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Reflections on Different Types of Building Games
I always say that I love city-building games, but I am actually often not sure whether the game really is one or not. Where do we draw the line? Surely, Cities: Skylines obviously is one because you’re literally building a city. But what about a game like Islanders? Technically, you are at least building a…
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Grids vs. Curves in City-Builders
I am always amazed when I look at the layout of US American cities – especially New York City. The streets are straight lines, like somebody drew them with a ruler and a triangle! German cities, due to the age of most towns, look completely different. So, when I am playing city-builder games and placing…
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Humble Choice (October 2024): Station to Station
Station to Station is part of October’s Humble Choice. “Station to Station is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!” Station to Station usually costs 17.99 €. IsThereAnyDeal lists the historical low for 5.76 € on GreenManGaming…
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Humble Choice (September 2024): Infraspace
InfraSpace is part of September’s Humble Choice. “Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.” InfraSpace usually costs 19.99 €. IsThereAnyDeal lists the historical low for 11.99 € on GoG and Humble…
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The Game I didn’t know I needed: Gourdlets
I played the demo for Gourdlets in the Steam Next Fest in June 2023 and put it into the “The Okay Ones” category. Back then I wrote: “Gourdlets is super cute – but I like having more than just a pure sandbox, some objectives to achieve, etc. If this game wasn’t just a sandbox, then…
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Yay… Manor Lords… new building game…!
I was looking forward to Manor Lords releasing into Early Access and with the discount that we’re getting in the Humble Store (thanks to being an active subscriber of Humble Choice for several months), I bought it immediately. And then… when I started playing this game, I suddenly got the urge to play Going Medieval…
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Humble Choice (February 2024): Snowtopia
Snowtopia is part of February’s Humble Choice. “Build your ideal ski resort. Keep skiers smiling with fresh pistes and fine facilities. Ski, build and chill in the wintry world of Snowtopia where everyone is welcome! “ This is another of those games that I should love. In theory. I had never heard of this game…
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Humble Choice (October 2023): Lords and Villeins
Lords & Villeins is another game that is part of October’s Humble Choice. “Grow dynasties of medieval families and see them evolve and interact as you build their homes, in this lighthearted, yet complex pixel art city-building strategy simulation. Expand your production chain and influence the daily lives of your villagers to craft a unique…
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Quick Impressions: Highrise City
Highrise City is a city-building game that is currently in Early Access. I tried out the demo some time ago and kept the game on my wishlist but only recently bought it during the Steam Summer Sale. The reviews compare it to Cities Skylines (obviously) and the Anno series. In Cities Skylines, all you need…
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Screenshot Saturday: Fabledom
Another city-building game, another game in Early Access. I am too weak. But it is a pretty and relaxed city-building game so far! There isn’t too much content in it yet and several buildings cannot be built yet. But it’s promising!
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Screenshot Saturday: Catizens
Catizens is part of Fanatical’s “Platinum Collection Bundle” (and low on stock there). I had been on the fence about this one, so getting it for 3.33 € (the bundle is 9.99 € for 3 games) was too good a deal to pass. And now in hindsight, I could have paid more because it’s a…
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Steam Next Fest (Feb 2022)
It’s time for another Steam Next Fest! This means that you can currently find a lot of demos for upcoming games on Steam. The event runs from February 21 to February 28. I went through the genres and picked games that looked interesting. I chose about 20 demos and added a few other games to…
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Spending a day in Aven Colony
This is not the first time I’ve played Aven Colony, but I didn’t get far in the game. Saturday was the first day of my one week off from work and I did what I haven’t done in ages: I spent the day playing a game. I started playing Aven Colony the day before already,…
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Steam Game Festival: Simulation Games
As I mentioned in my previous post, some of the demos I tried there were already simulation games, but they were also listed as strategy games. There is sometimes a lot of overlap between these two genres. Here is the rest of the games that I found interesting when looking at the simulation games genre…
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Itch.io bundle for racial justice and equality: Odd Realm and As We Know It
I wrote about this bundle in my previous post, but the bundle for racial justice and equality is still available for a few more days and it’s almost doubled in items now: 1428 items are in it now. One thing is clear: With that many items, everybody who loves games will find at least one…
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