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Morvus

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game · not announced · 2026-06-24
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game announcement · 2026-06-24
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Players become the abbot of a poor monastery, allocating scarce supplies and personnel while deciding which refugees to accept and which to turn away. · 2026-06-24
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The game also tracks the monks' faith, which can waver under the weight of repeated deaths. · 2026-06-24
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Morvus frames colony management around ethical dilemmas about who to save in a plague, rather than pure resource efficiency, making the moral cost of survival a core mechanic. · 2026-06-24

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Jun 24

Colony Management Sim 'Morvus' Puts Players in Charge of a Plague-Ravaged Monastery

Purple Heads Games announced 'Morvus', a PC colony management sim set in a medieval world ravaged by a mysterious plague. Players become the abbot of a poor monastery, allocating scarce supplies and personnel while deciding which refugees to accept and which to turn away. The game also tracks the monks' faith, which can waver under the weight of repeated deaths.