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Townscaper is a relaxing and creative town-builder game that lets you design your own picturesque floating towns with ease. With its colorful blocks and shapes that you can mix and match, you can create your dream villages whether you’re fidgeting or multitasking. The absence of missions or objectives allows you to immerse yourself fully in your creative flow and design your perfect idyllic town in no time. Get Townscaper for a soothing and creative gaming experience!
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Restore the environment to its former glory in Terra Nil, a reverse city-builder game that challenges you to rebuild a barren wasteland. Build grasslands, forests, wetlands and more using advanced eco-technology, and leave behind a pristine wilderness for the animals. With procedurally generated landscapes, each playthrough is unique, challenging and unpredictable. Terra Nil offers a peaceful, meditative experience with lush hand-painted environments, relaxing music and ambient soundscape. Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the ecosystem you've restored with Appreciate mode.
What we like:
Relaxing and engrossing gameplay loop
Gorgeous and vibrant hand-painted graphics
Procedurally generated maps create a unique experience with each playthrough
Effortless and straightforward game mechanics
Well-balanced difficulty that is not too challenging nor too easy
Tropico 6 is a city-building game that offers an engaging mix of elements such as ruling your own island dictatorship, sandbox mode with customizable goals, missions, and easy controller support. You can be a big picture person and make decisions that impact the entire island or get into the minute details of urban planning.
What we like:
Engaging mix of elements
Sandbox mode with customizable goals
Missions
Easy controller support:No need for mouse and keyboard or touchscreen
Paragon Pioneers is a casual island management game where you build and manage a series of island nations. It offers over 100+ buildings to advance through and has an abstract look and mechanics that make it easy to manage on small screens. It's a stress-free game for casual players.
What we like:
Detailed explanations and tutorials
No ads or premium currencies
Easy to pick up and put down
Reminiscent of the Anno series with idle gameplay
No inherent time limit
Over 100+ buildings to advance through
What could be improved:
Long waiting times
Lack of a thrilling narrative
Game mechanics become increasingly complex
Colonization aspect may be troublesome for some players
Combat has a limited army size and isn't very interesting
Pocket City 2 is an addictive and satisfying city-building game for you to enjoy on your mobile. Build every aspect of your city including population, happiness, and quality of life. With features like a research tree, tax rates, and detailed stats, you'll enjoy crafting the perfect city for your citizens. The graphics and music complement each other, and the low poly art style is visually appealing. However, replayability is limited due to the lack of online options.
What we like:
Addictive and satisfying gameplay
Detailed stats and research tree offer valuable insight
Tax rates and micromanaging options add depth
Minimalistic graphics and music sync well
Low poly art style matches game theme
What could be improved:
Limited replayability without online options
May get boring after reaching level 50
Online multiplayer is not available for those who enjoy competitive play
Game can be simplistic in comparison to others in the genre
Help survivors build their city and fight to survive in a frozen land in Frozen City, a strategy game that keeps you on your toes with decision-making and anticipation. The game is frustrating and rewarding as you build from scratch, facing many decisions and hardships to keep your people alive. Despite needing some fine-tuning, it is a wonderful play for those who love strategy games and want to survive an ice age.
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In Tropical Resort Story, you get to develop your own lush island full of nature and create the most luxurious resort possible. From building accommodations to discovering great travel packages, you can make your guests' dreams come true. Improve the ocean water quality by adding marine plants and rocks in the ocean, and releasing fish you've caught while fishing. With more tourists visiting your island, you get to open stores and restaurants, and even create new products. This game will keep you hooked on creating your tropical paradise!
What we like:
Ability to create immersive natural environment
Opportunity to collaborate with business partners
Discovering winning combinations of features
Colorful and appealing graphics and sound effects
Easy to learn and play
What could be improved:
Janky handling on desktop
Narrow grid range makes building efficiency difficult
ActRaiser Renaissance is a video game where you play as God rebuilding human civilization destroyed by evil. With two main parts, simulation and sidescrolling action, guiding and defending your village against monsters is incredibly fun. The challenge ramps up gradually with time, making it addicting. The combat system is competent, with various enemy types, hidden power-ups, and expanded controls. The game is meticulously crafted, genuinely improves on the original game, and maintains the spirit of what made it special. ActRaiser Renaissance is a dark horse to become game of the year and is suitable for players who love simulation and sidescrolling games.
What we like:
Fun tower-defense style missions
Meticulously crafted simulation and sidescrolling parts
Square Valley is a unique and satisfying city-building puzzle game where you play as the Spirit of the Valley tasked with building lands for your citizens. The game offers a narrative-driven experience with lovely visuals and chill music. Each tile on the board has specific requirements that players need to pay attention to, adding a deep strategic thinking element to the game. Despite the focus on fulfilling requirements rather than building a particular aesthetic, Square Valley puts a creative spin on a tired genre, making it a highly compelling puzzle game that is well worth checking out.
What we like:
Deep strategic thinking element
Narrative-driven experience
Lovely visuals
Chill music
Satisfying gameplay
What could be improved:
No session suspension or save feature
Some building features such as walls and rivers are not entirely clear on how to 'paint' them onto the map
More focused on fulfilling requirements than building a particular aesthetic
Merge, build, and watch your town flourish before your eyes. Discover new strategies, overcome hurdles, and master the art of efficient urban planning. Compete on global leaderboards.