Zimonja (co-creator of Gone Home and Tacoma)
Distributed team comprising veterans from titles like Baldur’s Gate 3, Far Cry 5+6 and the creator of the Game Dev Guide Youtube channel
Sound by Power Up Audio, audio designers of Celeste, Tunic and the Darkest Dungeon series
Soundtrack by Ben Prunty, composer of Into the Breach, FTL and Subnautica: Below Zero
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Quad core processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1060 4GB or Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes - v1.0.3e
Patch v1.0.3eFixed crashed related activating a disabled structure under specific conditionsFixed issue with Stewards assigned to tasks in between some chapter transitions not resetting to "available"Fixed issue with Hub not have inter-biome transfer capacities set if Hub is spawned in specific conditionsFixed an issue with soil quality in crop fields degrading irregularlyFixed an issue with a narrative event not triggering correctlyFixed some conditions where structure condition issues would appear at the incorrect timeVarious small visual fixes and performance tweaksRead full article on Community Announcements (Nelsormensch)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch v1.0.2c
It's Earth Day and we're a little over halfway through the Earth Appreciation Festival! The event runs through Friday the 24th, so if you want to pick up some excellent games.https://store.steampowered.com/sale/EarthAppreciationFestival2026As for GenExile itself, we're continuing to smooth out the rough edges and focusing on the great player feedback we've been receiving.If anything in the game seems to be misbehaving for you, head over to our Discord and we'd be happy to help in whatever ways we can:https://discord.gg/dKaCuJm3M6Patch v1.0.2cFirst stage of overhaul of Steward Skill Check systemAdded 6 new skill-based abilities to upgrade steward stats in level upsRemoved ability slots - any old save files (before 1.0.2) will replace any stewards that have ability slots with a random purchasable ability (as opposed to starter abilities)Level up screen now always shows 3 new abilitiesFixed a possible input lock state in the action panelCleaned up a bunch of display things in the action panel (removed an expertise icon that shows up, better naming display, skill challenges now have their associated skill icon)Fixed several issues with the District Anchor and District Areas, including the specialization upgrades not display before their requirements were met, the District Areas not being cleared when the Anchor is destroyed, etc.Fixed issue with Transfer Station not appearing for some players under specific conditions (and any in-progress saves with this issue should have the Transfer Station added after a single End Turn advancement)Water Tanks are now destructibleFixed bug with one objective accidentally being overly precise (if "5 / 5 of \something\" is needed, 6 / 5 should also be fine, which was always the intent and now it is so)Improved goal direction and feedback in third and fourth chaptersVarious other crash fixes due to null data being returned by accidentRead full article on Community Announcements (Nelsormensch)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix v1.0.1f - April 20th
Patch v1.0.1fPatch NotesFixed issue where Transfer Station structure would not be created in the Taiga biome for some playersFixed uncommon crash in Taiga chapter for some playersA few small low-risk texture fixesRead full article on Community Announcements (Nelsormensch)AnnouncementsOfficial
GENERATION EXILE 1.0 IS LIVE!
Generation Exile's pre-1.0 journey reaches its destinationIt's almost difficult to believe but Generation Exile has reached the end of this phase of its journey. After a focused Early Access period and a much, much longer period of development, we are proud to bring to you all the version of the game that completes our vision of it.The game has advanced a lot in the last stretch with changes too numerous to list, but among the biggest are:Final "Planetfall" chapter of the game that puts all the player's skills to the test with dynamic objects that change every playthrough. This chapter follows the previous ones organically but can also be launched into directly as something of a "sandbox" challenge mode.Streamlining and refinement of systems players engage with the most, and addessing valuable feedback to improve these systems (goodbye Rubble, you will not be missed!).Many, many new structures.Additional narrative events.Bug fixes and polish galore!We also wanted to highlight something else that we're very proud that Generation Exile's 1.0 launch can be a part of....Earth Appreciation Fest!We wanted to launch during the 5th annual incarnation of this event, a collection and celebration of games that that showcase the wonders of nature and ecology, and the perils of failing to protect them. In addition to being a gathering of great games (which it is), this event has also partnered with the globally recognised charity Cool Earth for very important conservation work. Cool Earth's mission is to support local communities and Indigenous peoples in protecting ecosystems and fighting the climate crisis - and one that was recognized by leading charity analysis group Giving What We Can as “overall the most cost-effective climate change charity which can reliably reduce emissions without risk” - and Sonderlust is proud to support Cool Earth’s vital mission.Specifically, we encourage anyone who has purchased GenExile at its 35% off Earth Appreciation Fest / 1.0 launch discount...Read full article on Community Announcements (Nelsormensch)AnnouncementsOfficial
Generation Exile 1.0 Release Date - April 17
When we learned that the Earth Appreciation Fest Steam Event would be back starting April 17th, 2026, we knew this would be the ideal opportunity to bring Generation Exile into orbit for its 1.0 launch while also helping raise money for some incredibly important conservation work.If you aren't familiar with the event, it's a showcase of games that primarily feature on ecological themes, in forms both aspirational and cautionary (here's the 2025 edition). It's an excellent event and we're very excited to have GenExile's 1.0 launch be a part of it!Now to be sure, with the state of the industry being what it is and also... gestures broadly, it would be pretty disingenuous to claim that it's been easy for a small organisation like ours to swim against some pretty ferocious tides. But we'll talk about that more in the lead up to launch.Today is about celebration and sharing on tremendous gratitude to every player who jumped aboard GenExile during its Early Access period. The collaboration and feedback resulting from that was invaluable in getting the game ready for a full 1.0 launch, especially for a small team like ours. Truly, thank you. We're very much looking forward to everyone seeing what those efforts have yielded in GenExile's 1.0 launch on Friday, April 17th!Read full article on Community Announcements (Nelsormensch)
