Greg Styczeń

Polish solo developer of Manor Lords, Steam's most-wishlisted game before launch

Greg Styczeń at a glance

Known for: Manor Lords
Based in: Gdańsk, Poland
Indie since: 2017
Active products: Manor Lords

Facts checked 2026-10-22

About Greg Styczeń

Grzegorz "Greg" Styczeń is a Polish game developer from Gdańsk and the creator of Manor Lords, a medieval city-builder with real-time tactical battles, released through his one-person studio Slavic Magic. He made the game as a hobby alongside freelance video work before going full time, funding early development through Patreon and a 2021 Epic MegaGrant.

After its 2020 reveal trailer, interest grew far beyond his modest goal of 14,000 wishlists. Manor Lords passed three million wishlists to become the most-wishlisted game on Steam before its early access launch on 26 April 2024, published by Hooded Horse. It sold over a million copies in its first day or so and passed three million sales by February 2025.

Styczeń worked solo on Manor Lords for about seven years and has since been growing a small team. The game moved to Unreal Engine 5 in 2024, and a large overhaul update in October 2025 added new modes, maps and a revamped perk system.

Products by Greg Styczeń

Manor Lords

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Medieval city-builder inspired by 14th-century Franconia, combining organic town growth, economy and real-time tactical battles.

3M+ copies sold

Timeline

2020 — Released the Manor Lords announcement trailer, hoping for 14,000 wishlists.
2021 — Received an Epic MegaGrant to support development.
2024 — Became the most-wishlisted game on Steam and launched in early access on 26 April, selling 1M copies almost immediately.
2025 — Manor Lords passed 3 million copies sold.
2025 — Shipped a major overhaul update with new game modes and maps.

How Greg builds

Let real medieval history shape the systems, but put gameplay first.
Temper expectations honestly before launch.
Build in public through trailers and devlogs to grow wishlists.

Greg Styczeń FAQ

Who is Greg Styczeń?

Who made Manor Lords?

Manor Lords was created by Grzegorz "Greg" Styczeń, a Polish developer who worked on it alone for about seven years under his studio Slavic Magic. It is published by Hooded Horse.

How many copies has Manor Lords sold?

Manor Lords sold more than one million copies within roughly a day of its April 2024 early access launch and passed three million copies by February 2025, according to Hooded Horse.