The team behind Early Access sandbox success story Space Engineers have announced a follow-up which takes place in a very different setting.

Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications, construct mechanical devices and engines, and perform landscaping and underground mining.

The game is inspired by real medieval technology and the way people built architectural and mechanical works in medieval times, said developer Keen Software House. It strives to follow the laws of physics and real history, and doesn't use technologies that were not available in 5th to 15th century.

“We are very curious to see how the Space Engineers community will react to Medieval Engineers and if other communities will also get interested in our new title,” said Keen CEO Marek Rosa.

“We didn’t want to only keep creating space games. Instead we wanted to have a game where players can interact with life and nature. By creating a second engineering game, we are also leveraging our existing technology and experience.”

Medieval Engineers is currently in alpha, and will be soon available on Steam Early Access.

Space Engineers was released in October 2013 and sold over 1 million copies in its first year. It is still an Early Access title.