Underplayed Gems

Kainga: Seeds of Civilization (2022)

Kainga: Seeds of Civilization cover
Developer
Erik Rempen
Publisher
Silk Softworks
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.8 of 5, 765 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 25 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A structured but unpredictable civilization-building run where you adapt a village through short, focused challenges.

methodicalunpredictablecolorfuladaptablestructuredexploratorysurvival-focused

What players say

Players are split: some praise its unique blend of city building and rogue-lite runs with quirky creature domestication, but since a mid-2025 update, many report game-breaking bugs like broken menus and unresponsive controls that make the game unplayable. Long-time fans say development stalled with the patch.

Screenshots

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