Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello ShantyTowners! This time we're doing a new competition idea that was recommended by a community member, MyriaDonkey , a "Single Building Challenge" Building Competition 21: "Just One Building" I put out a call for some new building competition ideas and their idea was to do
Hello ShantyTowners! The last competiton "Fishing" had some clever ways to put the poles to the water. Check out the winning creation by Ruruie on their so-called "Secret 21st Map" Do you know where in Westmarsh this was built? So what's the new theme? This week, it's just one wo
Hello ShantyTowners! Last week's "Bathhouse" competition had some nice little spots, here's the winner from Discord, MyriaDonkey's Smokestack Springs: So what's the new theme? This week, it's just one word: Building Competition 19: "Fishing" There's a lot of water in the world of
Hi there! Some changes, I've had reports of "flashing water" on some graphics cards, I hope this fixes that! Patch Notes: Version 1.04.07 Changes: Added a Overall Quality Slider that should help those with lower graphics settings have non-flashing water Added some names from the
Hello ShantyTowners! Last week's "Rooftops" had some nice little spots, here's the winner from Discord, MyriaDonkey's Pumphouse Rooftop: So what's the new theme? This week, I want to try something different and ask ShantyTown creators to build something the game has within it! Bu
Hello ShantyTowners! Last week's "Patios" had some really chill spots, it's time to relax again... at a higher altitude ! The winner from that competition, Ruruie's Mapel Lodge, was a very impressive, and very realistic location. Check it out! So what's the new theme? This time w
Hi there! Just a couple of fixes this time, hope things are alright! Patch Notes: Version 1.04.06 Changes: The game now double checks for the end-of-game achievement when you re-open it in case that one didn't trigger Made it so if you quit while playing in the Blanklands, it sho
Hello Builders! Last week's "Pipes" had some really cool industrial creations. Amazing work! DeeDeeBeeBee's Floating Fish and Ships was like a dream out of one of the more unusual Ghibli movies! For something a bit more atmospheric, take a look at this other industrial masterpiec
Hi there! New update here! I'm trying to fix some issues with moving objects (especially buildings) in creative mode not loading correctly later on. Please let me know if I've broken anything! :D Patch Notes: Version 1.04.05 Changes: Removed the camera shake from the trains Remov
Feeling Hot? Kick back and check out the new summer seasonal items added into ShantyTown! A few new seating options, some grills, and some ways to keep your drinks cool have been added into the pool alongside a few other variants to other objects. How do Seasonal Items Work? In S
Hi there! New update here! Bringing some new options and some summer items! Patch Notes: Version 1.04.03 Changes: Clear button properly cancel’s current load in progress Added a “watch outro” button with an option for credits Added a “Load all on startup” checkbox for optional qu
Hello ShantyTowners! Last week's "Train Stop" was really nice! Ravi's Crimson Line Village really went above and beyond. And they won first place with it too! Check out this wild creation: For something a bit more atmospheric, take a look at "Biggie's" submission and the 2nd plac
Hi there! I want to make a temporary fix for some creative save games that aren't being saved properly. This should help. Bigger save overhaul coming this week. Hot fixes: Version 1.03.04 Fixes: Removed the banging noise from the observatory Fixed an issue where creative mode sav
Hello everyone! Note: Update info at the bottom! Last week's "Temple" themed building competition had some WILD creations and I think the longer timeline allowed people to stew in the idea a bit more. Anne's "Temples of Him-Mel" is a really cool floating islands idea that really
Hi there! This update is to add a few creative mode features including the ability to cycle wall types and refresh the interiors of buildings to get everything juuuuuust right :) Looking now, it's kinda hard to read so I'll change that... Patch Notes: Version 1.03.03 Changes: Add
ShantyTown is available on Mac! That's right! It should work! Or so my sources are telling me (I don't actually own a Macintosh machine myself) so if you're in an Apple-only household or something like that, your chance to play the game is here! Here's a digital render of what th
Hi there! Thanks for the help on Discord finding and reporting bugs! Highlights include new shops and fixes to the creative mode's save files Patch Notes: Version 1.03.01 Changes: Mac now available! Added Italian and Dutch! Updated some UI Breweries now request 7 utility Water pu
Hello everyone! Last week's "Shopfront" competition went really well and there were some really nice builds. Timeo's "Temple Market" is coincidently a combination of this week's building competition theme and lasts! It's also our winner from last week, a good blend of modern and
That's right! ShantyTown got the seal of approval for Steamdeck ! Check out this cool link Steam made for it too: I'm super excited about this, it's a big step in dev validation to be able to bring the game to other consoles as well. If you're more concerned about your Macintosh
Hi there! Last patch notes are here: View game page This is just a hotfix to fix 2 things: Hot fixes: Version 1.02.02 Fixes: Achievements should trigger as intended when more than one is being checked at a time Should properly swap shop buildings for shop fronts for players that