Concept of a larger village enclosed by a timber palisade and ditch, with a gate, market square, hall, houses and a small church. — Concept art · a world in development

Anglo-Saxon village building / tower defence

BURH

A village worth defending.

Make a home. Rally its people.
Hold your ground when the raiders come.

Play the prototype Discover BURH

Free browser prototype. No account. Still growing.

Build at your pace. Fight when you're ready.Explore the village

Single playerVillage builder + tower defenceIn development

01 / The game

The village you build.
The people you defend.

Thatched roofs. Working fields. A handful of households. Build something of your own, then decide how to protect it.

Build at your pace.

Place homes, fields and defences. Find a layout that works for you. Preparation has no countdown.

Sound the horn.

The people tending your village take up spears and shields. Rally the fyrd. Your neighbours are your defenders.

Hold your ground.

Meet the raids, protect the hall and bring your people home. Rebuild, rethink and prepare for what comes next.

02 / The world

Same village.
A changing year.

Green shoots, golden harvests and quiet winter roofs. The seasons give the village its rhythm, and the next defence a different backdrop.

The longer-term ambition: grow from a small settlement into a fortified burh. The artwork explores that future; the playable prototype is the beginning.

Spring · seasonal concept study

Spring village concept: green fields and thatched homes. — Visual development. Not a gameplay screenshot.

03 / The concept collection

A world taking shape.

From river crossings to timber gates. Explore the places, buildings and everyday details shaping BURH.
Visual development, not game screenshots.

Hand-painted concept of thatched cottages around a looping path, sheep pasture and a green river valley in spring.

Humble beginnings

A spring village, open fields and room to grow.

The same village in autumn, surrounded by orange trees and golden crops, with sheaves and carts beside the cottages.

The harvest comes in

Golden fields and the warmth of autumn.

The village in winter, with snow-covered thatched roofs, bare trees, sheep and a pale blue river valley.

A quieter season

Cold ground, bare branches and smoke from the hearths.

Concept illustration of raiders landing from longships while villagers defend a palisade and a cottage burns. Mock interface elements are part of the artwork.

Sails on the water

A raid reaches the village edge. A battle concept, not gameplay.

Concept of the settlement after a raid, with damaged thatched buildings, repair work and longships beside the water. Mock interface elements are part of the artwork.

Still standing

The raid has passed. Now there is work to do.

A village becomes a burh

An exploration of fortified streets, a market and a shared defence.

Concept of a prosperous fortified settlement with larger buildings, a raised beacon, earthworks and farmland in a green valley.

A place in the realm

A more established stronghold, looking out across the valley.

A four-panel concept board comparing a small rural village, defended settlement, recognised burh and major royal burh.

From settlement to stronghold

Four stages of the idea, side by side. Progression is still being explored.

At the crossing

River paths and a timber bridge shape a settlement concept.

Sails on the horizon

An exposed coast and approaches from the water.

The high ground

A hilltop stronghold with terraced approaches.

At the forest edge

Woodland, winding paths and a sheltered village.

Between reeds and water

A wetland settlement connected by narrow crossings.

Around the church

A church-centred community in the river valley.

Old walls, new homes

An exploration of older masonry reused around timber buildings.

The market at the centre

Planned streets and a gathering place within the defences.

Watch over the crossing

A bridge, lookout and beacon in one landscape study.

Hand-painted landscape concept. A more fortified frontier settlement concept. Visual development, not a gameplay screenshot.

The edge of the realm

B10

A more fortified frontier settlement concept.

A roof of your own

Cottage silhouettes, thatched roofs and small household plots.

The heart of the village

Hall variations from modest gathering place to ambitious stronghold.

Life around the fields

Barns, stores, hayracks and animal pens.

Made by hand

Workshop studies: timber, iron, pottery, cloth and leather.

Timber between you and them

Modular palisades, gates and fighting platforms.

Eyes on the horizon

Lookouts, watchtowers and warning-beacon studies.

A place to trade

Stalls, booths, carts and everyday market details.

A quiet corner

Churches, gardens and community-building studies.

A place in the kingdom

Exploring official buildings, meeting places and stores.

Hand-painted building reference sheet. Mint and treasury ideas for a more established burh. Visual development, not a gameplay screenshot.

Silver and authority

C10

Mint and treasury ideas for a more established burh.

Hand-painted building reference sheet. Wealth and muster specialisations, plus tower upgrades, explored visually. Visual development, not a gameplay screenshot.

Two paths for a household

C11

Wealth and muster specialisations, plus tower upgrades, explored visually.

Hand-painted building reference sheet. Damage-state studies for cottages, defences and towers. Visual development, not a gameplay screenshot.

Bent, broken, rebuilt

C12

Damage-state studies for cottages, defences and towers.

Hand-painted building reference sheet. Field plots from spring planting to winter dormancy. Visual development, not a gameplay screenshot.

The turning year

C13

Field plots from spring planting to winter dormancy.

AI-assisted concept art, shared as part of BURH's development. Buildings, scenery, interface mock-ups and progression are exploratory, not promises of finished features. Full-size originals are available in the viewer.

04 / The first village

Your ground.
Your people.
Your call.

The early browser prototype is playable now: place buildings, watch residents gather at the horn, and defend the village through its first raids.

Build your first village

Early prototype, not a finished demo. Desktop recommended.
Progress is saved in this browser on this site.

Visit the separate 3D art study

Press / creators

The essentials.

BURH is an Anglo-Saxon-inspired village-builder and tower-defence game by Matt Southers / Fieldcraft Games.

Release date, final platforms and pricing are not announced. Concept art should be labelled as concept art when shared.

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