![]() ![]() ![]() For all its joys, Dawn of Man had an extremely finite appeal: if Uncasual can use the time they’ve got to observe their competition and go the extra mile, this could be very special despite its thematic similarities. What makes it special? It’s hard to say based on what’s visible now, but the proposed feature list - which includes a complex simulated ecosystem and much more granular social modelling than Dawn of Man - seems pretty exciting. What is it? Dawn of Man, but possibly a bit more ambitious, and with sexier looking palisade walls. Here’s the best of what I found down the pipes: 1. Even so, you’ve only got so many bullets (coins) in your space rifle (steam wallet), so I’ve taken the liberty of heading into the ventilation ducts with a glowstick and a bin lid shield, in order to see if I can identify some priority targets. It’s like the motion sensor scene from Aliens (or maybe the turret scene - honestly, I’m at risk of losing the afternoon to an Aliens rewatch just to research this metaphor, so I’ve got to stop now), only the incoming blips are promising city-builders rather than ravenous xenomorphs. We’re entering an exciting time for games about deciding where to put things, and this is just the start of it: there are dozens of build ‘em ups on the way, and for those of us who’ve spent the last twenty years wistfully remembering Caesar III, the horizon is alight with promise. This neolithic gem from a two-man studio came out of nowhere - like Fred Flintstone climbing, shitfaced, through his window after nine hours at the Ape & Megalith - and ended up briefly conquering Steam. Indeed, it’s hard to keep up with current releases: as well as these giant games about colonising tropical islands, recent months have seen a string of small-studio hits - Foundation, Islanders, Factory Town and Soviet Republic, to name just a few. With the one-two punch of Tropico 6 and then Anno 1800 launching over the last three weeks, plenty have noted that the city-building genre is currently enjoying a spate of urban renewal.
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