Townsmen

[h1]Introduction[/h1] Townsmen is developed by HandyGames and published by Headup Games. Dev team has a couple years’ worth of experience on both PC and mobile operating systems. Not an easy task and even less so, in making fully functional and interesting games. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] I rarely have anything good to say about mobile games, since I despise their innate simplicity and the greed exhibited by so many devs releasing on mobile platforms. And yet every now and then, a mobile title and its subsequent PC portation, manage to impress me. Townsmen is just such a title. I’ve always fancied myself as more of a builder than destroyer, by gaming standards. Violence (no matter the question) is never the answer in a civilized society. Words to live and play by since whenever given the option, I take the non-lethal route in stealth games much like I prefer peaceful building and prospering in most of my strategic titles. Obviously you have to defend yourself at some point, since prosperity always invites unwarranted attention from all types of envious eyes. Same goes for the game I review today. You are a liege lord doing his best to guard the interests and needs of his subjects (community, if you will). You have to manage everything from the building projects, taxation, trade and even defense of your growing settlements, since brigands and fire, shall provide sufficient challenge. Incorporating a detailed tutorial as well as plenty of missions, it was only natural for the game to include open-ended maps on which you can truly test your architectural and administrative skills for as long as you please and on your own terms. Colloquially known as “sandbox mode”, it ensures that you are never becoming bored of trying a new build pattern or strategy. Townsmen features complex industrial and agricultural chains which simulate the interdependency between the buildings themselves, much like a community is reliant upon its members who undertake various professions. Once again, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and any city builder can be used for educational purposes, as a basis for economic insights. I was quite amused to find that soldiers demanded both spicy sausages and beer, before going on their patrols through the streets. That’s how you spot a German game, folks! While not a graphically intensive game, it has its own beauty and tranquility to it. Perhaps it’s the colorful visual style, the music or all those woodland creatures roaming around the map. Or maybe I’m just nostalgic after The Settlers IV (among my first PC games). No matter the reason, Townsmen looks as good as it can ever get by 2D sprites. Buildings are diversified, even the villagers themselves (though some variety wouldn’t hurt). Very few flaws, and none from the game design perspective. Mouse and keyboard are both responsive despite the mobile game legacy, clearly noticed when erecting new buildings. [h1]Pros[/h1] + Excellent gameplay mechanics and diversity + Pleasant graphics and sounds + Steam Achievements & Trading Cards [h1]Cons[/h1] - Slightly overpriced [h1]Result / Final thoughts[/h1] Townsmen perfectly emulates the feel of old-school titles from the Settlers series (sadly not present on Steam apart from a few, more modern ones) and for that reason alone, I decided to keep it installed on my system and play it from time to time. Its compact size (despite having a lot to show for) is also a good reason to give it a fair chance and it shall most certainly not let you down. [b]Rating 8/10[/b] [quote]This review was submitted for [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/elitegives]Elite Giveaways[/url], check us out for more reviews ranging from Indie games to AAA titles.[/quote]

Pros: Well-ported to PC(as of now), no micro-transactions(replaced with quests - a very good decision), actually plays fairly decent Cons: Was a mobile port and still feels like one Neutral: You will already know if you like city management mobile games, even better since there are no micro-transactions in this steam version. It's okay and runs smooth but too simplistic for me as a PC city management game, got in a bundle.

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Now what we have here: Townsmen! From the first impressions of videos and screenshots, yet another ported Mobile Platformer. I am not sure why exactly i am giving this game a thumbs up, but after sinking like 80h (yes, i have no hobbies) into this, overall i am satisfied with the game. Maybe its just for the sake, that its like settlers, KAM, alien nations or anno Settlers and KAM, because you can build flourishing towns with 100's of ... "people" Alien Nations, because your population has needs that need to be filled Anno, simply for the economic side. Buildings cost upkeep as in repair costs. Money income is generated via trade and taxing. For the side of battle or warfare: almost close to not present, unless you play in sandbox with threat of bandits enabled, even most missions dont contain them. Not that i really would have a problem with that. I like to build. There also is a kind of RPG like leveling system, that unlocks different "Researches" which unlock bonuses that carry over from map to map. A point of critic to me is the storage capacity. The trader has a limited trade capacity. Sometimes you produce more than you really need. When that leads then to a storage overflow, you have to trash stuff. Would really suggest to add a like "Amount of items to keep in stock"-function, that stops the pickup of specified wares, once it hits set amount. Now for something completely different: Premium Currency. From what i read here and there, the mobile platform versions do have microtransaction in them. Not the case here. Weither you play the scenarios, and earn it by completing them, or you go for sandbox mode, and simply do the re appearing mission over and over, until you feel like you got enough. Not sure what i would state as a finish. "A causual town sim. Not too difficult. Child friendly." "Simple and Effective, if you just want to create something" "For me it was alright, but thats just me."

Found this game when it was only a smartphone game and loved it then. So glad to see this come to PC finally. Great builder/crafter game. Pros: easy interface, cute storylines, smooth game play Cons: needs more maps... or maps that can be added on somehow (gamer developed, or PTP maps) Overall: recommended.... great way to kill some time

Cute little city builder game set in medieval times with cartoonish graphics and nice medieval style music. Townsmen might not be for everyone, but if you are looking for a good city building style time waster, this is the game for you.

Townsmen is now unlisted on the Steam store. That was done at the request of the publisher. I'm not sure why they did it, but alrighty then. This great game was originally a mobile game. It featured various micro-transactions as well. Overall: This simply is just a basic mobile port. The micro-transactions are removed however. Indeed, this steam version doesn't have them. But instead, you have to buy the whole game. And the base price was at 10€... That's great? Well, it depends, I like city builders in general. I even enjoyed this, but it's really not perfect. At the end of the day: It's still a mobile port. You can tell that it was intended for mobile. The removed micro-transactions are visible. It feels a bit meh to play this steam version. Sure, I had my eight hours of 'fun', I guess. But would I recommend it? Well, not really. Steam does offer much better city builders. And this game really isn't worth the money. I would like to give it a neutral review here. But steam doesn't have 'em unfortunately. And therefore It has to be a negative one.