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Kotaku’s review portrays Masters of Albion as a buggy, slow, mobile-like village-builder wrapped in god-game ambitions. While it boasts attractive visuals and solid voice acting, the core mechanics center on tedious sandwich-making and micromanagement, with numerous bugs and a clear sense of being unfinished in Early Access, casting doubt on it becoming the ambitious title its hype promised.
Masters of Albion arrives on Steam Early Access as Peter Molyneux’s latest game, mixing god-game mechanics, town management, and light RPG with a playful, funny tone. While combat is not groundbreaking and a few systems feel rough, the game emphasizes creativity and wit, offering a dopamine-filled, brain-teasing experience. It’s priced at $24.99 with a launch-week 10% discount to $22.49/$20.24 and will remain in early access until at least April 29.
Peter Molyneux’s studio 22Cans announced an April 22, 2026 release and released a trailer for Masters of Albion, its final game described as a god game blending strategy, simulation, town management and real-time defense. The piece frames it as a potential redemption from past projects like Godus and nods to the creator’s legacy with titles such as Dungeon Keeper and Black & White.
22cans' standalone strategy game Masters of Albion combines daytime city-building with nighttime third-person battles, where players use an ethereal hand to sculpt towns and lead heroes against waves of enemies; releasing on April 22, 2026.
Developer 22cans has confirmed that Peter Molyneux's games, Godus and Godus Wars, will be removed from the Steam store due to an upcoming technical change to Amazon Web Services. Existing players will still be able to enjoy the games, but it is unclear when the removal will take place. Godus, a god game funded through Kickstarter, was a spiritual successor to Molyneux's Populous. Additionally, the article mentions the previous game released by 22cans, Curiosity - What's Inside the Cube?, and the controversy surrounding the promised rewards for the winner.