I want to give a neutral rating, but that's not an option unfortunately.
The overall mechanics of the game is easy. But there is no tutorial, so you will have to learn them yourself.
I like the art and the overall gameplay, i really think it has the potential to be the best in its category if some aspects will be improved. Because overall, the game feels limited? I don't know what's the best way to describe it. It just feels lacking.
Few buildings, few activities for your citizens to do. There's not much options for decorating your village too, or clothes or crafting stuffs or upgrades or anything. So when you reach a certain point of the game, it feels boring and repetitive.
Also, there are many things that I don't like about it. I don't know if I'm just unlucky to have experienced so many bugs? Or were they really meant to happen? But either way, it was so frustrating. It felt like the game was really messing with me since these happened in different gameplays -_-
1. My town is doing great. Okay here's some random deaths for you. My fishermen died from drowning. Yup they died from drowning. And then the kids died with no given reason. Bruh.
2. One time, I had all of my fishports filled with citizens at max, but the fishes i get were very few. I reduced them to 2 persons each, and turned the others into gatherers and I was getting 2k fishes? What?
3. They keep on stopping the construction at 99%. Are you kidding me, I'm gonna cry ><, they get something to eat, then visit the herbalist, then get other resources that's not related to the construction, then put the resources to the barn, then it prompts the citizen is working then the citizen is idling??? Like??? Are you dead ass right now, specially at 99%?
7. Also, it would have been nice if the citizens can just do their jobs without unnecessary interruptions. For example, i would see them gather woods, then put the woods to the stock pile, then pause, then pick it up again and put it to the construction site that needs it, which is literally next to the stock pile. Can't they just put it directly? Good Lord. The first time I noticed it, I laughed. I thought it was funny. But then it keeps on happening and it's just so frustrating to watch. -_- Worse case is when they pick up a different resource from the stock pile instead, and start doing another activity which is far far away. -_- sir please finish this one first where are going??
8. Like I said, i don't know if it's a bug but even when I cancel the other resource gathering activity so that they will be focused in doing one thing, the job still don't get done? They just keep on walking around everywhere. And then my firewood ran out and so many died, and I have like 4 citizens left. Aaaaaaaaaa.
Other things I observed...
The roads I'm allowed to build are so rigid and limited, and yet I see my gatherers, just chillin' walking up the hills. Hahaha! I feel like they are trolling me. I think, if the citizens were designed to be able to walk in there, i think the roads (atleast the basic one) should be allowed to be built there too. Obviously, it's just an opinion.
Also, i don't think the seasons of the game are accurate to the citizens life? because it's already sunny and some houses still have freezing icons. It would have been better if they freeze and die in winter, instead of stretching to summer and then they die because of freezing lol. It's just feels wrong.
For the money I paid, i think it was worth it. But yeah, I got a frustrating experience out of it so I'm gonna give a negative rating.
You can just try it yourself and see what your own experience will be. It's on sale anyway.
Review edit 26/03/26: So I was today years old when I learned that there are mods that can be used, and I think many of them seem helpful. So I will try playing this game again.
