Underplayed Gems

City Maker (2021)

City Maker cover
Developer
Emerick Gibson
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.2 of 5, 24 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A calm, thoughtful city-building puzzle game where you balance citizen happiness and budget at a relaxed pace.

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What players say

Players compare City Maker to a puzzle game like Islanders rather than a traditional city builder. They appreciate it as a simple, addictive, and low-cost time filler but call out missing basic features like an exit button and note higher difficulty feels unfair due to randomness.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.