Silicon City
- October 13, 2021
- Polycorne Games
Get on Steam"Silicon City" is a retro-style city building game where players act as mayor, constructing a city from empty land using grid-based gameplay. Build residential areas, public services, shops, parks, and manage traffic to ensure citizens' needs are met and the city prospers. The city and its citizens evolve procedurally, providing a unique experience each playthrough.
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Reviews
- The game features a nostalgic art style reminiscent of classic city builders, combined with modern elements like a social media platform for citizens.
- It offers engaging gameplay with a good balance of challenge and fun, making it easy to get lost in for hours.
- The detailed simulation of each citizen's life adds depth to the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience.
- The game suffers from significant performance issues, including lag, crashes, and bugs that hinder playability.
- Progression can be slow and tedious, requiring players to wait for money to accumulate, which can lead to frustration.
- The camera controls are clunky and difficult to use, making navigation around the city challenging.
- graphics4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics of the city-builder are characterized by a simple, nostalgic art style reminiscent of 90s games, which some players appreciate for its charm. While it may not innovate significantly in visual design, the integration of modern elements, like a social media platform for city management, adds a contemporary twist to the overall experience.
“A solid city-builder with a nice art style - it doesn't break any major new ground, but it does what it is supposed to.”
“The graphics and some of the gameplay feel more like older city builder games.”
“First, the graphics are very simple, giving the player a sense of builder games from the 90s, but the usage of a Twitter-like social media platform as a way to keep an eye on the city makes it feel a bit more modern.”
“Don't let the simple graphics fool you, however... there is definitely a need for good resource management or you'll find yourself bankrupt quickly.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from significant performance issues that hinder gameplay, leading many users to recommend against playing it until these problems are resolved.
“There are significant performance problems that hinder the overall experience.”
“I would not recommend this game to anyone at this stage as long as there are performance issues.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Gameplay is characterized by engaging periodic challenges and competitive leaderboards, enhancing the overall experience. Players appreciate the park features, management mechanics, and the extensive interactivity available within the city, highlighting the game's significant potential.
“Periodic challenges focus on various aspects of the gameplay, and leaderboards fuel a sense of competition.”
“The game has a lot of amazing potential. I already love the park features, management mechanics, and the amount of interactive stuff you can do with your city!”
“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
“The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience.”
“There are numerous bugs and glitches that disrupt the gameplay, making it frustrating to progress.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report significant stability issues, particularly when managing multiple zones, leading to frequent bugs and a malfunctioning GUI. Problems include erratic zoom functionality and overall game instability as the number of zones increases.
“I played through a couple of different cities, but once I got to the point where I had about 15-20 zones, the game became very buggy and eventually the GUI would just flip out.”
“The GUI is buggy; for example, trying to zoom in with a single click sometimes zooms the game in as far as it will go.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be simplistic and tedious, compounded by performance issues and numerous spelling errors, which detract from the overall experience.
“The grinding in this game feels endless and monotonous, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I found the repetitive tasks to be incredibly boring, which detracted from the overall experience.”
“The game requires too much grinding for minimal rewards, leading to frustration rather than enjoyment.”
