+&- +Atmospheric setting; steampunk meats a new IceAge +Difficulty settings are adjustable in good steps +Archivements are fun and various +peaceful strategy game +despite being a more simple game (compared to the Total War series or Europa Universalis) it is oddly satisfying when you play on the (for you) right difficulty settings (you have a low amount of parameters to adjust, like weather, economics, no saving and no pause mode) +research & passing of laws makes two lovely progression trees +4 different scenarios + 2 (with DLC 3+?) endless modes actually feel different despite the more simple game mechanics +expeditions + outposts gets you "out of your town" +choices in laws (A or B) +lowest difficulty can still be challenging and fun when you go for special archivements +little bugs (had 3 in 75h) dissapear after a restart of the game) -there could be more laws -others complain the moral decisions are nostruggle as you don't feel with the characters nor are the effects hard enough, but i would say i would miss the workforce when i just kill my problems, (this partly comes from me trying to archive challenges for that i needed many ressources) -you are not able to annul laws -not enough laws to make the book of laws satisfying -NO multiplayer (two cities, supporting each other or stealing ressources could be a lot of fun!) -research could be more -Endless mode get's boring once you are stable (weekly algorythm no bigger challenges the longer you play) it's mostly(!) just good to learn the game better or to build your perfect city -micromanaging can get annoying (mostly a sign for playing on a too easy level) really recommend this game, And i will buy the DLCs sooner or later. When you are still struggling but see it on sale somewhere, buy it. Looking at the two current DLCs (The Rifts, the last autumn...) a the third on the way (2 years after release) + considering that they patched it to v1.5 this January this game will rather get better than anything else.
