Foundation

Foundation

Steam Deck Playable

Polymorph Games · City Builder · Jan 31, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $34.99. It has been as low as $23.44.

87%
Very Positive
24k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 24k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Nice game overall, very nice music, gameplay is great.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I have bought this game quite a while ago and while I like the art style my (old) PC - i5 6600k, GTX 1070 and 2560x1440p - always sounded like it was about to take off, when when I was playing.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I hate writing this as this has probably been the best city builder I’ve ever played.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
✔ Easy to learn but hard to master—perfect for players who enjoy deep optimization.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
* The soundtrack is excellent, providing a chill medieval atmosphere.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
You can fix most of the things you take issue with through custom rules or mods, and mods are easily downloadable from the main menu of the game itself.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay67 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Story and characters22 reviews
Optimization13 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty20 reviews
100%
Performance14 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes23 reviews
43%
Bugs20 reviews
45%
Combat13 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.99. The lowest we've tracked is $23.44.

6 points recordedtoday · $34.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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