Neongarten - Prologue

Just a warning: This game is in Beta and it *shows*. It's still as much of a fun time as all the other reviews say, just keep it in mind. Factories tend to glitch out your screen a bit, though its still playable. I think what this game really needs is a "save" system, as any run will end and it's record will be erased on any quit of the game or going to the mainscreen. I would also love a preview of how gardens will affect other buildings' productions, instead of just how much a building will produce on its own. But, PLAY THIS GAME.

Very good game and execution. gameplay quite similar to the game "concrete jungle", which is basically just one dimension less, and also a deck-builder. similar building-placement-games usually have a spherical area-of-effect, it is nice to have that simplified here. This could use a turn-based-VERSUS-MODE due to its 3d-tetris-vibes. I am not too sure about the fail-state-challenge of ever-increasing rent, simple enough, works for a while, but is an ever growing "eternal cylinder coming for you". Maybe instead have "exponential-maintenance and decay-over-time"; buildings may damage other buildings and self, buildings may repair other buildings cheaper, buildings may resist decay more. this adds a layer of complexity, that may be worth it, as it "adds a dimension to interactions". it MAY add some randomness, for better or worse, or just be 100% predictable. exponential-maintenance+decay makes early game easier, and late game harder (the more is build, the more is to maintain). exponential-maintenance+decay makes failure not-necessarily-fatal, only parts of your structures may crumble, at a cost, but this also lowers exponential-maintenance for a bit, and it just cuts into your savings account temporarily to "clear up the rubble". note, i mean "maintenance+decay" only increase the more you have build (and maybe the higher you have build", because "skyscrapers are dumb" unless benefits from high density outweight costs.

It's a simple puzzle game with all the unnecessary elements stripped away - if you consider fun an unnecessary element, that is.

Игра 'Neongarten - Prologue' оставляет смешанные впечатления. С одной стороны, визуальный стиль подкупает: яркий, неоновый мир выглядит действительно привлекательно и создает особую атмосферу. Музыкальное сопровождение подобрано хорошо и отлично дополняет картинку. С другой стороны, геймплей кажется несколько сырым и недоработанным. Персонаж двигается немного неуклюже, взаимодействие с окружением не всегда интуитивно понятно, а головоломки, хоть и не лишены оригинальности, временами кажутся слишком сложными или, наоборот, неоправданно простыми. Сюжет, представленный в прологе, довольно интересен и интригует, но обрывается слишком быстро, оставляя после себя больше вопросов, чем ответов. В целом, 'Neongarten - Prologue' выглядит как многообещающий проект, нуждающийся в доработке. Если разработчики поработают над улучшением геймплея и оптимизацией, из игры может получиться что-то действительно стоящее. Пока же это просто интересная демонстрация потенциала с некоторыми шероховатостями. Рекомендую ознакомиться, чтобы понять, интересен ли вам основной релиз.

Its a laid back game with very easy mechanics to learn in what seems to be early development. I look forward to the full release as well as the following updates and possibility of game modes within the game. There is a lot of potential here for this to be an amazing game. Keep up the amazing work.

Office is god

Love this game. Good chill ambiance.