Green line goes up!

While I personally have fun with the game, especially playing it with friends, and would recommend it, I know that there are quite a lot of issues still at hand.
A lot of the UI isn't user-friendly, wars need to be improved, so does the diplomatic play, but the base of the game, the economy, works quite well.

If you're on the fence if you want to buy it, don't buy it yet. Wait until it's further along in its lifecycle (it's a Paradox game after all), or buy it on a sale.
If you like an economy and building simulator, where a green line goes up, if you start exploiting labour, natives and your weaker neighbours, go for it.

Green line goes up! While I personally have fun with the game, especially playing it with friends, and would recommend it, I know that there are quite a lot of issues still at hand. A lot of the UI isn't user-friendly, wars need to be improved, so does the diplomatic play, but the base of the game, the economy, works quite well. If you're on the fence if you want to buy it, don't buy it yet. Wait until it's further along in its lifecycle (it's a Paradox game after all), or buy it on a sale. If you like an economy and building simulator, where a green line goes up, if you start exploiting labour, natives and your weaker neighbours, go for it.