Probably my favorite type of game, I've played dozens of them but I'm always looking for something good I might have missed. My personal favorite for the past few years has definitely been Farthest Frontier but theres been a ton of good ones. And if anyone else is looking for recommendations let me what you like and I probably know something that fits.
Well barring the obvious ones like Cities Skylines and Sim City 4, Timberborn is a lot of fun and being actively expanded and I find myself going back to Oxygen Not Included often, even though it's not exactly your traditional city builder.
I haven't played it in a while but Tropico is probably my all time favourite city builder, even though it's got :brainworms:
Timberborne just got a big update, but I haven't had the chance to play it yet. Timberpunk is definitely a top-tier aesthetic.
The post-apocalyptic cosy fuzzy beaver paradise no one knew they needed.
ONI made me think I needed a chemistry and engineering degree to play the game without looking at tutorials to do basically everything.
It’s one of those games that overwhelms you with complexity right off the bat but the mechanics aren’t actually that bad when you get a feel for them. It’s nowhere near as hard as something like dwarf fortress.
Timberborn seemed like such a cool concept but the game itself felt really shallow to me. But it's been almost a year since I last checked it out so there's probably a fair amount more to it now.
Definitely give it another try, IMO the last few updates have focused on giving it more depth and differentiating the factions.