Vintage Story
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Please note: After purchase, please redeem your key on the itch.io "My Purchase" page - it is a link that lets you create a game account to log in to the game. A game account is required to play the game. If you have troubles creating your game account or logging in write us a support ticket or use our contact form.
Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game inspired by eldritch horror themes. Find yourself in a ruined world reclaimed by nature and permeated by unnerving temporal disturbances. Relive the advent of human civilization, or take your own path.
Progress through multiple ages
Start out empty-handed in the stone age and learn to survive by foraging, hunting, crafting, and fighting. Live through the four seasons and advance further by smelting copper for more powerful tools, creating bronze alloys, learning to work iron, mechanize common tasks and ultimately reach the steel age.
A wicked universe backed by original story elements
Take on the role of a lost being in the body of a tall blue creature and discover the remnants of civilization. There is no linear storytelling; it is up to you to piece together who you are and what has happened from the little evidence that remains. During your journey you will encounter wayward creatures, find old stories, battle temporal instability, and endure temporal storms.
One million square kilometers of unique, randomly generated landscape
Enter a vast open world populated by a range of cute, strange, dangerous, and horrifying creatures. Vintage Story utilizes a great deal of procedural technology to create immensely diverse landscapes, climate conditions, and geological features to always keep exploration fresh and exciting.
Unreal world simulation
Having undergone 6 years of continuous development the VS game engine now fully and believably simulates seasons, soil fertiliy, rock strata, localized weather patterns, rain, snowfall & snow accumulation, hail, realistic climate distributions, food spoilage, body temperature, animal husbandry, farming, block physics, inspiring sunsets and nightskies, mineralogy, knapping, clayforming, metallurgy, smithing, microblock editing and more
Inspired by Nature
Vintage Story is heavily inspired by natural processes of the real world and brings them into the game in a fun and enjoyable way. Our aim is to capture the beauty of the natural world and amplify the experience within our game.
Fair & Independent
No marketplace. No loot boxes. No microtransactions. No paid DLC. No hidden fees. No pay2win. No ads. No user data monetization. No software patents. No shareholders. No publisher. No NFTs. No BlockChain. No 3rd party interests.
Handmade
Vintage Story is powered by our own cross-platform game engine. This allows us to tailor the engine exactly to our needs while still keeping hardware requirements low. We are 100% Indie.
Social
We pay careful attention to foster a friendly and supportive community. Come visit us on the official forum, Discord chat server, wiki and mod database. Multiplayer anti-grief mechanics out of the box. You can get in direct contact with the developers of the game.
Open
You can customize your game experience in infinite ways. Built from the ground up with modding in mind - we use our own mod api to add new game content. Half of the game is under a readable source license. We built our own mod database, modelling and animation tools and made them open source.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $24.50 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Version 1.20 releasedJan 19, 2025
- Version 1.19 releasedFeb 28, 2024
- Version 1.18 releasedMay 01, 2023
- Version 1.17 releasedOct 07, 2022
- Version 1.16 releasedApr 18, 2022
- Version 1.15 releasedAug 27, 2021
- Version 1.14 released, available again on itch.ioApr 01, 2021
- Version 1.13 releasedAug 23, 2020
Comments
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Are you a solo dev and how long did it take to make, also how much money have you made so far, please be honest.
not a solo dev
when it comes to steam and you buy it here will you get a key to get it for steam or not??
no ig
Looking at their statements on the homepage, it seems very likely you'll get a key for Steam when/if it comes to Steam.
However, they've publically said its not going on Steam for now, they have enough money, and they dont feel the cut taken by Steam is worth the publicity.
thanks👌
Wish I wasn't legitimately poor af otherwise I'd buy it so I can stream building a massive Castle I already have the blueprint that I used to build said Castle in 7 days to die big sad well eventually I'll probably save up enough to get it
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Been used up in case anyone tries. Thanks for giving it away tho.
I was too late T_T
How do you redeem codes like these btw... cuz i tried to find itch.io Code redeem tab and did not find i
no clue
I love having a job and being able to afford micro transactions. Seriously. Capitalism sure is amazing! Not sarcasm btw if you need me to buy it for you I probably can.
IF you message me a 9,500 word essay on why you think this video game will benefit you. I will check for ai bitches so don't pull that. And it has to make sense! No stupid blibber blabber!
If I receive a good essay, I put it on god I will buy you the game.
You can buy for me? 👉👈
Can you buy for me two please
Oo, please do <3
If you really mean it then I would appreciate a copy but no pressure!
I would love a copy. No pressure obviously though. Thanks.
Lowkey gang it would be amazing if you could get it for me <3
Challenge accepted.
Where can I send it, whenever (and if) I'm done with it?
Jwoerz09@gmail.com
Oh and good luck because 10,000 word essays are doctoral level.
