Project Rebearth

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Project Rebearth is a single player and multiplayer open world city builder game with a post-apocalyptic theme. It was developed by Program Sam and was released on January 30, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

In Project Rebearth, you rebuild the world together with other players. The game is set a thousand years into the future, after an unknown event wiped out civilization nothing on the surface remained. Centuries have passed, and people are emerging to the surface once more. Play in a massive online multiplayer world where everyone shares the same exact 1:1 replica of planet Earth. Grow your town, …

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67%

Audience ScoreBased on 97 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

Unique concept with a 1:1 scale Earth map where all players build cities on the same server, creating a persistent world.
Slow-paced, relaxing gameplay ideal for daily short sessions, allowing players to plan and build over weeks and months with rewarding long-term progression.
Very active and responsive developer, with a friendly and supportive community on Discord engaging players and constantly updating the game.

Performance issues including frequent lag, high system requirements, long loading times, and unstable servers hinder gameplay experience.
Very slow progression and resource gathering leads to lengthy waiting periods between building, which can feel idle and boring for many players.
Currently lacking content, polish, and quality of life features with bugs, awkward controls, minimal interactivity, and high price compared to available gameplay.

gameplay
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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67%
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The gameplay is characterized by a slow-paced, real-time progression focused on long-term city building, which appeals to players seeking a relaxed, emergent complexity experience. However, some users criticize server issues, slow pacing, and lack of evolving gameplay, while others appreciate ongoing updates and the unique concept. Overall, it suits those who enjoy patient, thoughtful gameplay rather than fast action.
- “There is emergent complexity from the simple mechanics of the game - for example, choosing where to build your settlement is very important.”
- “On top of that the super chill slow paced gameplay is exactly what I have been looking for, it's finally a game where you can progress over months, or even years it seems like instead of just building a metropolis in a single afternoon and never returning to it afterwards.”
- “At the moment, there are multiple updates a day – evolving the features and mechanics based on player requests.”
- “Servers aren't great, gameplay is super slow, and the UI could be better.”
- “Ten seconds of gameplay between consistent connection issues.”
- “The gameplay loop never evolves.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
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The graphics are simple and stylized, fitting the game's relaxed and easy-to-learn nature, though some users wish for more visual variety and enhanced aesthetic options. While the visuals are minimalistic and barebones, they support the slow-building gameplay without overwhelming players. Overall, the graphics may lack polish compared to other city builders but serve the unique shared-map concept well.
- “The graphics have a great style; it's a very relaxed, small building game that's easy to learn and doesn't keep you glued to the screen for hours.”
- “It's got no pay-to-win/get-ahead mechanics, and a very simple graphics design, but if you are into slowly building something great, this is for you!”
- “Terrible UI, floaty controls, barebones visuals, very little meaningful interactivity.”
- “The visuals and gameplay depth don’t justify the price.”
- “Sure, other city builders may have more features or better graphics, but there is none where every single player builds their city on the same map, on the same server, which is a 1:1 scale planet Earth!”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently suffers from significant bugs and instability, making the experience somewhat janky. However, despite these issues, players find it enjoyable and are optimistic about improvements in future updates.
- “Buggy mess.”
- “Game is still way too buggy and janky.”
- “I super look forward to playing when it's less buggy.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently suffers from poor optimization, causing performance issues like FPS drops and even CPU overheating on some systems. Although certain problems like tree-related FPS drops have been addressed, overall performance remains subpar and impacts gameplay.
- “However, this game is overpriced and it lacks performance. For some reason, when I played it for about 20 minutes, my PC shut down due to CPU overheating.”
- “Really poor performance and cannot progress past the first screen.”
- “Also, the performance is not good, only getting 40-60 FPS.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is praised for being nice and relaxing, providing a soothing atmosphere that enhances the experience of managing towns and playing in an MMO setting.
- “Different take on an MMO :) also the music is very nice and relaxing.”
- “I like to finish my day, start my gaming session listening to music and managing my towns.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding in the game excessively time-consuming, requiring weeks or even months to achieve significant progress like building a big town, which negatively impacts enjoyment.
- “Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this game because it requires weeks and months of grinding to build a big town.”