Lakeburg Legacies

Do not buy this game for full price. I bought it on sale for about $8 and I wouldn't have wanted to pay any higher than that because it's basically an abandoned game. There will be no more updates and haven't been for about 3 years. It's fun for a short time but once you figure out the mechanics it does get boring and rather repetitive. If that game was still updating and changes were being made, then I think full price could be worth it since the art style and mechanics are interesting, but with no updates and already an unfinished feel....it makes it hard to justify the price.

Even positive reviewers had to accept the game is shallow and convoluted. You don't need those many resources if your focus is the relationships. The relationships where absolutely interchangable. The writing was off, like really off, like Lakeburg is a modern city full of internet citizens. A: "I love the police" B: "Eww, ACAB" That would be a fully on tone couple interaction in this game. Like, "eat the rich, amirite?".

I'm extremely sad that the devs abandoned this game. It has so much potential, but currently it's unfinished. Holding out hope that they'll update it in the future, but it seems unlikely.

I haven't been this disappointed in a game in forever. The artstyle is extremely charming and the matchmaking aspect is what drew me in. But after just 5 hours I was VERY bored. I couldn't care for the families as I had hoped, their relationships is hard to keep track of. Matchmaking? It falls short and it's repetitive and not in a good way. The UI is too complicated for a cozy game, there are no adjustments to scale the UI or change the fonts (as it's sometimes hard to read with the lighter color). I feel bad because it LOOKS good, but playing it? Not fun.

this game is certainly not perfect and rather niche, and i'd definitely wait to buy it on sale. it's not for everyone, and the people who think it's boring are just not the target audience. and that's okay! with that being said, if you like micromanagement, relationship and character intricacies, city builder-like inventory and item mechanics, and STATS!! this is definitely for you. it's fun to get things up and running. finding a "perfect match" is exciting, getting a child's talent up to 100% in their preferred subject is satisfying, the drama that can pop up seemingly randomly as well as be guided and intentional is always funny and makes things less bland. and don't get me started on how great it is to have an inheritance page filled out completely for the first time, because, WOW of course, with any game like this, scenes will become repetitive and may seem unimportant in the long run, but i don't think that's a negative of lakeburg specifically. there can't be infinite scenarios, and the scenarios they do have are fun and well written. the writing in lakeburg is witty and tongue-in-cheek without being over the top, which can be really difficult to do, but they do it! this isn't as impactful for some people, but as someone who is extremely picky with the designs and art styles of media, i absolutely looooove lakeburg. the art style of the characters and buildings/backgrounds is satisfying and very diverse. cute without being too cartoony, bouncy and soft, just detailed enough to make the character editor (*the character editor!!*) worth messing around with, and overall beautiful. it might be one of my favorite art styles in a game ever. again, this is not a game for everyone, but if it's for you, it is FOR YOU. the option to focus more on relationships or city building is a great addition for the people (me) who are using this as a sims-adjacent stat builder. i wish the prestige system rewarded you with more than just illustrations, but they're great illustrations and give you something to work towards which is enough for me. i also wish it was more obvious how to achieve a victory, but that is probably a skill diff on my part. i'm looking forward to grinding for these achievements too!! theyre ridiculous and so specific which is a lot of fun. overall, this game is great for what it is. i think it could benefit from a demo so people know what exactly they're getting into, and it could be fun to have some updates or DLCs with more/different content! i'm having a ton of fun with lakeburg and i hope it reaches other players with hyper-specific game interests.

You hit a wall after a little bit of gameplay. All of the interactions are redundant. Nothing really progresses after a point. It could not keep my interest after awhile of gameplay. The idea for the game had a lot of potential.

The game has a fun concept but feels unfinished and frequently crashes, and considering there hasnt been an update in years it seems it will stay this way.