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dotAGE adds controller support - working towards Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, Dec 6, 2023

dotAGE is a challenging turn-based village builder, one that will suck away a lot of your time. It's a genuinely great game and it only keeps getting better! Now it has controller support, as the dev works towards being Steam Deck Verified.

Check out the demo for Planetiles, a chilled city-builder like Dorfromantik

By Liam Dawe, Dec 6, 2023

Enjoy games like Dorfromantik that have you build tiles and expand while mostly just chilling? Then you're going to want to look at Planetiles.

Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress arrives April 2024

By Liam Dawe, Dec 4, 2023

Kitfox and Bay 12 Games have revealed that the new Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress (Steam) will arrive in April 2024 with a new trailer.

Relaxing minimalist building strategy game Tiny Atolls fixed up for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 19, 2023

Tiny Atolls was released at the end of September and while I enjoy it a lot, it did come with a rather broken Linux version, which has now been fixed up.

Real-time strategy game Dinolords has you defend against Danes riding Dinosaurs

By Liam Dawe, Oct 9, 2023

Featuring a mixture of real-time strategy, city-building, resource gathering and… medieval dinosaurs. Well then, that's definitely a unique mixture and Dinolords went right into my wishlist.

Tiny Atolls is a comfy and relaxing minimalist city-builder

By Liam Dawe, Oct 2, 2023

Tiny Atolls is a new release from developer MONKE, this is actually the same developer as BRUTE FORCE under a different name who made the dynamic physics platformer Crumble.

Tropico 6 adds modding support with mod.io, and a new DLC next month

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26, 2023

Tropico 6 from Realmforge Studios and Kalypso Media just had a nice upgrade that gives official modding support, with mod.io integration.

Fantastic Haven is an upcoming magical zoo tycoon

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25, 2023

Up for something just a tad different? Fantastic Haven was announced recently that looks and sounds really unique as you explore the world, to take care of various magical creatures.

Humble Bundle has a big Cities: Skylines bundle

By Liam Dawe, Sep 13, 2023

Fancy city-building but don't want to pay a big sum for all the extra content? Humble Bundle have a new Cities: Skylines Bundle live now with the base game and major expansions.

Merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder 'Dotage' releases in October

By Liam Dawe, Sep 6, 2023

Taking plenty of inspiration from board games, Dotage puts you in the shoes of the Elder, who had a doomed vision of the future. So off you go to start a new village where you have to carefully guide them.

SteamWorld Build arrives December 1st with full Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 30, 2023

SteamWorld Build is the latest in the SteamWorld series from Thunderful Development / Thunderful Publishing and they're once again entirely changing the genre for the series and turning it into a city-builder.

Challenging survival city-builder Landnama is out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2023

Landnama from developer Sonderland scratches a very weird itch as it mixes exploration, survival and city-building into one and it's quite a challenge too.

Goodbye free time I have discovered Timberborn

By Liam Dawe, Jul 26, 2023

A city-building colony-sim where a bunch of Beavers are building a society long after us pesky humans died off is not a thing I thought I needed but Timberborn is properly great.

The Wandering Village gets a big Ocean Update and you can win a key

By Liam Dawe, Jul 20, 2023

The Wandering Village is a wonderful city-builder where you're building on the back of a massive creature. Currently in Early Access, Stray Fawn Studio just released a big watery upgrade.

Nova Roma is a new city-builder from the Kingdoms and Castles developer

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13, 2023

Kingdoms and Castles is a great city-builder but it seems Lion Shield want to do something a bit different, so they've revealed Nova Roma.

Colony building strategy game Imagine Earth adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Jun 8, 2023

Imagine Earth from developer Serious Bros that originally released back in May 2021 just got upgraded, and now it has Native Linux support.

Try the demo of Lueur and the Dim Settlers, a minimalist and relaxing survival builder

By Liam Dawe, Jun 5, 2023

With a minimalist art style and a more casual setting, Lueur and the Dim Settlers is a genuine little delight to play for those after a city-builder with survival elements but there's a more relaxed game mode too.

Settlement-building strategy game Circle of Kerzoven is up on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, May 30, 2023

Made with Godot Engine with full Native Linux support planned, Circle of Kerzoven is an upcoming settlement-building strategy game with some heavy simulation going on.

Cities: Skylines gets a final expansion with Hotels & Retreats out now

By Liam Dawe, May 23, 2023

That's it, the development and expansions to the hit city-builder Cities: Skylines are over with the release of Hotels & Retreats. With the developer moving onto the sequel.