In the first 3 days after I bought the game, I spent almost 40 hours playing it.

if that doesn't somewhat tell you that this game has been very enjoyable, idk what will.

But allow me to provide some insight on why I enjoy this game the most out of a lot of other city building games.

1) The joy in simplicity:

What I love most about this game honestly how somewhat forgiving this game can be. There's no real threat that will destroy your playthrough and making your heartache beyond the common occurrences if you don't plan things properly.

It's a simple, relaxing, city building game with a pretty low bar of entry.

There's so much joy to be had at building a small little village that turns into a town with little to panic over too much. It's a game that's perfect for you if you just want to unwind, and build a quaint little town for a few hours.

2) It's all in the details:

You can literally see your buildings being built little by little over time as the foundation is built, and the pillars go up before eventually topping it off with a roof.

I absolutely love and adore this as that's something I feel is woefully missing in a lot of city building games like Anno, for example.

What's even more impressive is if you actually read the developers blog, and how he basically breaks down the amount of work and detail the team puts in designing the elements that comes with planning and designing each individual building and the steps that the NPC's will take to build it.

The developers literally even create a timeline for each building is made, with things like resources required and milestones for the builders in each phase as you see them acquire such resources and reach such milestones by the exact time and date they (the builders) plan towards.

And there's even more details that I miss in my playthrough that I only realized after reading the developer blog posts like how each production building actually shows the work being done in detail, or how every door in every building operates dynamically.

It's really cool, and I just love the amount of work put into it.

3) Music to my ears:

Look, this game doesn't have some top notch orchestra music playing in the background, but there's something about the choice of music that helps elevate this sense of relaxation while playing the game.

It's simple, but again, it just oozes a sense of "just kick back, relax, and enjoy building your town man" to it.

I do hope more songs get added in though!

4) Where does the future lay?

Having played this in April of 2021, and seeing videos of others playing online, there seems to be a slow burn of progress of updating the game over the years.

But almost every person whose video I watched about the game had mentioned how with each update, the game just adds something better and better and it almost always compels them to play a new play through as the joy of building is so prominent in this game.

I'm hoping that the game continues to update, and perhaps, in a faster way.

But again, I do not want the developers to rush at all.

i love everything about the game, and I love the amount of work and detail they put in.

There's some bugs here and there, most prominent for me is white arrow lines showing up after I played over 24 hours or so, but seems to be resolved by re-loading the game.

Hoping that get's fixed soon, but other than that, fantastic game!

In the first 3 days after I bought the game, I spent almost 40 hours playing it. if that doesn't somewhat tell you that this game has been very enjoyable, idk what will. But allow me to provide some insight on why I enjoy this game the most out of a lot of other city building games. 1) The joy in simplicity: What I love most about this game honestly how somewhat forgiving this game can be. There's no real threat that will destroy your playthrough and making your heartache beyond the common occurrences if you don't plan things properly. It's a simple, relaxing, city building game with a pretty low bar of entry. There's so much joy to be had at building a small little village that turns into a town with little to panic over too much. It's a game that's perfect for you if you just want to unwind, and build a quaint little town for a few hours. 2) It's all in the details: You can literally see your buildings being built little by little over time as the foundation is built, and the pillars go up before eventually topping it off with a roof. I absolutely love and adore this as that's something I feel is woefully missing in a lot of city building games like Anno, for example. What's even more impressive is if you actually read the developers blog, and how he basically breaks down the amount of work and detail the team puts in designing the elements that comes with planning and designing each individual building and the steps that the NPC's will take to build it. The developers literally even create a timeline for each building is made, with things like resources required and milestones for the builders in each phase as you see them acquire such resources and reach such milestones by the exact time and date they (the builders) plan towards. And there's even more details that I miss in my playthrough that I only realized after reading the developer blog posts like how each production building actually shows the work being done in detail, or how every door in every building operates dynamically. It's really cool, and I just love the amount of work put into it. 3) Music to my ears: Look, this game doesn't have some top notch orchestra music playing in the background, but there's something about the choice of music that helps elevate this sense of relaxation while playing the game. It's simple, but again, it just oozes a sense of "just kick back, relax, and enjoy building your town man" to it. I do hope more songs get added in though! 4) Where does the future lay? Having played this in April of 2021, and seeing videos of others playing online, there seems to be a slow burn of progress of updating the game over the years. But almost every person whose video I watched about the game had mentioned how with each update, the game just adds something better and better and it almost always compels them to play a new play through as the joy of building is so prominent in this game. I'm hoping that the game continues to update, and perhaps, in a faster way. But again, I do not want the developers to rush at all. i love everything about the game, and I love the amount of work and detail they put in. There's some bugs here and there, most prominent for me is white arrow lines showing up after I played over 24 hours or so, but seems to be resolved by re-loading the game. Hoping that get's fixed soon, but other than that, fantastic game!