SteamWorld Build

[h1]It's Complicated[/h1] You should play this game only if you're a fan of the franchise; otherwise, there are better options out there. [h2]Mechanics[/h2] City building 6/10 Dungeon management 8/10 Tower defense 3/10 The best part of the game begins when you start exploring the mine. The dungeon management is peak gameplay. You have to manage your miners, turrets, infrastructure, and resources. On the other hand, the city-building aspect feels more like an absurd requirement to keep progressing through the story. First, you have to manage your workers, then the engineers, aristocrats, and finally scientists, each with more and more absurd requirements. When you reach the third floor of the mine, the game starts throwing waves of enemies at you, and you have to prepare your defenses to face them. However, the alerts the game uses are very annoying, and more than once they startled me while I was playing. The game only has four types of towers to defend your base, but I only used two of them because the game never forces you to think about other strategies. It's usually enough to just spam rocket towers. [h2]Dynamics[/h2] Progression 10/10 Exploration 10/10 Resource Management 7/10 Constraints 6/10 Exploration in the mines is great. You progressively unlock new areas to explore and gain resources that allow you to unlock new buildings and upgrades. The pacing of the progression is the best part of the game because it gives you only what you need at that moment to keep moving forward. [h2]Aesthetics[/h2] Narrative 5/10 Fantasy 10/10 Expression 3/10 Discovery 9/10 The story is almost what the game needs to be enjoyable. At times it is really boring, but in general it is one of the main reasons to keep playing. The characters are "meh"; it's hard to empathize with them. [spoiler]The final chapter feels like: "Okay, now he's dead... what else?"[/spoiler]

The game is quite nice and relaxing, and it handles well the progression steps, but besides seeing how you can do better and increasing difficulty, it has very little replayability: the differences among the scenarios are mostly cosmetic, and even the randomisation of mines adds very little variety. Still, fun and worth its price.

Divertidíssimo poder construir as cidades nesse jogo. Achei que conseguiram criar um city builder bem equilibrado no arcade. Não é super complexo ou mega cheio de coisas ou informações. Vi ele mais como um jogo para se divertir construindo sua cidade do que quebrar a cabeça fazendo o mesmo. A parte de mineração com "um gostinho de RTS" também me agradou bastante. Gera uma quebra no que poderia ser repetitivo em só construir a cidade e suas estruturas, além de evitar aquele problema de "falta X tempo para minha madeira ficar pronta". Achei tudo temperado na medida.

Really great game, a bit on the simple side and kinda repetitive but lots of charm and a very fun gameplay loop. Enjoy how the SteamWorld devs always try something new, def worth a look if you're curious or see it on a sale.

I enjoyed Steamworld Dig a lot. Decided why not try the next game in the series. Honestly, this was not what I was expecting. As a city-builder, it's alright. It's pretty easy and if you are new to the genre, this could be a good way to dip your toes in the water. There are lots of decorations which was greatly appreciated, and I had fun playing.

Amazing Game. So Addictive!

Sinto que o jogo tem um potencial deixado na mesa. A primeira gameplay é legal, mas o teto de possibilidades de construção é atingido assim que você chega nos créditos. Tirando uma pequena recompensa obtida ao final do primeiro mapa, não há muitos incentivos pra continuar. Mas se você gostar de otimizar sua construção pode valer a pena. Mas é uma pena que haja tantos mapas, e tão pouco incentivo pra começar outras jogatinas, sem coisas novas que façam você querer ir pra eles.