Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $27.99.
- Story and characters: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The Campaign is basically a very long tutorial that culminates in a final showdown to test everything you've learned (satisfyingly so, I had to restart twice for the finale on normal).
I have no idea what the devs intend to do but I'd love to see some enemy Humus and gods - the story probably isn't going to be everyone's favorite, but I thought it was a clever, albeit a little predictable at times, take on the afterlife and the progression of civilization and all that.
It's rare that I don't immediately shove the music slider down to 10% in a game but the soundtrack hit really well with me.
Sintopia is a great optimisation puzzle game with a wonderfully charming art style and a (generally) enjoyable gameplay loop.
You could probably crunch through it in 20 hours or fewer if you were trying to go fast, but the nature of the loop is a slow and steady uphill optimization that, aside from your purchased upgrades, resets each stage.
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Currently $27.99 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
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