Underplayed Gems

Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville (2015)

Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville cover
Developer
Northway Games, Sarah Northway
Publisher
Northway Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.3 of 5, 2,040 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 32 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A grim but witty strategy sim where you manage survivors and make heartbreaking sacrifices to rebuild civilization one building at a time.

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What players say

Players praise the unique factions and worldbuilding, especially the schoolboys and the pro-zombie cult. The real-time-with-pause combat can cause players to miss timing windows, and the final campaign mission has jumpscares. Some find it repetitive late game and miss quality-of-life features like hotkeys or an animation skip.

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