Firekeep

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Firekeep is a single player casual city builder game. It was developed by CortexCollider and was released on April 19, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

Firekeep is a single-player strategy game with around 2 hours of playtime, offering a minimalist and relaxing experience of building a sustainable city in space. Players must strategically combine and upgrade over 50 unique buildings on procedurally-generated islands, while managing resources and optimizing tile usage. The game features special projects that add variety to each run, encouraging replayability in this strategically deep and efficient use of space.

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Single-Player

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85%

Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

replayability2 positive mentions

atmosphere3 negative mentions

The game offers a relaxing atmosphere with engaging gameplay that requires planning and problem-solving.
It combines elements from similar games, creating a unique experience that is both fun and rewarding as players see their cities grow.
Despite its current bugs, the game shows potential for depth and replayability, with developers actively working on improvements.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs that can make it unplayable, including issues with saving progress and game freezes.
Players have reported frustrating gameplay experiences due to glitches that prevent them from progressing through levels.
The game lacks content and features that were expected, leading to disappointment for those hoping for a more traditional city-building experience.

atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere in the game is described as relaxing and immersive, encouraging players to engage deeply with building combinations. However, players face limitations in expansion due to the atmosphere mechanics, which can hinder progress if not managed properly. Overall, the balance between atmosphere and gameplay elements is crucial for a satisfying experience.
- “I can easily see how one may lose themselves playing this game given its relaxing atmosphere and in-depth building combinations.”
- “I can easily see how one may lose themselves playing this game given its relaxing atmosphere and in-depth building combinations.”
- “I built a preserve on the second island and the 'expand forest project' is not available, so now I cannot expand my town further without running out of atmosphere.”
- “Also, tiles without atmosphere do not open up even after over 30+ minutes.”
- “Had the choice of fire and industry over atmosphere and life.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay features small floating islands that are ultimately ineffective, as players cannot access them for building purposes. While the user interface can be challenging to navigate initially, the gameplay offers depth and encourages strategic variation upon replaying.
- “I found the UI a bit hard to parse at first, but once I got the hang of it, the gameplay was pretty deep and you can switch up your strategy when you replay.”
- “Small floating islands that are separated from the big island are useless; you can never reach them, so building on them has no gameplay effect.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently offers great replayability, primarily due to its puzzle elements, but players feel that expanding its city-building aspects with more development options and additional content could enhance this further. Many are excited about the potential for future updates, which could significantly increase the game's replay value.
- “The game has great replayability and it will be fun to see how the game grows and what new concepts will be added.”
- “This is primarily because this is more of a puzzle game than a city builder, but I think if the developers considered expanding a part of the game in a more growing-city direction with the possibility to expand and develop an island, along with additional buildings and biomes, it would give it a lot more replay value.”
- “This is primarily because this is more of a puzzle game than a city builder. I think if the developers considered expanding the game in a more growing-city direction, with the possibility to expand and develop an island, as well as adding additional buildings and biomes (though these are mentioned as planned in the early access summary), it would give it a lot more replay value.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is praised for its calming nature sounds, contributing to a meditative experience that enhances the overall atmosphere. Reviewers appreciate how the soundtrack complements the graphics, creating a soothing environment.
- “The music makes the experience kind of meditative.”
- “I particularly enjoyed the graphics and the calming nature sounds within the background music.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, glitches, and progress resets, which hinder gameplay and make it nearly unplayable. Players report that loading saved games can lead to freezes and other malfunctions, severely impacting the overall experience.
- “The glitching, progress resets, and freezes when trying to move forward... I really tried with this game because I wanted it to work, but it just didn't.”
- “Super buggy; if you load a save, you can't even 'restart island' anymore. You have to let it sit for minutes to die off (surprise, it doesn't even die off). New game, I guess?”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are highly praised for their quality, contributing to an immersive experience enhanced by calming nature sounds in the background.
- “I particularly enjoyed the graphics and the calming nature sounds within the background music.”