The Immortal Mayor
- July 14, 2021
- Star Chess Studio
- 17h median play time
Get on Steam"The Immortal Mayor" is a strategy city-building game where you play as the titular Immortal Mayor, guiding a settlement through the ages. Balance resource management, town development, and diplomacy with supernatural beings to ensure your city's growth and survival. With a mix of ancient Chinese culture and fantasy elements, this game offers a unique and engaging experience for fans of the genre.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a charming art style and relaxing music, creating an enjoyable atmosphere for players.
- Unique mechanics, such as the decoration system for upgrading buildings and the integration of god powers, add depth to the gameplay.
- Frequent updates and a dedicated development team show promise for future improvements and additional content.
- The game suffers from significant translation issues and a confusing user interface, making it difficult for players to understand mechanics.
- Gameplay can become grindy and slow, especially in the mid to late game, leading to frustration as players wait for resources and population growth.
- Numerous bugs and performance issues, particularly with AI behavior and game stability, detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay30 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "The Immortal Mayor" is characterized by its unique mechanics and engaging strategic elements, offering a fun and immersive experience despite some initial confusion and a steep learning curve. While the charming graphics and atmosphere enhance the overall enjoyment, players have noted issues with resource production speed and a lack of tutorial guidance, suggesting that the game could benefit from further technical polishing and clearer introductions to its mechanics. Overall, it presents a blend of enjoyable management gameplay with potential for deeper exploration as players invest more time.
“As a passionate gamer, I have experienced countless titles, but this unique gem truly stands out for its immersive gameplay, stunning visuals, and an engaging narrative that keeps you hooked until the end.”
“The gameplay mechanics are both strategic and engaging.”
“All in all, it has a very chill atmosphere with good music, charming graphics, and fun, engaging gameplay.”
“This game is not perfect at all - resource production takes ages, the upgrade mechanic via decorations is annoying, and the game can definitely benefit from technical polishing.”
“The tutorial does not prepare you at all for what you need to do and lacks explanation of important mechanics.”
“After you think you know what you're doing, the confusing gameplay turns into low intensity gameplay, which is fine for a while until things spiral real fast and you're not really in a position to find a good way to fix it thanks to low information.”
- graphics26 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are widely praised for their adorable and distinct art style, contributing to a charming and immersive atmosphere. While some users note that the graphics are relatively simple, they appreciate the smooth performance on mid-range computers and the nostalgic feel reminiscent of older construction games. Overall, the visuals are considered a strong aspect of the game, enhancing the engaging gameplay experience.
“The graphics are absolutely breathtaking, especially during winter and the crop fields.”
“One of the game's strongest aspects is its beautiful art style.”
“All in all, it has a very chill atmosphere with good music, charming graphics, and fun engaging gameplay.”
“The graphics are relatively simple, suitable for construction games, and it runs smoothly on mid-range computers.”
“When the graphics of the game are not that high quality.”
“I love the graphics and design of the game; however, it has a few problems I've discovered so far.”
- music21 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its relaxing and immersive qualities, contributing to a charming atmosphere. While many players enjoy the beautiful soundtrack, some express a desire for more variety and additional tracks, as the limited selection can become repetitive over time. Overall, the music enhances the gameplay experience, though a few users noted it might be better suited for background listening rather than active engagement.
“All in all it has a very chill atmosphere with good music, charming graphics, and fun engaging gameplay.”
“Extra points for a beautiful soundtrack that my whole family is tired of listening to me hum.”
“It's beautiful, the music is phenomenal, it's just challenging enough at the right times to keep you on your toes, it's great!”
“Decent music, although a bit limited.”
“Needs more music variety.”
“Now I feel that I just listen to relaxing music and play the game with no sound effects.”
- stability7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs, poor translations, and a confusing user interface. Many players have experienced game-breaking issues, particularly after recent updates, leading to frustration over the lack of communication from the developers. While some aspects of the game are enjoyable, the overall impression is that it feels unfinished and unstable compared to other early access titles.
“Latest beta patch broke the entire game, making it unplayable. This comes after already dealing with a buggy and unbalanced mess, with Chinese developers providing little to no communication over months.”
“It's broken and buggy.”
“When dozens of other games have released in early access and been amazing, it makes other games look worse when they release in early access and are so buggy, broken, and unfinished.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while it runs smoothly on mid-range computers and has seen improvements from recent updates, some users report increasing lag during gameplay, indicating that further optimization is needed. The graphics are simple, which helps with performance, but the game's bilingual interface may also contribute to user frustration.
“The graphics are relatively simple, suitable for construction games, and it runs smoothly on mid-range computers.”
“The premise of the game is great, and recent updates (March 2022) have optimized systems for better performance.”
“The premise of the game is great, and recent updates (March 2022) have optimized systems for better performance.”
“Half English, half Chinese, poorly optimized.”
“The system becomes more and more laggy when you are playing; optimization needs to be improved.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find that the game becomes excessively grindy after progressing halfway through the tech tree, with levels taking hours to complete and progress stalling significantly. The lack of English information and poor translations contribute to a tedious experience, making the gameplay feel uniquely stylized yet frustratingly slow.
“But for me, this game gets bogged down in grindiness once you're halfway through the tech tree and the levels reach hours, then tens of hours instead of minutes, during which all your progress is halted and no one can have babies until you reach the next tech level or one-by-one as the elderly die off.”
“It results in a uniquely stylized yet tedious gameplay experience.”
- story3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game lacks a traditional story mode, but player decisions significantly influence city development, with consequences thoughtfully woven into the narrative. While this approach offers a promising foundation, many users feel that the game would benefit from a more developed storyline.
“It's a good start to a nice game; it just needs some story and continued work.”
“No story mode.”
“The decisions you make have a real impact on the development of the city, and the consequences are thoughtfully integrated into the storyline.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game boasts outstanding replayability, with many users highlighting its high replay value. Additionally, the inclusion of multiplayer features could further enhance this aspect.
“Moreover, the game's replay value is outstanding.”
“High replay value, and if it had multiplayer, it would be even more amazing.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its relaxing and chill atmosphere, enhanced by enjoyable music, charming graphics, and engaging gameplay, making it an inviting experience for players.
“It creates a nice atmosphere for you to relax.”
“All in all, it has a very chill atmosphere with good music, charming graphics, and fun, engaging gameplay.”
