Bellwright
by Donkey Crew · 23 Apr, 2024
310 downloads
About the Game
Framed for the murder of the Prince and sentenced to death by the Crown, you've been living in the shadows ever since. After barely dodging an attempt on your life, you find the assassin's contract that raises many questions - was it just misfortune that you were framed? Or is there more to it? Determined to find the answers, you journey back to the very place you escaped.
Slowly but surely, you will lead a rebellion against your homeland's oppressive Sovereign to victory, uncovering the truth of your family's secret along the way. The bells shall ring for freedom once again!
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Your recruits will help you build up the resources and might needed for a stand against the Crown. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Key Features
Survive and Explore - Gather, hunt, build and craft! Collect and manage resources in a harsh world to survive, and journey through the land for its secrets and adventures! The Crown and its Royal Army is not the only foe in the kingdom…
Conquer and Expand - Work your way up from a small camp to becoming the leader of a great rebellion. Improve your relations with the settlements, grow your armies, and liberate regions from the Crown to strengthen your cause. Gain followers with unique knowledge along the way and find new resources to further the technologies of your towns.
Resource and Town Management - As you free the villages from the oppressive influence of the Crown, build, manage, and upgrade your own outposts and towns with the help of your recruits. Organize your workers and train the strongest soldiers in the kingdom to grow the rebellion.
Skill-Based Directional Combat - Choose your equipment from a variety of medieval weapons and armor. From swords and axes to heavy mauls and polearms, and bows, choose your unique style of fighting and hone your skill in directional combat.
Army Command - Lead your armies into battle, commanding your squads and formations, and employ cunning tactics to your advantage. Equip and train your troops the way you want it, and control them on the battlefield to prove your skill and might.
Deep Progression - Improve your own skills in combat and survival, train your soldiers and see your workers become master craftsmen. Each new recruit will bring unique knowledge to the table, from crafting better arrows to building advanced structures in your town, so choose wisely. Opportunities for growth are endless!
Story and Roleplay - As you expand your armies and influence across the land, unravel your family secrets and learn the truth behind the terrible death of the Prince you were accused of murdering. The mysteries of the kingdom await…
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Fixed a crash when filtering some of the crafting recipes.
- Fixed a crash related to cats recovering from injuries.
- Fixed a crash related to clients turning outposts into the main settlement in co-op.
- Fixed villagers sometimes not bringing charcoal for smelting steel and crafting iron ingots instead.
- Fixed companions sometimes moving to the wrong location when follow a player.
- Added instructions for fishing mini-games before they start.
- Added a difficulty setting for fishing mini-games.
- Changed fishing mini-game input from repeated clicks to hold.
- Made cats recover after getting injured.
- Fixed unreasonably high number of bandits coming after raid threat 30.
- Fixed NPCs being stuck in inaccessible places on old saves.
- Fixed rare performance issues after clearing out bandit camps.
- Fixed issues with item reservation after switching villagers between outposts.
- Fixed a crash related to animals following NPCs.
- Fixed a crash when loading a save related to animal cubs growing up while following other characters.
- Fixed a crash related to fishermen trying to switch to two-handed weapons.
- Added a screen gamma setting.
- Replaced Demon Boar with Black Tusker in the swamps.
- Revamped the algorithm for finding a proper fishing spot in swamp to account for the particularity of that location.
- Added the option for partial delivery to Master of Swamps and Big fish quests.
- Changed animal trophies to be locked behind the Craftsman's Nook instead of the Trapper's Camp in the tech tree.
- Made villagers follow the player when switching them to companions manually.
- Changed the map icon of the Library to look like a book.
- Fixed missing voiceover for the Drunken Brawl quest.
- Fixed torches not displaying when reequipping on client in co-op.
- Fixed an issue leading to improper ocean location selection.
- Fixed an issue leading to rivers or lakes being considered as valid ocean location if there's salt water at the bottom.
- Fixed an issue where villagers would try to fish in water that is too shallow.
- Fixed a case when hungry villagers could be stuck in a loop.
- Fixed relocating decorations consuming unnecessary items.
- Fixed wrong blade rotation when butchering large animals at the Butchery Rack.
- Fixed selling to merchants causing the trading screen to switch to buying.
- Fixed quest items remaining in inventory if the players chooses not to help Anna in "A Hearty Request" quest.
- Fixed a quest NPC in "Cry me a river" not dealing or receiving damage after some time.
- Fixed Peasant's Cap having a wrong name (duplicate of Civilian Cap).
- Fixed some of the swamp areas not being considered as such when fishing.
- Fixed duping Strange Spices quest item if a dialogue was closed before it's finished.
- Fixed Strange Spices quest item remaining in inventory if the player talked to Elder.
- Fixed getting disconnected when a Bird Coop is disassembled in co-op.
- Fixed a crash when no location was found for casting a fishing rod.
- Fixed a rare crash in co-op when connecting to a game.
- Made reservists follow the player when using call to arms.
- Fixed guards gathering at the same spot while patrolling.
- Fixed crows gliding on the ground after falling.
- Fixed villagers wielding weapons when player puts them directly in their equipment slots.
- Fixed some of the missing localization for Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
- Fixed villagers immediately running away when hired until another command is given.