Can I submit my research thesis instead? It's 10,000+ words and earned me a degree in psychology, but since I live in a third world country, I can't afford it rn. LOL
hell fukin no my friend
can someone buy this for me Im poor, from a third-world country which makes it worse
Get a job.
bro i wish i could, theres basically no available jobs in my town unfortunately :(
I will definitely buy this if it's on Steam, unfortunately it isn't.
https://www.vintagestory.at/faq.html/
Vintage Story won’t be on Steam for a long time (if ever).
Just curious, why does it matter to you if a game needs to be bought outside of Steam or not?
Well, to me it's WAY easier to pay via Steam when compared to itch.io and even 99% of other platforms. I know most people *probably* bought Vintage Story with credit card or other online payment methods, but I don't have that privilege.
How did you get it on steam?
I feel that. Don't have a credit card or that stuff either. At least Steam allows you to use your banking app directly.
Better yet, there's a website in my country that sells Steam gift cards, which can be paid through 7-11 i-bon with a given serial code.
That's how I got over 100 games in the last 10 years on Steam.
Apparently you can use IDEAL if it's supported in your country on their website.
I want to get it but is it worth the money
im a console player i wasn't f ing around when i said in YouTubers video i was planning on getting a pc in reality i stopped uploading Because vintage story don't tell my YouTube community that lizard or Andrew stopped uploading
i wold buy it but im to poor lol XD
i cant log in the game i dont get it
This game is very frustrating to learn how to play. Consider playing in Exploration mode to reduce the early game torture. Once you get past its initial hurdles it becomes much more fun and interesting. Pro tip: Have a lot of torches so when one goes out you can relight it with the others. Also, throw spears at rabbits, that is how food until you can build a farm and/or ranch.
my issue is winter. it make stuff really annoying, if u join a server and its winter your pretty much better off afking n waiting still its not
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June 5th: Don't buy this game. I'm a big arsonist and the fire is just plain bad. Combat is terrible. Everything has a way of disappointing you that's for sure and it's not my cup of tea. Could be sweet to your tooth though, I don't know. I really wanted to not hate this game but it's kind of hard not to. I'm warning you though, don't buy it.
June 7th: Ok so I tried it again and honestly this game is a piece of art. I don't know what kind of fucking period I was on last time give it a go please.
June 12th: Seven hours in now. Got my first anvil. I am looking forward to what's ahead of me in this game. Thank you devs, you have truly amazed me with this one.
June 21st: my birthday lmao... and im still playing this game. If that doesnt say alot, I dont know what will. I just can't get over the beauty this game offers. I'm around 25 hours in, still in the copper age lmao. Don't give a fuck cus I still have fun anyways.
redemption arc
I just bought the Game 3 Days ago and allready have 24 hours in my World.
I am HOOKED!
It scratches the same itch as RL-Craft or simmilar Minecraft Modpacks,
but this ist it's very own game, build from the ground up for this exact purpose.
Instead of Removing or Complicating existing Mechanics like Minecraft Modpacks, Vintage Story is build around this slower progression.
Crafting is not confined to one Item per slot, sometimes requiering 2 or 3, greatly increasing the Options for placement.
The inbuilt Guide allows you to quickly read up on recepies and game mechanics, making up for the increase in complexity.
And the Clayforming and Smithing are a wonderfull way to craft your gear, allowing for the experience of the Player to quicken or even improve the process, withot resorting to quicktime events.
This game is worth more than its asking price and if you love the Open-World-Survival-Craft genre, it is a Must Play.
10/10 - would die to the Bear again.
I adore this game :3
And for those people who say that Vintage Story is a Minecraft ripoff, I have two things to say.
Have a nice day, reader.
Your argumentation is on point. 10/10.
Holy based
I just bought the game, and when I click on the button to get the key it says "Your purchase comes with a download key!" and gives me an url, when I go to the site it makes me create an account but I have this error, i didn't create any account and it's not working for me.
is ther any chanse that the game will be playabel with a controler i love the game but i cant get useto mouse and kebord
If you bought the game on itch.io you only need to make one account by clicking on the game key, as it is a link. See top paragraph on how to obtain the key
i bought the game and clicked "get steam key" tried to activate it on the vintage story site and it claims its used yet i cant login nor create an account
the steam key thing was a mistake of min and itch.io has not yet responded in remedying the situation, you should be able to also redeem another key there.
This comment section is so brain dead it hurts.
Stop calling this a Minecraft clone or "just minecraft with shaders and mods" because that's as accurate as calling a Battlefield game "just doom but multiplayer" or calling an apple a clone of a slice of bread since they're both edible. It disheartening to me that people have this low of a comprehension of the fact that things can seem vaguely similar while being different.
very "guy who's only played minecraft before" of them to play a different survival game and go "this is LITERALLY just like minecraft except heavily modified and with completely different art direction!!!!1!!1"
Let's just say it's a "stereotype" situation, people see giant voxel blocks and they go "MINECRAFT!!"
