Dorfromantik

Neat concept; cathartic in a way. As I get older I realize that good games and worthwhile games don't have to be games that feel like a blockbuster, but games that make you feel good, or provide some utility to a troubled mind, or that feel like a small peaceful endeavor in a world that always seems to be setting a new low or falling apart at the seams. I appreciate this.

Nice and relaxing puzzle game. Easy to learn, harder to master. Placing a piece perfectly is so, so good. (WHY! WON'T! IT! FIT?! WHY does that FIELD HAVE to be THERE? AARGH!) The music fits the chill mood really well and the team has been adding different themes to avoid aesthetic fatigue. Even a nighttime mode which is just lovely. Seeing all the houses light up is oddly... 'romantik'? The small details add a lot of charm; the little trains, the boats, the bear, the windmills and so on. It gives the impression of life without making you feel guilty about placing a lone house in the middle of the forrest, far from fields and towns but right next to... the bear and the haunted (?) ruins... They'll be fine... Right?

This game has the vibe of sitting under an oak tree with a little board on your lap while your fingers drum your chin. [i]Where shall I place you, my mischievous little waterhole? Oh, a forest — and what's that, a sneaky wheatfield on your side? Naughty, naughty. I know just what to do with you.[/i] The day whiles away, soft click after soft click of wood meeting board as you place each piece with exquisite care, marvelling at your tiny choo-choo trains and little deer. That's how this game feels. 10/10.

[h3]Маленький мир, который строишь сам.[/h3] Иногда устаёшь от игр, где нужно постоянно куда-то бежать, стрелять или нервничать. И тогда на помощь приходит Dorfromantik. Здесь всё очень просто: выкладываешь плитки, соединяешь леса, поля, реки, деревушки и постепенно создаёшь собственный уютный мир. Казалось бы, ничего особенного, но оторваться невероятно сложно. Всегда хочется положить "ещё одну плитку"... а потом ещё одну. Особенно понравилась атмосфера. Приятная музыка, красивые пейзажи и отсутствие какого-либо давления делают игру настоящим антистрессом. При этом она совсем не бездумная - если хочется поставить рекорд, придётся хорошо продумывать каждый ход. Однозначно рекомендую. Иногда именно такие спокойные игры дарят больше всего удовольствия.

[h1]Dorfromantik — копай річку, сій жито, сади дерева[/h1] Доволі приємна медитативна гра про плиточки. Така собі стратегія, де гравець має набір тайлів, які треба розкладати по мапі у певному порядку. Основна мета — поєднувати ці плитки так, щоб отримувати якомога більше очок. Плюс на мапі постійно з’являються нові завдання: як-от приєднати певну кількість будинків один до одного чи засадити величезний ліс. За виконання цих завдань поповнюється кількість тайлів, які ми можемо викласти. Гра закінчується, коли їхня кількість у руці доходить до нуля. Немає якоїсь кінцевої мети — просто будуй та намагайся набрати якомога більше очок. Є й глобальна прогресія, що відкриває нові типи та кольори плиток. На цьому, в принципі, все. Як на мене, це непогана гра як для моментів, коли не хочеться сильно думати, так і для випадків, коли прагнеш вирахувати стратегію для оптимізованої побудови світу. Мені, насправді, години вистачило, щоб награтися, але я й не великий фанат такого геймплею — гра сподобалася більше візуально. Рекомендую спробувати на знижках.

It's fun and provides a nice distraction that isn't complicated. If there is one thing the developers should work on, it's the design of the rail pieces. There are many different pieces, but they're mostly specialty rail pieces, not generic straight track or gentle curves. This makes it very frustrating to incorporate rails into the layout of the gameboard being built. I think the individual rail pieces need drop rates - the more complicated or specialized pieces should appear much less often, and rail pieces that are straight, gentle curves, or a switch from two tracks to a single line should appear much more often.

Best game of this genre by far. It's really cheap, so just get it if you want a relaxing experience that still engages the mind

What an amazing cozy experience. I would describe this as a zen self care practice, disguised as a video-game.

In trying to be challenging, the game's central tile generation algorithm is mostly just obnoxious. It spams the same piece you don't need, consistently prevents you from both completing tile quests and closing them out, and in general subverts all of the things about this game that would otherwise make it relaxing and enjoyable. It is an aesthetically pleasing game and the idea is great, but the number of times I've found peace and calm playing this game (it does happen) pales in comparison to the number of times I've rage-quit in utter frustration at the absurdity of useless pieces being generated one after another. If you're looking for a relaxing puzzle game, you may want to look elsewhere. After too many hours chasing the promise of calmness this game seemed to offer, my increased high blood pressure can confirm that promise as broken.

I bought it for its board game aesthetics and because I was in the mood for something wholesome. I had one play session. That was some years ago. However, I have absolutely zero interest in ever playing this again. The thought alone of reinstalling it causes me to sigh. There is no mechanical depth and no other way to play or strategy to follow. You decide on a tite by tile basis and you will always try to maximize your score by making ideal choices. Every time. Because what else should you do? Many times you can't. And it only ends when you say you had enough or screw up on purpose. Well, no. The game allows you to start anew when you did enough, but that feels arbitrary and unfinished. There is no way to complete it, which my OCD riddled brain is not in agreement with. There is no satisfaction to be gained.