Buoyancy (2019)

Developer: Devs on a Boat
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating: 2.8 of 5, 829 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 9.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow-burn strategy game about balancing resource scarcity and population growth while building a floating city on a vast ocean, with an undercurrent of dark humour.

post-apocalypticresource managementcolony simsurvivalstrategicmethodicaldark humour

What players say

Players overwhelmingly say Buoyancy is an abandoned Early Access game that never reached a finished state. The core idea is praised, but development stopped years ago, leaving it with pathfinding problems and content that runs out quickly.

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