Underplayed Gems

Marble Age (2015)

Marble Age cover
Developer
Clarus Victoria
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 746 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 8.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A slow, methodical simulation where you carefully manage resources and diplomacy to guide an ancient civilization through millennia.

turn-basedhistoricalmanagementresource managementdifficultstrategicdeliberateeducational

What players say

A short resource management game that plays like a simplified Civilization without unit movement. Players mostly drag sliders to allocate workers and research tech through preset events. Some call it a cozy history nerd title, while others call RNG unfair and report that one faction (Athens) is apparently unwinnable. Players are split on replay value.

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