Technotopia (2024)

Developer: Yustas
Publisher: Alawar
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 671 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A calm yet tense puzzle of resource management where you methodically lay out cards to shape a dystopian city's fragile stability.

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What players say

Players praise the art and music but agree the campaign is short, finishing in 3 to 8 hours. Some find the faction-balancing RNG frustrating, and the story is often skipped. It is a light, relaxing puzzler with tetris-like tile placement, but not a deep city builder.

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