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City Limits

65%Game Brain Score
music
gameplay, graphics
100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

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Relax and build cities on a desolate tranquil island. Plan ahead to cover the island efficiently by combining buildings and cementing your place on a tile. Each turn an entity spreads, attempting to take over barren or unstable tiles.

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100%
Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews
music5 positive mentions
  • City Limits offers a unique blend of city-building and puzzle mechanics, providing endless replayability and strategic depth.
  • The game features charming pixel graphics and a relaxing soundtrack, making it visually appealing and enjoyable to play.
  • With multiple game modes and leaderboards, players can challenge themselves to achieve high scores while enjoying a casual gaming experience.
  • The tutorial can be unclear, relying heavily on icons and symbols, which may lead to confusion for new players.
  • Some players may find the game lacks variety and depth in gameplay options, leading to a potentially repetitive experience.
  • There are limited sound and visual options, such as the inability to disable music or adjust sound volume, which can detract from the overall experience.
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its relaxing yet engaging qualities, featuring a unique soundtrack that complements the gameplay. Players appreciate the satisfying sound design and the variety of music styles, from chill to upbeat, although some have noted that the music cannot be disabled despite an apparent toggle. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the visual experience and adds to the enjoyment of the puzzle-solving mechanics.

    • “Nice visuals, nice soundtrack with relaxing yet still interesting gameplay.”
    • “Cute little puzzle game with a great and relaxing soundtrack, satisfying sound design, and multiple game modes with leaderboards!”
    • “It's visually very pleasing to look at and the music is really great; sometimes ultra chill and sometimes upbeat and funky.”
    • “Strangely, the music can't be disabled even though it appears that it has an on/off toggle.”
    • “The music continues no matter how it is set.”
    • “A windowed mode toggle for a non-resizable but much smaller window, a toggle for sound effects, volume setting for music, and a button to change the background color.”
  • gameplay
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by a blend of minimalist city-building and puzzle mechanics, offering a score-chasing experience with engaging tiles that enhance replayability. Players can expect a charming aesthetic and a progression from simple to challenging gameplay, with varying levels of complexity through different building options. Overall, the combination of relaxing visuals and an evolving gameplay experience contributes to its appeal.

    • “That is a very good score-chasing minimalist city-building game with a combo mechanic and interesting tiles that keep your playthroughs fresh and ever-changing.”
    • “City Limits is a cute puzzle game with a pretty simple gameplay mechanic that has a decent amount of depth.”
    • “It has simple but charming pixel graphics and gameplay that starts pretty simple but soon becomes challenging.”
    • “[i]classic[/i] has 4 buildings and basic mechanics, [i]advanced[/i] has 12 buildings and more mechanics.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features charming pixel graphics that enhance its retro aesthetic, complemented by a relaxing soundtrack and unintrusive sound effects. While the visuals are simple, they effectively support the engaging and progressively challenging gameplay, making it appealing for casual players.

    • “It has simple but charming pixel graphics and gameplay that starts pretty simple but soon becomes challenging.”
    • “Nice visuals, nice soundtrack with relaxing yet still interesting gameplay.”
    • “City Limits is a retro graphics style city builder game (with a little bit of strategy) that is billed as being a casual game where there is no losing.”
    • “The graphics are outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
    • “The art style feels unpolished and doesn't do justice to the game's potential.”
    • “The visuals are bland and fail to create an engaging atmosphere.”

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