App Store Editors’ Notes

Solid management sim

This is a very good game. It’s similar but definitely distinct from other town building simulators, with time tested elements like adjacency bonuses, micromanaging scarce resources, trade mechanics, and very satisfying expansion potential. These mechanics are well thought out, short term and long. The difficulty level and unlock progression are both handled pretty well. I play on the default difficulty and I’ve been challenged but not frustrated, but there are other options to suit everyone’s taste. It does play out a bit slower than what I originally wanted, but that’s become a feature that I enjoy rather than a drawback. The lack of bonus currencies or ads really helps to alleviate the mild sting of seeing an hours long timer on an action, especially since those actions are usually of fairly minor significance. You can still consistently play at a very active pace if that’s what you want. My extremely minor critiques mostly concern the occasional spelling error, which feel especially out of place given how polished the rest of the game feels. Aside from that there’s not much to complain about, I am satisfied and pleased with this mobile game which is a rare sensation.

Fantastic ‘Anno’-like Mobile builder

It has all the things people love about civ builders on mobile, without any of the nasty trappings to include micro-transactions, gatchas, or (negative) multiplayer experiences to force play. Clever building placement, production, and logistics are required to progress in a gentle and steady pace. There’s a ton to unlock and explore, but it comes steadily enough it’s not overwhelming. Additional benefits like advanced/improved buildings and ships give you opportunities to optimize layout and trade routes to speed up progression, which is compelling. Routes can be automated and the game can run itself until you have time to dive in again and make improvements to your island empire. There’s always something to tweak or replan to inch out more production to unlock the next tier, or get to the (next) game completion. Has been a treat to play and get into for many hours, one of the best building strategy games that has depth, requires thought to optimize, and wonderfully doesn’t turn psychological screws on you to get you to spend cash. I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. Most Recommended!

A game designed for playing, not paying

An excellent example of a slow-paced singleplayer city/empire builder. This game has a variety of difficulty settings and customizations to satisfy those seeking challenge or chill. Best of all, unlike many mobile games in the genre, there are no premium currencies, no ads, no constant spam to link to social media and drag friends and family into playing just to access the full game’s content. Unfortunately seeing a mobile game that doesn’t use FOMO or a ridiculously ballooning grind curve to convince you to break open your wallet has become distressingly rare. This game stands out as an example of what a good mobile game should be.

Best In Class!

My personal favorite idle game just got so much better. It has very intuitive resource management combined with ever growing depth. While almost every aspect of the game feels improved upon, the sequel’s research mechanics allow for more dynamic play styles and excited rewards around every corner. And best of all, you receive a fully developed game with month and month of play for a one time low cost. I actually want to give the dev a tip for making this design choice. I’d happily buy any future content they choose to release.

Don’t hesitate, you won’t regret it!

If you are hesitating to buy this game, play the demo first, and it will hook you in. Even with the amount of builder games available I still have a hard time finding one that keeps me interested for longer than a week. This game has kept me excited for almost 2 months now. I really appreciate the option to play a demo first because I still hesitate to spend any amount of money on any platform. Honestly, this game is worth more than $6 just based on how much time I spend on it. I didn’t play the first game because I found this one first so I can’t compare the two but I have found battle calculators for the first game so hopefully a new one will be made for this game. The artwork is cute and the gameplay is fantastic. This game deserves more attention and recognition because it is absolutely worth it. Don’t hesitate, buy it!!

The best city builder by miles…

Hands down massive cudos to the developer, this game is 95% perfect. Casual gameplay, does not punish you for not paying attention. Full resource gain when not playing game. Easy production system to get in to, huge in scale. Free to try, one time premium purchase. Love the save file export/import system. No internet required. I love this game! Want the final 5% though? My suggestions all involve changing city layouts. 1. If i move my well to the block my warehouse is at Id like them to swap positions instead of blowing up the offending building as it does now. 2. I’d like to move multiple things around while in the move building menu. Right now you move one thing at a time. 3. A storage system letting me store every building on the island and place them all out how I want. Again, those three suggestions aside, this game rocks!

This game is amazin

At first I had a hard time wrapping my head around this game. It punches way above its weight class in terms of what you need to learn and understand to enjoy it. But once it starts clicking, wow it’s a really fun time. I also like that it was designed to be enjoyed over a long period of time rather then to be consumed by a hungry gamer in one short span. My favorite phone game hands down.

RNG and time based

RNG is broken. I send 50 troops to a castle vs 8 defenders. I lost all my soldiers and only killed 2. Sure… Waiting several hours for ships to get to an island supposedly close by… There were more things that bothered me, but I wont waste more of my time. I submitted for a refund. “Enjoy the game in a relaxed manner” “Halved enemy camp size” Absurdly high timers and no change to camp sizes on easier settings make it difficult to take you seriously with your patronizing response. All I play are idle and city/colony builders. I have 4700 hours on steam in Rimworld. 3600 hours on Prosperity. That isn’t the problem. The problem is 20 mins into the game your tutorial has me locate an island. 3 irl hours away? That is reasonable? Then sending 70 troops after the 2 early researches, they all die to 12 tier 1 troops? I have to play another who knows how long to get the townsmen additional 10? Your game needs balance. Desperately.

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