Hanok: From Thatch to Palace
Launches 28 September 2026 · PC · Upcoming
Story
Every part is real. Foundation stones, pillars, beams, purlins, rafters, roof tiles laid from the eaves up — every piece you place exists in real Korean architecture, and the building order follows how carpenters actually worked: frame first, then roof, then walls, so the rain never soaks the timber. Sources: the National Folk Museum of Korea, the Korea Heritage Service, and the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. What we simplified for play, we say so in game — there is a page inside that lists what we left out and what we could not confirm. Build along — 11 guided builds. Start with a three-bay thatched cottage. Work up through an L-shaped farmhouse and a smoke-hole house, then tiled halls: a gable roof, a hip-and-gable roof, a lecture hall and a gatehouse. Finish in the palace with a great hall, a gate tower, a two-story pavilion over a pond, and a garden pavilion. Each piece carries its real name and a line explaining why it goes where it goes. Create — your own town. 210 pieces: thatched and tiled houses, palace halls, government offices, walls and gates, corridors, streams, bridges and city ramparts, rice paddies, market stalls, lanterns, 40 townsfolk and 8 farm...
Gameplay
Every part is real. Foundation stones, pillars, beams, purlins, rafters, roof tiles laid from the eaves up — every piece you place exists in real Korean architecture, and the building order follows how carpenters actually worked: frame first, then roof, then walls, so the rain never soaks the timber. Sources: the National Folk Museum of Korea, the Korea Heritage Service, and the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. What we simplified for play, we say so in game — there is a page inside that lists what we left out and what we could not confirm. Build along — 11 guided builds. Start with a three-bay thatched cottage. Work up through an L-shaped farmhouse and a smoke-hole house, then tiled halls: a gable roof, a hip-and-gable roof, a lecture hall and a gatehouse. Finish in the palace with a great hall, a gate tower, a two-story pavilion over a pond, and a garden pavilion. Each piece carries its real name and a line explaining why it goes where it goes. Create — your own town. 210 pieces: thatched and tiled houses, palace halls, government offices, walls and gates, corridors, streams, bridges and city ramparts, rice paddies, market stalls, lanterns, 40 townsfolk and 8 farm animals. Drag to lay whole walls, paths and paddies at once. Double-click a placed piece to turn it, or press R before you set it down. Build a market street of open-front shops, awnings and a cattle...
Features
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Developed by WATSI, 발톱빠진호랑이.