I don't think that's gonna change any time soon...
cuz its a joke lol
Hey, I need a steam key to create an account. But whenever I go to get a steam key it says "there are no steam keys available at this time."
You redeem the key on Vintage Story's website when making an account. It's not a steam key.
hi my log in wont work on the game or the client page, I've tried multiple times but i'm getting, failed! every time, can you help please.
minecraft looking game
It did start of as a mod for Minecraft before becoming so big, or that what's I heard.
Wow
worst game doesn't even work xd it's too expensive
Does it not work or could you not play it cause its too expensive?
Don't mind him he's probably a hater that doesn't wanna spend money, either that or he just makes the wrong conclusions after one problem, just ignore people like him you're only giving them attention.
i just bought it signed up did everything and my account dosent exist, fuck this bs i want my money back
Sorry about that, looks like that was my fault. This should no longer happen with new purchases now. Please request a refund or write us the key you got and we'll replace it (email address is on our impressum page)
im deleting this game
is it safe to buy yet?
(their was an issue if itch ran out of keys)
Buy it on the website, its alot better. u can get a founder upgrade too
yeah
Bought this game on their website absolute W from the few minutes I played. I always wanted to play minecraft as a kid but didn't have the now or the money to afford it, I was thinking of buying mc just to say "ya I own a copy" but discovered this one. Happy to say Im pleased to have gone with this than mc. Owning a copy of mc is a rite of passage but this is top tier
I can’t make an account after buying the game, it says my key has already been used.
Hey, sorry to hear you are having troubles. It seems rarely it can happen that the sign up form submits twice, so the account does get created but on the second submission the key is already used.
Please try to log-in or use the password reset as if the account already exists. If that does not work, please write us a support ticket or use our contact form on our main site at vintagestory.at
I wrote a support ticket on your site. They told me it was Itch.io’s fault and told me to contact them. At this point I just want a refund. Can you do that for me?
Only itch.io can refund purchases on itch.io, you'd need to write them, Sorry - i have no access to their refund system.
Can I redeem the key to get it back once I switch to Linux
not sure what you mean by that but you can switch to another OS as often as you like, there is no install limit
Just a warning to potential buyers: Itch.io store is evidently not providing download keys at this time. Bought the game but cannot play it without the key.
Yeah, I am having the same problem right now.
Turns out Itch.io ran out of keys, the dev was very responsive on the discord and said they're looking into it and should be resolved soon.
Fixed
hey i just hit the same problem how can i fix it?
minecraft with mods lol
The game runs so inconceivably smoothly. I have never had this kind of performance in Minecraft, vanilla or modded.
tbh i never lag with minecraft mods but thats js me. have fun with the game.
brodi why is everyone hating on me? im js sayin it looks like it,
cuz ur not wrong xd.
anyone who gets upset about this needs to check them selfs lol. it dosnt matter XD
look at that down arrows lol, thank you making my point randos XD
REAL MAN MINERAFT WITH MODS MY MAN XD NO NEED TO DOWNLOAD TO SEE IT LOL
You're not wrong, my downvote on your original comment was just because I think it misses important differences. One of which is that (to my understanding) this game was made in part because of the limitations of modding minecraft. Your subsequent comments should not have downvotes imo.
Yeah, you could probably make this game in Minecraft with mods, but I don't think it would even come close to this performance.
For reference, in my experience I get about 60 fps avg with regular drops at 15 chunk render distance on vanilla MC, and that drops to 30 or less avg with mods of almost any kind.
This game is easily consistently at max fps for me (which has been set to 75) with max render distance (1536 blocks, which I believe is 48 chunks if my information is correct).
edit: To be clear, I'm not saying the game is just better because of the performance, it's just a significant personal factor for me. You could check reviews for other differences but with the dev being so intent on refunding the game for anyone who doesn't like it I don't see why not to just try it out if it is interesting to someone.
The maker did it themselves. They use a very close copy of the minecraft layout. To say it is only inspired by "Lovecraftian Horror" Is just disingenuous at best.
there is nothing wrong about beingg inspired by a game, Notch admitted himself to be inspired by dwarven fortress. But people shouldn't just act like something they make, especialy when using their vast knowledge in modding Minecraft, isn't based on minecraft.
It has a lot of features base game for sure, but a lot of those features literally are minecraft with mods. A lot of other features and gameplay aspects are not. And that is good. This game definitely has its own seperate soul. But again, it's disingenuous to act like this isn't a clone of minecraft at its core. because it kinda is a clone at its heart. And that is Fine. because that is LITERALLY why this game was made. it's a minecraftlike, and the makers should own it.
And people shoudln't act like it is something seperate entirely
11/10 game
7/10 honesty
Tldr, they could do better
Hello, I bought the game, I logged into both accounts and after downloading the game it shows me the wrong password or e-mail, has anyone of you had this problem and how do you deal with it?
Played it with my friend, awesome game.
10/10
It reminds me when I used to play the terrafirmacraft mod on minecraft when I was younger, but better.