- February 1, 2019
- James Patton
- 10h median play time
Spinnortality | cyberpunk management sim
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About
"Spinnortality, also known as 'Silicon Dreams,' is a cyberpunk management simulation game where you run a corporation and interrogate deviant androids, all while being an android yourself. You must track the emotions of the androids and manipulate them to extract information, while making decisions that could lead to your own destruction. The game offers a thought-provoking experience, with a blend of corporate strategy and cyberpunk interrogations."










- Engaging and addictive gameplay that keeps players invested for hours.
- Unique concept of managing a megacorporation in a dystopian cyberpunk setting with a variety of strategic options.
- Well-written narrative and humor that adds depth to the gameplay experience.
- Repetitive gameplay loop that can become tedious, especially in the mid to late game.
- Some balancing issues, particularly with worker happiness and the effectiveness of certain mechanics.
- Strong political bias in the writing that may alienate some players and detracts from the overall experience.
- gameplay166 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The gameplay of "Spinnortality" features a unique blend of management mechanics that initially engage players with its depth and complexity, but many reviewers note that it becomes repetitive and tedious over time. While the game offers a stylish atmosphere and a variety of actions such as marketing and political influence, the core gameplay loop can feel grindy, especially as players progress and encounter limited variation in strategies. Overall, while the game has potential and some interesting mechanics, it struggles with balance and depth, leading to mixed feelings about its long-term enjoyment.
“The gameplay loop ramps up quite nicely.”
“There are lots of mechanics that offer deep and complex gameplay, each of which works in complete harmony with the others and are consistently adding twists and turns that keep the gameplay exciting no matter how long you have been playing.”
“While I wouldn't call this a 'perfect' management sim, the core gameplay loop of managing workers and selling products is engaging enough to keep you interested as the plot slowly arches towards fantastical technologies and unethical decisions, which seems to be the real point of the game.”
“Then by the time you have a grasp of the mechanics, you realize that the game is incredibly short and shallow, and has an immediately glaring problem preventing you from effectively reaching the meat of the late-game and plot.”
“Gameplay will quickly become repetitive and there is very little variation in each playthrough, with the game effectively punishing you if you try to deviate too far from the norm.”
“The first five hours or so were quite fun, then it became a huge grind and the gameplay isn't involved enough to keep me going.”