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55%Audience ScoreBased on 47 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Faithful adaptation of the classic Power Grid board game with all core mechanics preserved.
Includes a broad range of maps and AI difficulty levels, offering variety and practice opportunities.
Once the UI is learned, gameplay is smooth and engaging for experienced players.

User interface is clunky, unintuitive, outdated, and difficult to navigate, especially for new players.
Tutorial and onboarding are insufficient, failing to teach either game rules or strategic depth effectively.
Game suffers from bugs, lacks polish, options like fullscreen mode, and appears abandoned without updates.

gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions
The gameplay features deep and rewarding economic mechanics with meaningful interaction and strong long-term planning, closely mirroring the board game rules. However, the presentation is very utilitarian and the outdated graphics hinder clarity and overall immersion.
- “The city expansion aspect adds a strong spatial layer to the economic gameplay.”
- “It offers deep economic gameplay, meaningful interaction, and a strong sense of long-term planning that few games attempt to replicate.”
- “While the mechanics are deep and rewarding, the presentation of the steam version is notably utilitarian.”
- “Its playable, and does match the board game in rules and gameplay, but the computer version looks like a student programming project rather than a professional paid game.”
- “The graphics are so outdated that I had to read three times to understand what is what, how it works, and how the mechanics work on the playing board.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praising their faithfulness, originality, and responsiveness, while others criticize them as outdated and difficult to interpret, suggesting a redesign is needed. Overall, the visual presentation is functional but may not meet all users' expectations for clarity and modernity.
- “The graphics are absolutely faithful, the AI opponents are tough enough so far (even the lower-level bots are fairly challenging), and the interface is quick and responsive.”
- “My judgement is that they have done an excellent job with this app; windows which can be zoomed in and out, original graphics, and a fast-paced overlap between the game phases.”
- “The graphics are so outdated that I had to read thrice to see what is what, how it works and how the mechanics work on the playing board.”
- “The graphics have to be redone before I come back.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, frequently crashing without warning or error messages, which disrupts the experience despite the underlying board game's appeal.
- “This could be all forgivable as the board game it's based on is still a fun game; however, the game is also buggy and often just stops working without any error message or option other than to close the program.”
- “So buggy.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game lacks music entirely, featuring only basic sound effects, which contributes to a bare-bones audio experience.
- “The game is very bare bones with no animation and no music, just sound effects.”