Block'hood

Oh, my god. I have never played a game with such severe oversight. And it hasn't been updated for seven years. In one of the "story missions" there is a decayed block hidden DEEP within the central pillar that can not be demolished, and the goal requires you to revive EVERY SINGLE BLOCK on the map. How the f$%k am I supposed to reach to that singular block if you don't let me demolish the external ones?? Also, you can't close building inventory. Because of that, you'll always have something attached to your mouse cursor. I have never, and I mean NEVER, played any other city builder with such sloppy UI design - I'm NOT saying it LOOKS BAD, however. Gotta be honest here, this game has some cool concepts and it surely looks good in its own way. But the execution was... let's just say not ideal. Good thing I got it during the last sale so it didn't cost much. Keep your hands off this game, unless you're on a severe "city builder withdrawal."

Could not save game in story mode requiring complete restart of game. As others, game feels unfinished and unpolished.

Be warned that this game has a lot of great potential, but it doesn't seem finished to me. The last patch was a long time ago, and I don't think the original developer is returning to update anything in it soon. This is a Sandbox game that tries to convey a story about building structures in balance with nature, and what happens when this balance is disrespected. The story is just okay. Some aspects are a big cringe to me. The original idea is good: balancing resources to get the stage at a sustainable point. Some resources are meant to be never used. For instance, how can you use "wilderness" to rebalance something else? The player ends up following a certain amount of the same recipes to get things working, but the number of synergies are small, and the stages end up being very close to each other. Besides, I think the full price is expensive for it. It's a good game to get in a sale.

I liked this a lot - the gameplay and visual design are brilliant. It genuinely feels creative and innovative, and chimes with my personal values around the environment. However, it's fair to say it feels unfinished in places and like it's full potential might not have been reached. I would still recommend it though.

I'll start by saying that I am not a fan of this type of games. City-builders are not for me, I don't like playing them even though the concept is interesting. But Block-hood managed to get and keep my attention. It is visually pleasing, and the sound desing is gorgeous as well. It's pretty easy to learn, and you can easily keep track of everything. You can ignore more advanced technologies if you want to make a friendly and easy-to-maintain neighborhood, or you could go a lot further with buildings that require a lot of thinking and preparation. The game is not without its flaws, for instance there are animals and people but they're useless since there are no consequences to ignoring their preferences. To me it's a good thing since I prefer more chill / easy games but if you're a more experienced player of this genre I'd highly recommend reading reviews left by people who know a lot better than me what they're talking about. But as a very casual player, this game is a gem, and extremely satisfying to play.

very interesting blocky game, kinda sad they dont update this anymore