Path to Prosperity

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"Path to Prosperity" is a settler-building game where you manage a small village on a new island with the goal of developing the settlement and amassing wealth. You must balance investments and resources to expand your economy, fend off pirates in single-player, or compete against up to 3 friends in multiplayer. The first to send the agreed upon amount of coin back to their homeland wins, but beware of becoming too successful and attracting unwanted attention from competitors.

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 46 reviews

optimization2 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game offers a unique twist on classic strategy games with its first-person perspective, allowing players to explore and build their settlements creatively.
Developers are responsive to community feedback and frequently release updates that improve graphics and gameplay, showing a commitment to enhancing the player experience.
The game has solid gameplay mechanics and a relaxing atmosphere, making it enjoyable for both new and experienced players, with potential for addictive gameplay.

The user interface is clunky and needs significant improvement, making town management and interactions confusing and frustrating.
There are numerous bugs and performance issues, including clipping, villagers getting stuck, and high memory usage, which detracts from the overall experience.
Combat mechanics feel inaccurate and unbalanced, often leaving players at a disadvantage against AI enemies, which can lead to a frustrating gameplay experience.

gameplay
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The gameplay is generally well-received, featuring balanced mechanics that allow for dynamic shifts in strategy, though players note occasional bugs due to its early access status. Frequent updates enhance both graphics and gameplay, and while some users found the mechanics initially challenging, the overall experience is considered solid and promising with a strong attention to detail.
- “Well balanced mechanics mean games can turn quickly for or against you depending on your strategy.”
- “I know it is early access but still it's got solid gameplay and I love the attention to detail.”
- “Decent gameplay and easy to understand mechanics and economy.”
- “Being in early access, there are a few bugs now and then, but there are some major updates released very often that offer important graphics and gameplay improvements.”
- “I know it is early access, but still it's got solid gameplay and I love the attention to detail.”
- “Took me a little while to pick up the mechanics, but it looks really promising.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game show promise with frequent updates that enhance both visuals and gameplay; however, players report significant bugs and performance issues, including excessive memory usage and lag even on medium settings. Overall, while improvements are being made, the early access state still presents numerous technical challenges.
- “Being in early access, there are a few bugs now and then, but there are some major updates released very often that offer important graphics and gameplay improvements.”
- “There are way too many bugs (clipping in a door and getting stuck, not able to remove crops from a farm if you destroy them first, villagers getting stuck and can't build/mine if the iron deposit is on the side of a hill), as well as performance issues (6GB memory usage for the small amount of objects in this game is pretty crazy, and lagging on medium graphics settings seems silly).”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is criticized for significant performance issues, including excessive memory usage and lag even on medium graphics settings. Additionally, players report numerous bugs that hinder gameplay, such as clipping errors and AI pathfinding problems. Despite some users experiencing smooth performance on specific systems, the overall consensus highlights a need for improvements in optimization.
- “It also runs smoothly on my Catalina despite the warnings on the Steam page.”
- “There are way too many bugs, such as clipping in a door and getting stuck, being unable to remove crops from a farm if you destroy them first, and villagers getting stuck, which prevents them from building or mining if the iron deposit is on the side of a hill. Additionally, there are performance issues, with 6GB memory usage for the small number of objects in this game being quite excessive, and experiencing lag on medium graphics settings seems unreasonable.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its relaxing atmosphere, making it enjoyable to play, especially in multiplayer with friends.
- “The game has a nice relaxing atmosphere and looks like a lot of fun in multiplayer with a friend.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game is reported to be quite buggy, which affects its overall stability; however, many users believe it has significant potential for improvement.
- “The game is incredibly buggy, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- “There are numerous stability issues that make it hard to enjoy the game.”
- “Frequent crashes and glitches prevent me from fully engaging with the content.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized for its tedious movement, poor interactions, and inaccurate combat mechanics, which reduce gameplay to mindless sprinting and shooting. Additionally, the lack of engaging production chains, music, and appealing art contributes to an overall uninspired experience, leading many to feel that the game is not worth its price.
- “Movement is tedious, interactions feel terrible, combat is so inaccurate your best bet is to just sprint towards foes and shoot them at point blank. The production chains are boring, there's no music, and the art is flat and uninteresting. It's not worth $15 by a long stretch; it definitely feels like you're paying to let someone learn how to code their first or second game in Unity.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has been criticized for its lack of music, contributing to an overall flat and boring atmosphere. Reviewers found the absence of a musical score to be a significant detractor, further emphasizing the game's shortcomings in art and gameplay.
- “The game has no music, which makes the experience feel flat and boring.”
- “The lack of music contributes to the overall dullness of the game.”
- “Without any music, the game feels lifeless and unengaging.”