SUBURBIA City Building Game

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SUBURBIA City Building Game is a single player action game. It was developed by Bezier Games and was released on December 12, 2013. It received neutral reviews from players.

Ted Alspach's award-winning board game for devices with 6-in or larger screen.

Genres & Tags

Casual

Play Modes

Single-Player

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57%

Audience ScoreBased on 147 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

stability6 negative mentions

The game is a faithful adaptation of the board game, providing a fun and engaging experience with challenging single-player campaigns.
The automatic calculations and special edition tile designs enhance the gameplay, making it visually appealing and easier to manage city-building mechanics.
The app allows for strategic gameplay and offers a variety of challenges, making it enjoyable for fans of city-building games.

The app is plagued by significant bugs, particularly with the zoom functionality, which can cause the game board to disappear, making it unplayable.
There is a lack of a proper tutorial or clear instructions, leaving new players confused about the game mechanics and win conditions.
The user interface is poorly designed for mobile devices, making navigation difficult and frustrating, especially with overlapping buttons and a cluttered layout.

music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
Users express frustration with the music in the app, noting that it plays loudly on startup without an option to mute it, even when sound settings are adjusted. While the game itself is enjoyable, the inability to silence the music, particularly on the splash screen, detracts from the overall experience. Improvements are needed to allow for better control over audio settings.
- “Leave the app for a while and the sounds and music are on.”
- “The intro music needs to follow the mute setting on the game.”
- “Love the game, but even with the sound option turned off, the Bezier Games splash screen still plays music.”
- “On my Samsung tablet, I cannot play it almost anywhere because there is no way to turn off the extremely loud music.”
- “I can't find a setting to not blast music when the app opens.”
- “Music plays on startup with no option to turn off.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is notably poor, with frequent bugs and crashes, including runtime errors after gameplay. Users report inconsistencies in game outcomes and statistics, making the experience frustrating and detracting from the enjoyment of the adaptation. Overall, the app is described as too buggy to be enjoyable, with slow performance and a lack of intuitive gameplay.
- “Can play campaign, but it's buggy and crashes with a runtime error after every game.”
- “However, this game can be quite buggy - a few times it has told me I've won and reached all the goals even when I didn't, and vice versa when I have reached all the goals it uses statistics completely different from the ones in my city and says I lost.”
- “I really like the board game, but this app is way too buggy to be enjoyable.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The gameplay is generally enjoyable and features interesting mechanics with varied goals, but it suffers from bugs and a lack of intuitive explanations. Additionally, users have noted that the text on tiles is difficult to read, which can strain the eyes during play.
- “A fun game mechanic and a good conversion.”
- “Gameplay is interesting and varied due to the variable goals.”
- “The mechanics of the app seem to work fine.”
- “Very buggy and lacking basic explanation / intuitive gameplay.”
- “Kindly update the text on the tiles to be easily readable and to have less strain on the eyes after the gameplay session.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The graphics have received largely negative feedback, with users finding them unremarkable and overly cluttered following recent updates. Many express a desire for a simpler, less designed interface and a return to the original board game's visuals. Overall, the current graphics do not meet user expectations.
- “Visuals are unremarkable.”
- “Not really much in the way of graphics.”
- “It would be nice to have a less cluttered version of the UI and possibly revamp the graphics from the original board game.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the game easy to learn, which contributes to its strong replayability, making it enjoyable to revisit multiple times.
- “The game is easy to learn and offers great replayability.”
- “I find myself coming back to this game time and time again due to its high replayability.”
- “Each playthrough feels fresh, making the replayability one of its strongest features.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The optimization of the game is highly praised, with users reporting that everything runs smoothly and without any issues.
- “Everything runs smoothly and without issue.”
- “The game is incredibly well-optimized, allowing for seamless gameplay even on lower-end systems.”
- “I appreciate how the developers have fine-tuned the performance, making it enjoyable on a variety of hardware.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is not directly addressed in the provided text, which focuses on the mechanics of the starting tiles rather than any emotional impact or player experience. Therefore, no summary can be drawn regarding the emotional element from this specific input.