Doloc Town Officially Releases on Steam With Japanese Support
The Japanese localization arrives with the full release, removing the language barrier that previously limited access to a game that combines Stardew Valley-style farming with Terraria and Fallout elements, and the automation system shifts the gameplay balance toward exploration and story.
Key Facts
- Doloc Town version 1.0 launched on Steam on August 6, 2026, after beginning Early Access on May 8, 2025.
- The game holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam with 95% of over 1,900 user reviews positive.
- The official release adds the Old Town Ruins area, an agricultural automation system, and expands the main story from over 20 hours to over 30 hours of playtime.
- Japanese beta localization is included in version 1.0, along with support for five other languages.
- A launch sale offers the game at 1,600 yen including tax, a 20% discount from the 2,000 yen price, until August 20.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark.
Doloc Town, the post-apocalyptic farming simulation from RedSaw Games Studio, left Early Access and launched version 1.0 on Steam on August 6, 2026. The publisher Logoi Games, alongside Pathea Games, released the full version with the main story concluded and a range of new content. Players build a farm in the town of Doloc Town, surviving harsh weather like acid rain and heat waves while exploring ruins and interacting with residents. The official release adds the new area Old Town Ruins, an agricultural automation system, the final expansion of the main farm, and two additional farming areas in different regions. The game now includes beta localization in six languages, including Japanese, which was previously limited to a Steam beta branch. The main story playtime has grown from over 20 hours to over 30 hours, with completionist content exceeding 100 hours. A launch sale offers a 20% discount, bringing the price to 1,600 yen including tax until August 20. The game holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, with 95% of over 1,900 user reviews being positive.
- Development is by RedSaw Games Studio, a China-based indie studio, and this is the studio's debut work.
- The game is a side-scrolling farming simulation, with hand-drawn pixel art for characters and backgrounds.
- Players control a scavenger girl who builds a farm from zero in the settlement of Doloc Town after arriving while fleeing.
- Exploration uses a customizable drone companion; the drone handles attacking while the player focuses on movement and evasion.
- Defeating enemies drops parts for drone customization, with stronger enemies giving a low chance of rarer parts, adding a hack-and-slash element.
- Weather can be turned to the player's advantage: lightning becomes farm power, and heavy rain is used for agriculture.
- Over 40 types of resources can be collected, and more than 30 crop types can be genetically modified for resistance or new traits.
- Solar and wind power generation, plus an agricultural drone station, automate tasks from seeding to harvest.
- Regions include valleys with remaining greenery, dangerous wetlands, caves, and the Old Town ruins, each with different resources, enemies, and stories.
- Returning to town before nightfall matters; getting stranded in the wasteland is a risk.
- Raising affection with residents triggers special events and quests, with personal stories for each character.
- Japanese was previously implemented in a Steam beta branch limited to the March 27 update; the official version now carries it.
- Early access began May 8, 2025, with four major content additions and fine-tuning updates over more than a year.
- The price was revised as of July 3, so the official release brought no price change; the 20% discount sale runs until August 19 Pacific Time.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 終末世界農場シミュレーション「Doloc Town」が正式リリースへ。“圧倒的に好評”な人気作が日本語対応で遊びやすく
- Denfaminicogamer ドット絵がかわいい“終末世界”の農業RPG『Doloc Town』正式版が本日8月6日発売。荒廃した大地を農業で少しずつ再生させつつ、建築・釣り・畜産・冒険も楽しめる
- Automaton 「圧倒的に好評」終末世界スローライフ『Doloc Town』正式リリースでついに日本語対応。過酷だけど“チル”な世界、大型アプデで謎がすべて明かされる
- Game Spark 【日本語に対応】“圧倒的に好評”な終末ドット絵農業シム『Doloc Town』正式版リリース!釣りや農業、建築などで自分だけの楽園を作る