ShantyTown

Very enjoyable. Dev should be very proud.

The game is nothing special, that doesn't make it bad. My problem lies in other things, such as the fact that settings only work when they want to and the god forsaken camera controls. The mere second you make a cluster, things get in the camera's way which creates this blurry effect that is not affected by the blur setting in the slightest. The other issue is as I previously stated the resolution settings straight up do nothing, the only thing that changes it is switching the game to windowed, fullscreen or windowed fullscreen don't change jack, no matter the resolution you select. There are a bunch of other games of the same ganre that are much better so there is no real point in buying this.

Good: aesthetics are very Kowloon, vibes draw more from Japan, the sound design is great Bad: you can place buildings inside other buildings (and on top of earlier decorative objects) which really breaks the whole game. If you don't care for appearances at all, you can spend your time basically just clipping objects into each other until you're left with a Z-fighting mess of a structure that has zero aesthetic cohesion. The picture-taking really exposes how empty the city is, contrasting this one built-up block with the wilderness around it. Mac: achievements are broken on Mac, and the game doesn't seem to have alternative controls than middle mouse button for moving the camera up and down along the z-axis. Overall: if you want an engine to make pretty soft-cyberpunk cities, then this is perfectly serviceable. If you want a puzzle game, look elsewhere. Edit: I just remembered this due to experiencing it, but one more item in the Mac category. Every time you try to quit the game, it hangs and refuses to close properly. You need to force-quit it.

This is an absolutely stupendous decoration/building game and best of all had an excellent demo that sold itself to me.

Few minutes in and I love this game already! This is a must-have for relaxing gameplay, or a city-builder lover like me. Bought for myself and my girlfriend, she will definitely loves it. 10/10!

So excited to finally see this game come to fruition! Been watching some of the Devlogs for a while, and though I'm not *usually* one to indulge in 'cozy' games, this one is easily among one of my favourite little builders. As a huge fan of old school Hong Kong // Asian Influence architecture, this game really manages to capture the magic as you find yourself building in tiny lots with beautiful vistas. Each creation becomes its own little world as you balance the challenge of building alongside upgrading all of your buildings. Great game, though I'm not sure the 20 dollar price tag is justified, I'd put down $15 dollars for it in a heartbeat.