
There's nowhere to go but up! Vertical Kingdom is a card-based city builder roguelite with a twist - you can only build vertically, literally reaching for the sky with each city. Lead expeditions to gather resources, construct metropolises, and build ever upwards!
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Vertical Kingdom is set in a world devastated by a war that lasted for an entire generation. The once great Empire is in shambles and it's up to the Great Architect to rebuild toward its former glory brick by brick. Travel the land, embark on randomized, roguelite-style expeditions, and build new cities with a fresh card-based building system combined with an intricate resource economy.
Rebuild an Empire, not through force of arms or devious politics, but brick and mortar!

Raise towering cities using a card-based system. Pick five decks each turn, then play the cards to build upwards. Manage resources like food, water, bricks, wood, stone, and metal, all needed to ensure the city has room to grow and play new cards.

As the Great Architect, it's your job to rebuild the Empire, one building and one region at a time. Undertake great expeditions to raise new cities in the Emperor's name and deal with the challenges of each region: Treacherous terrain, resource shortages, and ever-limited building space.

Take ownership of every decision and every card played as all buildings are permanent, no redos. Plan around and synergize with imperial citizen’s homes and workshops. Produce more taxes, resources, and maintain loyalty to the Empire - and just maybe the locals will help you with the great evil that lurks among the ruins...
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Languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil
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Hey, this is a pretty cool game! I really wish you could at least look at your "deck" from the get go, but at least you can unlock the ability to ban cards after a little while, so this game has the honor of being an actual deck builder! It's also pretty fun to plan out your next few turn's general category of cards to draw, but man, is it frustrating when you're pulling 4 windmills and all you need is a well. Be careful what perks you pick...
The pseudo-story roguelite mode somehow felt both like an eternity yet disappointingly short. Every city I made was absolutely disgusting yet uncomfortably effective. 8/10 - Would violate building codes again.
This game deserves more attention, perhaps your attention. The ideas are fun, the interface simple, and the satisfaction of building consistent. It's probably not a game you'll sink 100+ hours into; but that's just fine. It's cool to see a small team putting fresh ideas out there.
Deceptively difficult. Feel like I will have a real fun time once I master the system.
Sweet little City-Builder. It focuses on resource management and handling of limited space in little rougelite compaigns. Would recommend to get on sale.
毎ターン手に入るランダムなカードで街を建設していくゲーム 数ターンで1フェイズになっており、フェイズの開始時に欲しいジャンルを選択する。 そのため、あるフェイズでは住居ジャンルを選択して労働者を増やし、あるフェーズでは労働者を割り振るための農場や採掘を建設し・・・と考えながら進めていきます。 ただ、運要素が強く労働者が足りないから建築できない…食料が足りないから住居を増やしたくない…みたいな状況に陥ることもしばしば。 手札を捨てるということもできるが、手札を捨てると忠誠度が下がってしまう。。。 ここらへんをうまく考えれば順調に街を大きくすることができます。 31時間程度で全実績解除できる程度の難易度であり、運に偏りすぎということもなく面白いゲームでした! アドバイスとして1点。 人口が一定以上になると都市のレベルを上げることができますが上げないで保留することもできます。 都市のレベルを上げることにより建築物を増やしたり、特殊な効果を使えるようになったりと大きなメリットもありますが、 敵軍隊が攻めてくるようになったり、忠誠度が毎ターン下がるようになったりとデメリットもあります。 必要以上に建設ジャンル内のカードの種類が増えることで手札事故も起こりやすくなります…(これが本当につらい…) そのため、都市のレベルを上げるタイミングも考えるとより上手く都市を発展できると思います! 失敗してもめげずに大帝国の栄華を取り戻しましょう!!
EDIT/UPDATED REVIEW: After a recent patch, controls have gotten better & it's now it's a much better experience! Actually loving it now! OLD REVIEW: As a card game city builder, it's ok but on the Steam Deck it's iffy (control wise). Better to play on desktop/laptop.
トロコンしたのでレビュー 無能皇帝のせいで帝国がボロボロになったので、あなたが総督として帝国を再建する為に僻地に遠征して新たに都市を構築し資源や資金を産出し帝国に持ち帰って帝国を立て直すのが目的です。 序盤の攻略だけ書きます。優先的にアンロックしたい建物カード [spoiler] 肥料>スコップ>カード>寺院>診療所>市場 [/spoiler] 因みに慣れると都市レベル1で全てのマップをクリア出来ます。 クリアして思ったんだけど、本編を普通に遊ぶと都市レベル5まで上げないで終わっちゃうんだよな。ワールドマップの空き地が多いけどもしかして都市レベル5まで上げないとクリア出来ない遠征マップを作る予定だったんじゃないのか? だって本編を1回クリアしただけじゃ帝国を再建する資金が全く足りねーのよ(笑 最後に、実績解除の「Dry soil artifact」で大ハマりしたよ
My favourite relaxing, creative game :)
Beautiful.
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