• Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    Just picked this one up since it was cheap.and I’ve been wanting to play a village management game in a while. Holy crap this game is amazing. I spent 6 hours on it un the first day alone. I love how the roguelike format keeps it always engaging and direct, without meandering about trying to figure out what I want to do. It has clear goals, needs to be met, and multiple ways to reach those goals. I usually like playing RTS games in short bursts of Skirmishes, and this feels very similar. Trying different strategies with different buildings and terrains.

    I was also looking at Timberborn (funny how both games have postapocalyptic sentient beavers) and Farthest Frontier, but I think I’ll be busy with AtS for a while until I get to try those two. And I’ll never need to even consider giving Ubisoft my money for Anno ever again.

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      2 days ago

      Timberborn is also really good, the water dynamics really makes the game stand out compared to other town/colony builders.

      They’ve also added much needed improvements to water dynamics (aqueducts).

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        2 days ago

        I absolutely loved AtS but couldn’t get past the tutorial in Timbertown… Felt too janky but it’s in early access so I guess I’ll give it another shot when they smooth things out for release.