Sunset Kingdom

Love Sokpop games, but this isn't fun. If you make mistakes, you basically need to start over. Going in with the mindset this would be inspired by AoE and Cities, I was humbled by how clunky it was. Buildings aren't clear as to where they can be placed, roads are wonky, towns don't share resources, and the cost for starter buildings seems a bit high compared to what you bring in in resources. There's also the issue of not being able to pause as the ESC key only functions are a game closer. Also, the game autosaves per moon (cycle) but doesn't tell you that. Idk, maybe Ill come back this another time where I have more patience to deal with nuance. But for now, I don't want to be annoyed. Edit: I've since figured out how to not be bad. However, my review stands. There's just too much going against this for it to be worth recommending.

Not my favorite Sokpop game, but was absolutely worth the purchase and few hours I spent getting through. Rough around the edges, but the core city management gameplay loop is fun. Shallow and tedious as you approach the endgame, but still a good time that goes by fast. Great for a part of a day when you can't decide what else to play next. A sort of video game palate cleanser.

Interesting minimalist kingdom sim

Super fun and very addictive, you can play this quite a lot of times before you get bored of it. And you can always come back for more if you feel like it thanks to the fact that you can always do something new with your cities. I would have really loved if this had some sort of guide for your first playthrough. It took me a while to figure out the controls and what everything does. I really love the artwork style and the simple menu too. I hope this gets an update in the future for more content! It would be amazing.

fun time soak :D

This is a really cute and simple civilization building game. You build an island kingdom that consists of mostly farms and towns while you try to keep everyone from starving and taxing them for everything they've got. It's a fun little challenge to beat the game and the achievements give you some extra goals to strive for if you want to push the simple system to it's natural end.

poor controls, you'd think to deselect building a road you would hit ESC, instead that quits the game. No real objective in the beginning, and the AI poorly manages resources between towns, causing some to have an overabundance of food while the others starve. The only way to fix this would have been building it right the first time as you cannot destroy or deconstruct anything.

Gameplay O Very good O Good O Nothing special X Okay O Bad Graphics O Masterpiece O Beautiful O Good X Will do O Bad O Awful Audio O Amazing O Very good O Good X Decent O Not too bad O Bad Audience O Kids O Teens O Adults X Everyone Story O Lovely O Good O Average O Not great X None Difficult- O Just press a bunch of buttons O Easy O Significant brain usage O Easy to learn / Hard to master O Not so easy X Difficult O Dark Souls Grind- X Nothing O Only if you care about leaderboards/ranks O Isnt necessary to progress O A bit grindy sometimes O Average grind level O Too much grind O Insanity Game Time- X Short O Average O Long O Depends on you O Endless Price O Just buy it O Worth the price O Wait for sale X Maybe if you have some spare money left O Not recommended

So, the game is very very pretty, the mechanics are fun albeit a little muddled. I'm not recommending the game however, because the balancing is off. You can have a perfectly fine gameplay loop with only 2 cities, so you basically have no reason to expand/upgrade as expanding just makes more expanding easier. That makes it feel a little useless to be playing in the first place. It's an easy fix though, and I hope they do fix it.

This was like playing the short, cozy, peaceful version of Civ or Catan. Loved every second of it, and was actually kind of sad when I finished the game because I was having so much fun building and organizing hehe