An independent game in the making

A village
worth defending.

A little home in a changing world.
Build your settlement, rally its people and stand against the raids.

Village building meets tower defence.
Inspired by Anglo-Saxon England.

Hand-painted concept of thatched cottages around a looping path, sheep pasture and a green river valley in spring. — 01 / HUMBLE BEGINNINGSConcept art · not gameplay

A small place. Something to protect.

Make a home.
Then hold your ground.

Thatched roofs, muddy paths and a handful of households. BURH is about the pleasure of growing a settlement, and the decisions that turn it into a place you can defend.

Build at your pace.Rally the village.Face the seasons.

The world we're imagining

From muddy paths
to guarded gates.

A first collection of hand-painted-style concepts: the changing seasons, the threat of a raid and the beginnings of a burh.
Visual development, not game screenshots.

Humble beginnings

A1 / Seasons

A spring village, open fields and room to grow.

The same village in autumn, surrounded by orange trees and golden crops, with sheaves and carts beside the cottages.

The harvest comes in

A2 / Seasons

Golden fields and the warmth of autumn.

The village in winter, with snow-covered thatched roofs, bare trees, sheep and a pale blue river valley.

A quieter season

A3 / Seasons

Cold ground, bare branches and smoke from the hearths.

Concept illustration of raiders landing from longships while villagers defend a palisade and a cottage burns. Mock interface elements are part of the artwork.

Sails on the water

A4 / Defence

A raid reaches the village edge. A battle concept, not gameplay.

Concept of the settlement after a raid, with damaged thatched buildings, repair work and longships beside the water. Mock interface elements are part of the artwork.

Still standing

A5 / Defence

The raid has passed. Now there is work to do.

Concept of a larger village enclosed by a timber palisade and ditch, with a gate, market square, hall, houses and a small church.

A village becomes a burh

A6 / Progression

An exploration of fortified streets, a market and a shared defence.

Concept of a prosperous fortified settlement with larger buildings, a raised beacon, earthworks and farmland in a green valley.

A place in the realm

A7 / Progression

A more established stronghold, looking out across the valley.

A four-panel concept board comparing a small rural village, defended settlement, recognised burh and major royal burh.

From settlement to stronghold

A8 / Progression

Four stages of the idea, side by side. Progression is still being explored.

AI-assisted concept art, shared as part of BURH's development. Buildings, scenery, interface mock-ups and progression shown here are exploratory, not promises of finished features.

Early browser prototype

The first village
is yours to build.

Place buildings, muster the militia and face eight raids through four seasons. This is an early playtest; the art and systems are still taking shape.

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A villageworth defending.

Make a home.Then hold your ground.

From muddy pathsto guarded gates.