- Fixed "Crown of the Herd" achievement not being awarded unless an animal has exactly 10/10 stats.
- Fixed a crash when inspecting pet cats as a client in co-op.
- Fixed a crash when disassembling roads as a client in co-op.
- Fixed a crash when selling pets as a client in co-op.
- Fixed a crash related to villagers fishing.
- Made raised squads always follow the player by default, unless their last order was to stock up.
- Fixed villagers sometimes failing to find fishing spots in lakes and swamps.
- Fixed NPC navigation in tightly packed settlements.
- Fixed missing translations in some of the new menus, screens, and quests.
- Fixed fish not being searchable by name in storage and delivery screens.
- Fixed a crash for clients in co-op related to displaying farm animal information.
- Fixed a crash related to villagers fishing when players go to sleep.
- Fixed a rare crash when waiting for a fish to bite.
- Fixed a crash related to fishing attempts without any bait available.
- Fixed a crash related to pet cats acquired from quests.
Tiny update to fix some of the missing translations of the new features.
- Updated localization for all supported languages.
- Fixed forester finding trees to plant.
- Fixed villagers walking far away from the settlement when they don't have a job.
- Fixed a rare crash related to loading a save with an active battle.
- Fixed a crash related to tree logs when loading a game
- Fixed Forester priorities resetting when loading a save.
- Fixed an issue with hiring not being possible in Fake it till you make it quest if dialogue was closed.
- Added map icons to village improvement construction sites.
- Fixed resource calculation in construction build progress.
- Fixed road building sound being played loudly even when a player is far away.
Villagers
- Fixed villagers running away from duels.
- Fixed villagers sometimes not being able to reach research desk in Village Hall.
- Fixed NPCs getting stuck when trying to pick up items that aren't allowed into equipped container type.
- Fixed NPCs sometimes getting stuck when trying to harvest River Reed.
- Fixed NPCs walking into Workbench and other similar structures.
Co-op
- Fixed issues with crafting sounds for client and host in co-op.
- Fixed disconnecting in co-op related to disassembling and relocating structures.
Fixes
- Fixed a crash when repeatedly starting duels.
- Fixed not being able to sleep in Bradford's tavern.
- Fixed saplings inside trees on old saves after the update.
- Fixed villagers trying to walk through a fence when interacting with a Town Hall's research desk
- Enabled disassembling for decorative flowers
- Fixed a crash when raid is launched without any bandit camps on the map
- Increased the distance offset to prevent troops getting stuck on Riverdock pier after travelling
- Fix collision for blacksmith roof
- Fixed villagers trying to walk through pit saw
- Fixed unstuck button sometimes teleporting players to the other side of the map.
- Fixed a crash related to despawning NPCs.
User Interface
- Added a keybind setting for entering army command mode and cancelling orders.
- Fixed Craftsman's Nook not having a map icon.
- Fixed crash with copy settings from structure that’s being disassembled popup widget
- Fixed zooming while aiming with bow
- Fixed structure settings not persisting after save/load if they were copied
- Fixed DPI scaling lowering resolution in borderless window mode. This should fix the game looking blurry
Quests
- Fixed player being hard-blocked in case he killed Eryk Briar from “Widow's Wrath” quest by allowing
- trading for trust at Stranger level
- Added 50 trust to “Arrows for Intent” quest to make sure there is more ways to get trust in Bradford
- Fixed “Empty Scabbard” getting stuck if player didn't have enough renown upon delivering the Short Sword
- Made “Empty Scabbard” complete regardless of player having enough renown and added dialogue option to hire afterwards
Sound
- Added “Repair Sound” to River Dock
Gameplay
- Improved unstuck to work reliably under any conditions.
- Fixed elders not accepting tusks and horns in exchange for trust.
- Fixed not receiving any stone when mining from rocks.
- Disabled losing prosperity when village patrols get killed.
Mapping
- Fixed client teleporting to the middle of the map in rare situations.
- Fixed floating houses in Horndean on old saves.
- Fixed floating benches in a tower ruin.
- Fixed collision issues with cliff rocks.
- Fixed an incorrect landscape LOD
Animations
- Fixed shield rotation when carried by villagers.
- Fixed villagers trying to sit on the same bench in Horndean.
- Fixed camera shaking when player is sitting on a bench in Cottage.
- Fixed villagers playing a wrong animation when researching in Town Hall.
- Fixed NPC poses during dialogues sometimes being displayed as T-pose.
- Fixed villagers on patrols not stopping when player tries to talk to them
Sound
- Fixed sound issues with some of the voice overs.
User Interface
- Added scrolling to structure settings copying popup.
- Fixed copying settings when relocating a farm.
Crash Fixes
- Fixed a crash related to village improvement construction in co-op.
- Fixed a crash related to combat camera of a client in co-op.
- Fixed a crash related to controlled squads in co-op.
- Fixed a crash when opening player attributes while in inventory screen.
- Fixed a crash on client when trying to order a squad to invalid locations.
- Fixed a crash when a client fast travels with a squad in co-op.
Balance & Improvements
Current Release
23760023
Uploaded Jun 22, 2026
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How to Install
BellwrightGame.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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