Poly Towns

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Poly Towns is a single player casual city builder game. It was developed by Red Phoenix Studios and was released on April 22, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

Poly Towns is a small town builder. Manage your resources and keep your people happy.

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Audience ScoreBased on 38 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game has a fun and relaxing gameplay experience, making it enjoyable for casual players.
The concept shows potential, and with updates, it could become a more engaging city management simulator.
The graphics and music are appreciated, providing a clean and soothing atmosphere.

The game suffers from numerous bugs, including issues with the UI, navigation, and resource balancing.
The tutorial is poorly designed, offering limited guidance and leading to confusion for new players.
Many players find the game lacks content and complexity, leading to a short and unsatisfying experience.

graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the cute, minimalistic art style and others criticizing the amateurish polygonal designs. While many players appreciate the overall visual appeal and soothing music, they also note the presence of graphical bugs and issues with settings not being saved. Overall, improvements in 3D models and bug fixes are recommended to enhance the visual experience.
- “With a cute, minimalistic art style, you are only given a few resources to worry about.”
- “Besides its fancy graphics and soothing music, the game has a mechanic that is very simple to use and easy to learn.”
- “The graphics are great; they are amazingly good.”
- “It's a cheesy, amateurish map game with horrible-looking polygonal graphics.”
- “It just needs some graphic improvements, better 3D models, and some bug fixes (UI and other).”
- “The game gets (graphically) stuck at dawn every once in a while and requires you to reload.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its simple mechanics and appealing graphics, making it easy to learn and initially enjoyable. However, players note that it can quickly become tedious due to a lack of variety and challenge, despite some finding it exhilarating and addictive. Overall, while the gameplay is fun, there are calls for improvements to enhance the experience.
- “Besides its fancy graphics and soothing music, the game has a mechanic that is very simple to use and easy to learn.”
- “The gameplay is exhilarating; it’s super addictive if you can get into it.”
- “Pretty fun, the gameplay is enjoyable, but I feel it could be better.”
- “I'm going to keep playing, but so far there doesn't seem to be much challenge in the gameplay to balance out the challenge in getting the controls working.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally described as soothing and complements the fancy graphics well, enhancing the overall experience. However, users expressed a desire for the game to remember their music settings between sessions, as they have to adjust the volume each time they start the game.
- “Besides its fancy graphics and soothing music, the game has a mechanic that is very simple to use and easy to learn.”
- “I'd like it if it remembered my settings (I have to turn the music down each time I boot the game).”
- “The music is soothing, but it doesn't stand out or enhance the gameplay experience.”
- “The music feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it easy to tune out.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently suffers from several bugs and glitches, impacting its overall stability, though players appreciate the underlying concept and express hope for improvements in future updates.
- “The tutorial could be improved, and there are quite a few bugs and glitches, but the idea is very good, and I hope it will get even better in the future.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users feel that the story could be enhanced by the addition of more quests, suggesting that the current narrative may lack depth or variety.
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game enjoyable initially, but it tends to become tedious quickly due to a lack of variety in gameplay.
- “The gameplay is fun at first, but can become quickly tedious in a short span of time due to lack of variety.”