Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 973 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
tl;dr: Worth a solid 20 hours of gameplay if you're into city building/management/terraforming games.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's very pretty, and once you're used to the endless triangles and the art style, everything looks great, whether you're building a green paradise or have had a nuclear meltdown.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Different game modes and a campaign (Which is very good for the current state).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ambient music tracks create a calm atmosphere while players plan their next development steps, and subtle sound effects highlight the construction of buildings and industrial activity across the planet.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I play this game since 2014 and the developers are very nice and have an open mind for feedback and issues / bugs to fix them.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Added on to how you're making strategic decisions right from the start on what food source/power/goods production/city layout you're going to use, this would make a fantastic multiplayer game, but unfortunately there don't seem to be plans for that.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay83 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Story49 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Bugs11 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty86% still recommend
Optimization67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface74% still recommend
Crashes40% still recommend
Combat78% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.
12 months agotoday · $24.99
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