Third Pie Studios Presents
Ages of Cataria
A story-rich colony simulation game for PC
FactSheet
Developer: Third Pie Studios, LLC
Release Date: Early Access November 5th, 2025
Platforms: PC/Mac/Linux, Nintendo Switch
Website: thirdpiestudios.com
Description
Ages of Cataria is a village story generator where you get to design and customize your village, and follow the generations of villagers who live there.
Features
Design your Village: From resource collection to luxury, you’ll need to construct and upgrade buildings to support the well-being of your villagers.
Circle of Life: Villagers in Cataria age over time, developing unique personalities and relationships with each other. They can have children, and will eventually pass away, making your village’s spirit tree grow.
Story Generation: Events and Quests give you the ability to directly impact the lives of your villagers. Choose wisely, as your choices may impact your villagers’ wellness, rewards, traits, or relationships.
Animal Collection: Adorable and unique animals pass through your village. Tame them for your villagers to keep as pets or helpers.
Customization: Choose from various outfits and hairstyles to give each villager a unique look. Your village can also be customized with building colors, props, and roads.
Unique Ancestries: Choose between two unique ancestries: Humans or Elves. Each ancestry has unique buildings, characters, and gameplay bonuses.
History
Creating Ages of Cataria was a childhood dream for creative director Alex McCord. McCord always loved playing city-builders on his PC and was passionate about building a game that was accessible and intimate. He has always loved ant farms and wished there was a colony sim that would allow players to learn about the individual lives of the “ants”, so to speak. As he aged, McCord developed a passion for storytelling through creative writing, and so his vision expanded to include text-based adventures that would allow players to have unique stories within the world of the game
During the Covid-19 pandemics of 2020, McCord and his partner, Nicole Gabriel, were searching for rolls in video game development to fulfill their passion for the arts and teamwork, but having literally no experience in the industry, and being in the middle of a massive job scarcity, they were unable to find a team interested in bringing them on. So, the two decided to create their own team, and thusly, Third Pie Studios was born, and development on Ages of Cataria began.
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Credits
Creative Director: Alex McCord
Producer: Nicole Gabriel
Game Designers: Alex McCord, Zack Pullen
Programmers: Dan Stull, Zack VanRossem, Aleksey Yereshchenko, Adam Morrell, Paulo Phenee, Beau Yotka, Miguel Garnica, Justin (JPatt) Patterson, Logan White, Aquil Sealy, Julian Quinn, Coco Zhang, Brandon Mennicke, Liam McGuire
Technical Artists: Bardia Nikfarjam, Julia (Jube) Yarbrough, Sam Hall
2D Artists: Jessy Kubitz, Vivian Chung, Ashley Rivardo, Sara Staudt, Faustine Lin, Ranran (Vivian) Lu
3D Artists: Sasoon Nazari, Zixin (Jessy) Wang, Eduardo Robert, Sam Hall
Animators: Emily Murray, Viktor Niksdorf, Francesca Jassir Noguera, Michael Evangelista
Writers: Sarah Madsen, Patrick (Morgan) O'Driscoll, Alex McCord
UI Designers: Emily Murray, Nicole Gabriel, Hadyn Hawkins
Composer: Jason Peter Gabriel
Contact
General Inquiries
Nicole Gabriel, CEO
Alex McCord, CEO
Reviews
“You watch over your people, connect with other players and discover the world of Cataria in text-based adventures. That sounds like a lot of excitement and fun to me!"
— Beatrice Vogt, Gamer’s Palace (German Translated)
