The Architect: Paris

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"The Architect: Paris" is a construction game that allows players to build and customize the city of Paris according to their imagination, with a powerful brick-to-building system for accurate building designs. Players can destroy and rebuild as many times as they want, and can adjust weather and lighting conditions to showcase their creations. The game offers a detailed city view with replications of Paris' streets, buildings, and monuments.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

72%

Audience ScoreBased on 171 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game offers a unique sandbox experience that allows players to creatively redesign Paris without the constraints of traditional city management mechanics.
Many players find the game visually appealing and relaxing, providing a fun way to express creativity in urban design.
The potential for future updates and additional content has been noted, with some players expressing hope for more features and improvements.

The game has been abandoned by its developers, with no updates or support, leading to numerous technical issues and crashes.
Players have criticized the limited content and customization options, feeling that the game does not deliver on its original promises of a more in-depth architectural experience.
Many reviews highlight the lack of meaningful gameplay mechanics, such as management elements or objectives, making the game feel more like a design tool than a complete game.

story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
57%
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The game's story aspect is largely criticized for lacking engaging quests or a cohesive narrative, leaving players with a sense of freedom akin to "god mode" in Sim City, which can lead to boredom. While a beta career mode introduces limited objectives, the overall experience feels more like a building simulator without substantial purpose. The plot editor is noted as a fun feature, but its restrictive nature detracts from the potential for a more immersive story-driven experience.
- “The plot editor is genius and quite fun.”
- “I may be wrong, I hope I am, but according to the developers (which you can read on the game's website itself) they decided to scrap all the original game ideas and keep only the redesign plot of the game.”
- “Hopefully the game will become more of a game as opposed to a pure building plopper without real purpose to it, aside from the artificial missions.”
- “However, it would be advised to set goals for yourself. The game does not have any quests or storylines to keep you engaged, so effectively it's the same as playing SimCity in 'god mode'... total freedom, so you might get bored if you rush into things.”
- “I may be wrong, I hope I am, but according to the developers (which you can read on the game's website itself), they decided to scrap all the original game ideas and keep only the redesign plot of the game.”
- “Hopefully, the game will become more of a game as opposed to a pure building plopper without real purpose to it, aside from the artificial missions.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
58%
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The gameplay is described as enjoyable and relaxing, offering many hours of engagement, though it is still in early access with potential for future improvements. Players appreciate the unique mechanics that contribute to city-building, but some express skepticism about how the game will evolve into a full-fledged tycoon experience as originally intended.
- “Very nice game with lots of hours of gameplay.”
- “It's really relaxing, I love the mechanics, and everything.”
- “I understand this is still an 'early access game' with more to come, but I just don't see how they will implement structural mechanics to transform this into an actual city-building tycoon style game as was originally intended.”
- “The mechanics are different, although put together they make a city.”
- “It's just gameplay.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
38%
13%
The graphics in this city-building sandbox game are praised for their brilliance and high quality, providing an enjoyable visual experience. However, some users express disappointment over the lack of customization options for ultra-wide screens, though they find the overall graphics satisfactory.
- “Finally got great graphics for a city-building themed game (in this case, it is sandbox or editor).”
- “Yes, the graphics are brilliant and the adjustment settings are ideal to enjoy. Despite the fact that even a game like this should allow for customization to ultra-wide screens and sadly doesn't, I can somewhat live with that.”
- “These are very old videos, unfortunately they removed the more recent ones that are game-related with such graphics.”
- “These are very old videos; unfortunately, they removed the more recent ones that are game-related with such graphics.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is plagued by numerous bugs and appears unfinished, leading users to believe that it will not receive any further development or patches.
- “The game is very buggy and unfinished, and it seems unlikely that it will be developed or patched anymore.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has received mixed feedback regarding optimization, with users noting that it runs slowly on lower-end computers, leading to awkward gameplay experiences. There is a call for improved optimization and the ability to adjust screen sizes to enhance performance.
- “I liked the game quite a bit, but if you have a less powerful computer, the slow speed is noticeable and it feels a bit awkward. It could benefit from more optimization and the ability to change screen sizes.”
- “I liked the game quite a bit, but if you have a less powerful computer, the slow speed is noticeable and it feels a bit awkward. It definitely lacks optimization and the ability to change screen sizes.”
- “I liked the game quite a bit, but if you have a less powerful computer, the slow speed is noticeable and it feels a bit awkward. It definitely lacks optimization and the ability to change screen sizes.”