Townscaper
Instant town building toy
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Casual
Languages
English
Sun Jun 11 2023
Fixed a rare crash
Townscaper is an experimental passion project from Oskar Stålberg. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper’s underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks into cute little houses, arches, stairways, bridges, and lush backyards, depending on their configuration. It is a meditative tool to build sprawling hamlets, cathedral complexes, or sky cities on stilts, block by block.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Townscaper isn't really a game in the traditional sense; it’s a digital toy, and it’s one of the most beautiful things you can put on your phone. There are no timers, no currency, and no goals. You simply tap to create blocks, and the game’s underlying algorithm automatically transforms them into charming houses, towers, staircases, and bridges. It feels like magic—a digital Lego set where every piece perfectly snaps into place to create something aesthetically pleasing.
The sound design is just as important as the visuals. The gentle 'pop' and splash sounds as buildings emerge from the sea are incredibly therapeutic. It’s the ultimate 'Zen' experience. Whether you spend five minutes or five hours building a sprawling, colorful island city, you leave feeling more relaxed than when you started. It is a masterclass in minimalist design and procedural generation that everyone needs to experience.
Features
Pure open-ended creative sandbox
Satisfying procedural building algorithm
Vibrant, watercolor-inspired art style
Meditative and stress-free experience
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Tips & Walkthrough
To create a garden or courtyard, enclose an area with buildings on all sides. The game will automatically fill the center with grass and trees. Similarly, removing the bottom block of a building column creates a realistic stone archway.
Gameplays
Use the sun icon to change the time of day. Morning light creates soft shadows, while the 'Night' mode illuminates windows with a warm glow, perfect for capturing cinematic shots of your creation.
Screenshot
Q&A
No, Townscaper is a toy with no gameplay goals or constraints—it is purely for creative enjoyment.
Ratings & Reviews
BEST GAME EVER
Mon Jul 24 2023 hopek14I never ever review games. I rarely review anything. Please take time out of your day and download this app. It’s only $4.99 and you will find endless enjoyment. You don’t need to worry about upgrades or tasks. You don’t need to unlock anything. The whole game is sandbox for you to grow and grow and let your imagination roam wild. With every added block, the world shifts to something new—hanging laundry, birds, bushes, lamps, entire neighborhoods with grass and fences.. that’s not even a fraction of the beautiful creations within this game. You play on your time at your own pace. You can play for two seconds and get back to whatever you’re doing and in that time completely shift your world if you want. This has helped break apart my busy life and bring my mind to ease on my schedule. It’s like being able to take out your brain and squeeze out any anxieties or stressors that have been in there. The beauty in every little thing in this game is unmatched. The creators were so thoughtful and downright magical when putting their hearts into this game(i don’t even like to call it a game.. it’s really an artistic town building app). Anyways, I could talk forever about it, just download and find out for yourself.
Love it!!! Here are some good ideas!
Sat Nov 26 2022 😐manThis is an amazing game. Want to make a town on water, well, here is the perfect place! Its an italian or southern europe styled architecture town in the middle of the ocean. This game is pretty easy, make some paths, build AMAZING houses, guess what! There is no in-game money, so the houses are ALL free! Now, I know you haven‘t updated in over 8 months from the time I uploaded this review, however, I have some update ideas! First of all, STYLES! You can select styles. For example: Italian, English, German, Japanese, and MANY MORE! You may select this in the settings button and the houses and paths would immediately change. Second of all, LAND! You should be able to select what you want the land to be. Not only water, but grass, forest, or farmland! This may also be selected in the settings. This may help fit a roleplay. Last of all, ACTUAL BUILDINGS! Note being rude or anything but, towns have more than homes and lighthouses. There should be shops, barber shops, maybe even a supermarket. Its italy (during the time-period I‘m posting this comment), have you ever seen Italy with only houses? Thanks for reading!
