The Tower Of Babel

About

"The Tower of Babel" is a tower-building and role-playing game based on the biblical story. As the leader, you must manage the economy, worker happiness, and diplomacy to complete the tower within 7 days. You can choose a leader with strengths in trade, relations, or worker productivity, and must negotiate trade deals and maintain worker satisfaction to ensure success. Building a flourishing economy through donations and trading excess goods is crucial for completing the tower.

Genres & Tags

Role Playing

Play Modes

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

63%

Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

gameplay2 negative mentions

The game has a simple tower building experience with great visuals.
It offers a decent amount of replay value based on resource availability and upgrades.
Some players find it to be a chill game with potential for future updates.

The save function is broken, making the game unplayable after crashes.
The UI is poorly designed, causing frustration with navigation and interactions.
The game is riddled with fake positive reviews and appears to be a cash grab.

graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
The graphics of the game have received largely negative feedback, with many users criticizing the lack of resolution options and the use of low-polygon, untextured assets that evoke a retro aesthetic reminiscent of early 1990s games. This minimalist approach is perceived by some as a cover for poor development quality rather than a deliberate artistic choice. However, a few players appreciate the simplicity and find the visuals acceptable within the context of the gameplay experience.
- “The game is very chill and graphics are okay.”
- “Wonderful simple tower building experience with great visuals.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “The lack of textures is a method that lazy devs often use to disguise their lack of talent or interest in doing the graphics properly, trying to disguise it under the name of 'art' or 'we made it look bad on purpose', which really isn't something gamers should have to put up with.”
- “And those other positive reviews with minimum play time (for example, praising almost nonexistent graphics) are making me think that this is a scam and I need to scan my PC for some cryptominer.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is widely criticized for being fundamentally broken, leading to a poor overall experience that is difficult to engage with. Users highlight significant issues with the game's visuals, mechanics, and overall quality, rendering it largely inaccessible.
- “The game is fundamentally broken, making it difficult to describe gameplay that can't be accessed.”
- “In short, the game is bad visually, mechanically, and in terms of quality.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game raises concerns, as it resembles that of asset flips and cash grab scams, with low-quality content and suspiciously timed reviews. Many reviews are written in broken English or Russian, suggesting a coordinated effort to promote the game despite its questionable quality. Overall, the game's monetization practices appear to exploit players rather than provide genuine value.
- “There's no evidence, so we need to give the benefit of the doubt... regardless, asset flip or not, the quality here is indistinguishable from many asset flip/cash grab scams, and that's a problem in itself.”
- “They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's music has been criticized for being annoying and intrusive, with users noting the lack of proper audio controls that prevent them from turning it off easily. Players are forced to use the Windows sound mixer to mute the background music, which adds to the frustration.
- “Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying sound/background music. You'll need to alt+tab out and stop it using the Windows sound mixer.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
50%
The game offers significant replayability due to the dynamic availability of resources and services necessary for upgrading residences and workers, encouraging players to revisit strategies and approaches.
- “There is quite a lot of replay value based on the availability of resources and services required to upgrade residences and workers.”
- “The game offers significant replayability due to the diverse resources and services needed for upgrading residences and workers.”
- “Replayability is high, as players can explore different strategies for managing resources and upgrading their workers and residences.”
- “There is quite a lot of replay value based around the availability of resources and services required to upgrade residences and workers.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The reviews indicate a consensus that the story is lacking or unsatisfactory, with multiple users expressing a definitive conclusion that it does not meet their expectations.