As avid roguelike deckbuilder (RLDB), i always hunt for any game that can teased my brain. Something about combining puzzles solving and dopamine hit from slot machine that make me craving in multiple games.

However, this not like the traditional RLDB where you can specific curate a perfect deck for your run. The game is pretty much a resource management game, where if too many go into negative, you will lose the run. The gameplay is kinda similar to grid-base puzzles, albeit with city building aesthetic. Dont come to this game thinking that you will play it like traditional city builder.

The game allowed for some different kind of strategy since you have some upgrades whenever you level, that you can build you strategy around. At least for me there is slow turtle building big stuff and there is spammy cheap / draw playstyle. Both can yield victory, although you also need take notes on your deck size. Everytime you reach some miletones, you will given a booster pack that will bloat your deck. To achieve victory, you will have to go 1 of 3 special resources, each with their own strategy and mega projects.

As much as i enjoyed the time playing this game, i can imagine it will be super annoying for many players. First, deck will be super bloated from booster (one of my run get up to 100 cards) , so you pretty much need to learn to thin the deck (one of another run get down to 30 cards) . Main reason is that this doesnt discard your hand (there is alternative mode for that) , instead the default to draw 1 per turn, so you imagine how long it take to cycle your deck. Your hand will get stuck alot too, since most building need to be facing the road and you need to do some planning (usually i do the usual housing / industrial area split). Too bad the game variance and depth arent at the level i wanted, i would say it needed to be tightly designed.

tl;dr only buy if you can handle the frustration (i was aiming 100% achievement only)

Source : bought on during sale (abit pricey as i can get cheaper AAA games)
Alternative games : Concrete Jungle (tetris-ish city builder), Islanders (similar cozy games)

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ just started playing this game and it's already really addicting! love you devs for making this game :D

Really fun for a bit but I couldnt get more mileage from this one because of repetitivness.