Love this game <3
Thu Oct 13 2022 Amine janeI love this game! So far this game has been so amazing, it’s cute, simple, easy and fun. The building is satisfying and easy, and the aesthetic of the game is just perfect but I would like it if you could add an option to make the world less warped, it look silly and I can add area in certain places because of the world being so warped, but at the same time I like the warping, it adds a challenge to building and it does look great if you can do it well, the settings are easy and everything else if very well polished and perfected. I have nothing else wrong with the game other than the warping, i’ll keep playing the game with it and it’s still very fun. Another fun feature you can add is people, like little people that can walk around with each other and enter and exit houses, a feature like this that could be turned in and off would be so cool and fun, but that’s just my suggestion. The game is amazing I would recommend, 10/10.
Amazing!!
Wed May 25 2022 jujuxjulesThis app is amazing! I actually bought it for the Switch first and loved it so much I wanted to be able to do it without my Switch so I bought it again which I didn’t mind spending the extra money if it meant supporting the creators! I hear what people are saying with wanting to add more features like parks, etc. but I actually like how limited the features are so you have to really be creative and use your imagination. I do wish that there was a way to change the color of existing buildings without having to destroy a building and rebuild it. My only other suggestion is I think it would be cool to add a timelapse feature (like Procreate has) that records your progress as you’re building so that you can go back and watch your progress from the beginning. I think that would be a fun way to bookend the features in this fun, relaxing experience!
Fantastic game, very relaxing and addictive
Thu Mar 31 2022 Master_p_CortesI’m really loving this more than I had initially thought I would. There’s something so addictive about experimenting and figuring out what looks good and how I can expand my little town. I would like to echo something another reviewer said in terms of feature requests: “An option for a more manual experience. I like how the game flows, but sometmes there's something specific I want but the construction of the game doesn't allow it to work out. I think it'd be cool to have a sort of feature paintbrush, where you could put doors or windows on walls, turn brick floors into grasslands, etc..” —I think this would be fantastic as I would love to place little parks in certain places without having to wall them in. My other suggestion would be a way for us to navigate into tight spaces like tunnels so we can manipulate the architecture there. Right now it’s hard to get into tunnels as you have to line the camera up just right so you can kinda see in. Maybe a good way to allow for this would be to put a controllable marker (maybe looking like a chess piece as it could fit the aesthetic of the game) and allowing us to take control of it and view the world from first person that way. While using it, it would act as a first person controller with all the current controls working as it. Then when we release from it, it gets put away and we get put back into the regular camera controls/angles. Otherwise like I said, this is really really enjoyable and fun. The look is fantastic and its very relaxing. You’ve done a fantastic job, keep up the great work! I’m excited to see what features we get moving forward!
Cozy Gamers Dream
Sun Nov 05 2023 LLLL LoseI really enjoy the sound design, aesthetic, and simplicity of this game. It does have a limit which I’m sure is important to the minimalist experience, though I do wish there could be a little bit more customization in terms of details and specificity in the streets and pathways. Finding all the new things that come up when experimenting with builds is so fun! Seeing tiny shoes and chairs and tables pop up in the streets is so fun. It would be great to expand upon the types/styles of towns you could built, like a beach town or forest town, and I personally would love a fairytale style town with mushroom tops or something! It would add to its replayability and expand its appeal to more people. Besides the suggested add-ons, it really is a great cozy game that’s easy to put down and come right back to without feeling glued to the screen 🩵. Please don’t change that aspect of it!
Themes
Mon Oct 13 2025 axolotlplotI enjoy this game very much, and I have which I think is a great idea that I will surely love if it ever happens. THEMES! When you open the app, if you want to make a new town, after you click “new button” it will take you to a “themes” screen, in this screen you could just pick to do the normal Townscaper but you could also pick “Christmas” “Halloween” or “Easter” these don’t have to be the exact themes it could be ANYTHING. Once you pick your theme, it will take you to the normal game. But for example, if Halloween theme gets added to the game, let’s say the water is green to represent toxic waste, the buildings will have a much more October color with little details like pumpkins or anything related to Halloween, even skeletons! Im sorry if I’m bad at explaining, but hopefully this gets seen, if this ever happens, the update will surely make me happy.
