Duckman Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Not thinking Civ or Stellaris... Really kinda want an economic sim but have not been bit by anything lately. Diversity of Railroad Tycoon 2 but with a better underlying financial model maybe? City builder a la Sim City might work. Heck, even something like Rollercoaster Tycoon might scratch the itch if the price is right. (Rollercoaster Tycoon had very limited lifespan for me but was good for maybe 10-20 hours of amusement which would work right now.) Anyone got any recommendations in the genre in the last ~2 years that you can recommend? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgosaurusrex Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Have you played Cities: Skylines? It's supposedly Sim City but much better. I haven't played it but have heard good things. My wife really likes playing Banished. It's a civilization builder with no military component. It might be what you're looking for... though I haven't played this one either. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesselowe Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Banished is more like a town builder than a civ builder; you start with a small group of settlers and see how many winters you can survive and how big you can get your town/colony. Have you tried the Tropico games? Might be worth a look. Not exactly realistic economic model (at all), but the music is good and the theme can be fun. I've been trying out a couple in the vein of Railroad Tycoon - Transport Fever and Railway Empire. Neither one has grabbed me the way RT did, but maybe my tastes have changed... Of course, if you really want to sink your teeth into something, there's always Dwarf Fortress. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savion47 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Rimworld is great. https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/ play Rimworld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 I couldn't think of anything recent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted October 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Yeah, that's my problem, Pax. I played Skylines when it came out and I have tried a bunch of the Tropico games but I don't recall which ones specifically (there may be a new one that I have not tried). Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress (and its clones) and Banished I have not tried. I just have not seen many cool things coming out lately... Waiting on any non-shooters (and was not really impressed with the crop at E3 although when I went back and looked it was not as overloaded with shooters as I had initially felt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonRuger Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 I second banished. Great game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purajh Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 I third banished. Amazing game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Man I have been looking for a civilization building game as well! I have banished and its good but not quite that itch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Somewhat on topic, is there a civ-like game where there's no competition, you just build an endlessly giant empire? Like the minecraft of Civ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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