Meditative game. Best agriculture economic.

Slow and somewhat methodical. You need to treat this as a business simulator rather than a purely colony builder. Gold doesn't appear from the air/mines: you have a treasury -> you pay wages at your businesses - > your "employees" buy those goods -> repeat. You need to balance wages and cost of living - the latter needing to be slightly lower than the former. That way your citizens thrive but your treasury slowly dwindles. That can fixed with wealth taxes as well. That's step 1, then you realize the only way to grow your treasury and colony is to export excess goods (since gold cannot be created). That's a fun twist to the genre - not often seen (Lords and Villains).

Graphically clean and pretty. Solid performance - AI is better than most in its class. Bugs get fixed fast - but crashed a few times. Love the lack of a grid system - hate city builders with it. Content and mechanics are unfinished/unpolished as per usual for these types of games (EA). Lots of room to grow here. E.g., early industrialisation is hinted in the end game as the subsistence farmers move into apartments, that should be continued. Some form of "tech" tree would be cool (e.g., to improve farming/production rates, need better incorporation of products - metal parts used more -> industrial smithies), as would be edicts.

The UI is fairly polished and is clean. However some mechanics are a bit hidden/poorly explained. I have no idea if my citizens are happy, only upset when when critical products are missing (e.g., clothing, shoes, food -> no idea if soap or glassware helps, certainly doesn't improve production). Education produces managers, but do educated citizens help with other aspects of the production chain? No idea.

Need to incorporate nature into the game mechanics -> gathering of forest herbs and foodstuff, hunting -> transition away as your footprint/industrialization increases. Build upon the "pollution" mechanic <- somewhat present since some industries apparently make citizens sick, though that is not presented anywhere other than the occasional "flu" (may not be connected). This is a missed opportunity given I can smelt iron and fish side by side with no health effects. This would create urban and rural divides - which would add more strain to logistics, create more dynamic use of maps.

Know this is unfinished - but fun. Maybe come back in 5-10 years for the full vision?

One of my favorites.... love the vibe and look of the game and am looking forward to more detailed economy and buildings in the future.