This needs to be a new standard of mobile game
Sat Oct 23 2021 BearKiddyWhat standard is this? The passive, constructive, world building type game. To some this may seem like a tech demo but it’s not. I’ve watched this game get built from the ground up over Twitter and I am so happy to get my hands on it. Now, does this game se feature-less? Sure. That’s your opinion. But this game isn’t meant to be that type of game your imagining. This is a relaxation type game. If you are looking for THAT type of game, Osaka’s other game, Bad North will scratch THAT itch. Now, weather would be nice. I’d love to see rain, or snow build up on the roofs, but it’s not needed. Once you turn on some Lo Fi, turn on some rain sounds and play this game, you will have so much fun. If more features come to this game, I’ll be happy but Osaka, my dude. Thank you so much for this! You and Tiny Touch Tails are killing it and I respect that
Some Youtube Videos found!
Townscaper: iPad iOS/Android Mobile Gameplay Part 1 (by Raw Fury) - YouTube
Townscaper: iPad iOS/Android Mobile Gameplay Part 2 (by Raw Fury) - YouTube
Townscaper: iPad iOS/Android Mobile Gameplay Part 3 (by Raw Fury) - YouTube
Townscaper: iPhone iOS/Android Mobile Portrait Gameplay Part 1 (by Raw Fury) - YouTube
Townscaper: iPad iOS/Android Mobile Gameplay Part 4 (by Raw Fury / Oskar St�lberg)
![Ultra Zen City Sandbox - Townscaper [A Week Of Raw Fury | Sponsored] - YouTube](https://img.youtube.com/vi/r9knUTC4Si0/0.jpg)
Ultra Zen City Sandbox - Townscaper [A Week Of Raw Fury | Sponsored] - YouTube
Townscaper 1.0 Release | 5 Minute Review - YouTube
How Townscaper Works: A Story Four Games in the Making | AI and Games #65 - YouTube
First Look: Townscaper - YouTube
Check Out Our Top 5 Games from Raw Fury's Rawcember Showcase! - YouTube
News found!
Townscaper review for Nintendo Switch, PCPlatform: Switch Also on: PC Publisher: Raw Fury Developer: Oskar St?lberg. Medium: Digital Players: 1. Online: No ESRB: E.
Gaming Age Wed Dec 29 2021
Townscaper Review (PC)Townscaper feels more alive than your average sandbox city-builder, which is no small feat considering you never hear a peep from citizens.
Hey Poor Player Fri Oct 29 2021
Townscaper VR announced by publisher Raw FuryTownscaper VR announced by publisher Raw Fury ... Developer Oskar St�lberg and publisher Raw Fury have announced Townscaper VR, an “idyllic indie...
GodisaGeek.com Thu Sep 29 2022
Townscaper ReviewGame: Townscaper Genre: Lifestyle, Simulation, Puzzle System: iOS (also on Steam, Windows, macOS & Nintendo Switch)
LadiesGamers Mon Nov 29 2021
Townscaper To Be Released On Mobile & Nintendo Switch This SummerRaw Fury announced this week that they've teamed up with developer Oskar St�lberg to release Townscraper this Summer.
Bleeding Cool News Thu Apr 29 2021
Townscaper is now available on the Epic Games Store!Townscaper is an experimental passion project by Oskar St�lberg (yes, that Oskar St�lberg!). Pick pastel colors from the palette,...
Epic Games Wed Sep 29 2021
Mini Review: Townscaper (Switch) - A Peaceful, Pretty, City-Building PlaythingIf you build it, they will come - They say only the boring are ever bored. Back in the day you'd have been lucky to have a wooden stick to...
Nintendo Life Wed Sep 29 2021
Townscaper has just launched on SwitchPublisher Raw Fury and developer Oskar St�lberg have just released Townscaper on Switch, following through on their planned August launch.
Nintendo Everything Wed Sep 29 2021
Townscaper, the Instant Town-Building Toy, Is Now on Game PassWhen the pandemic hit, Oskar St�lberg (who worked on another Raw Fury title, Bad North) hit the keys and brought to life one of the most...
gizorama Sat Jan 29 2022
Townscaper is a charming city-builder and one of the best sandbox games on AndroidIt is a delightful sandbox where you can build gorgeous Mediterranean-style towns and cities by simply tapping on your screen.
Android Police Mon Nov 29 2021
