Canal Builder-Idle Game

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Canal Builder-Idle Game is a single player action game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Do you want to own your own canal?

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60%

Audience ScoreBased on 254 reviews

monetization46 negative mentions

The game concept of building and digging canals is unique and relaxing for many players.
Can be played offline, allowing gameplay without internet connectivity.
Good for casual play and time passing; some players find it addictive and enjoyable.

Progression is extremely slow, especially due to inability to upgrade critical machinery like diggers and cranes.
Excessive and intrusive forced ads disrupt gameplay and frustrate players.
Game suffers from multiple bugs and glitches, including freezing, crashing, and unfinished features such as canals not filling with water or ships not appearing.

monetization
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
4%
96%
The game's monetization heavily relies on frequent and intrusive forced ads that disrupt gameplay and slow progression, making it frustrating for players. Although some upgrades are initially affordable, advancing without watching ads or paying is nearly impossible, and attempts to remove ads via purchase often fail. Overall, the excessive ads and slow in-game rewards severely detract from the player experience.
- “Upgrades are affordable at first, but it doesn't take more than 2 hours to reach a point where you can't make any meaningful money in-game for upgrades without having to watch ads all the time or pay to have ads removed but keep rewards.”
- “Constant forced ads and slow progression belie the fact that upgrades do little to nothing, and there is no apparent gameplay value once you've filled the museum, bought all the upgrades, and collected a handful of diamonds from the buildings.”
- “Too many forced ads interrupt gameplay and progress is extremely slow, even with ads watching progress feels like a crawl.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
20%
60%
Gameplay is hindered by frequent, intrusive forced ads and slow progression, with limited value in upgrades and little to do after filling the museum. While the core gameplay can be enjoyable, the interruptions from random ads significantly detract from the experience.
- “Good gameplay”
- “Constant forced ads and slow progression belie the fact that upgrades do little to nothing, and that there is no apparent gameplay value once you've filled the museum (took till halfway up the second canal), bought all the 'upgrades' (not much further) and collected a handful of diamonds from the buildings.”
- “Would be a good game to pass your time with if it wasn't for the random forced ads that annoyingly interrupt gameplay.”
- “I don't mind ads, just don't force them at random intervals and definitely don't interrupt gameplay.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent glitches and freezing, especially after prolonged play or reaching advanced stages. These problems hinder progress and overall enjoyment, making the experience frustrating for users.
- “I ran it while I was asleep and there's now a pile of material the crane can't get because for some reason it glitches the new areas when one is cleared. This game is getting too frustrating.”
- “Due to several glitches unable to go any further than digging out all the canals, maxed out everything else.”
- “Major glitches after opening the last lock, game unstable.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is widely regarded as slow, tedious, and unrewarding, with players frustrated by the lack of automation options that make progression feel long-winded and repetitive.
- “Slow and tedious with next to no reward.”
- “Very slow and tedious... please add a button for adding loader as well as drilling machine. There is no need for an additional truck if we can't get more machines.”
- “It's extremely tedious and you can't do anything really for the first long while.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story of Mello is generally well-received, praised for its engaging and captivating narrative that keeps players invested throughout the game.