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just finished uncharted 4. what a magnum opus of an action movie/game hybrid

Getting back into the Steam zone...

#38: Banished

I warned you all I liked simulation games.

Imagine the sims or sim city mixed with age of empires mixed with dwarf fortress. Keeping track of individual people and families gives this game a more human element than something like Cities: Skylines. You goal is also objectively positive- their survival. You can still arrange your town however you want, but survival is the main focus.

In some ways this can be stressful- it creates a greater sense of urgency when mismanaging your town leads to Jessie getting sick and dying, going hungry, or freezing. Of course, this can always slowly break as you gather more and more citizens and the concept of homelessness becomes more real. It at first seems like the map can run out of resources, as well- which ultimately leads to your village depending on river trade.

While this game isn't anywhere near as byzantine or overwhelming as something like Dwarf Fortress, it's inching along that sliding scale as slowly as possible. I think it's the best one of the genre for players who aren't already invested, either in spite or because of the early 2000s 3d graphics and less impressive depth.

If you find yourself jonesing for something more, *then* maybe consider dabbling in rimworld or the afore mentioned dwarf fortress.

You might ask how I could have beaten this type of game, but once you have a self-sustaining trading hub there's nowhere else to go other than beautifying it all, which it about the point I made it to.
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.