Floodland

"Floodland is a formidable survival city builder but it&s;s not a masterpiece that will blow everyone away. As such, it will have a hard journey if it wants to carve out a fan base from the market of the somewhat …"

"Vile Monarch packs an experience that manages to stand out in the panorama of post-apocalyptic-themed city builders, at least on the aesthetic front. From the point of view of gameplay we would have preferred to see carried on that vein …"

"Despite its shorter lifespan than most management games, Floodland remains a good surprise with its unique context and its attractive theme (ecology)."

"Floodland is an interesting post-apocalyptic city-building experience, but it lacks depths in some of its core mechanics."

"Despite its flaws, Floodland still manages to be a captivating adventure with a gorgeous visual style, wonderful score, and mechanics that just need a little bit of fine-tuning to become more accessible."

"Floodland has a lot of great ideas and an addicting gameplay loop, but its Clan mechanics quickly suck any fun out of a game as soon it rears its ugly head. With only one scenario to play and no customisation …"

"Floodland is a surprisingly complex survival sim with a unique aesthetic and setting, but is that enough to keep it afloat?"

"Floodland not only asks if you’ll sink or swim when the world ends, but if you’ll plunge your arm into the murky depths to pull others up with you or step on their heads to save yourself. Its ability to …"

"The solarpunk genre is here and only is going to grow as our climate starts to transform. Plenty of people are going to find a way to express their existential dread at a problem that seems so big. There will …"

"Vile Monarch brings us his latest game with Floodland, a post-catastrophe city builder where the choice of our clan and the decision making will determine the future of the game. It has certain touches that give it originality and the …"

"A simulation game focused on the peoples&s; life, rather than the world destroyed by climate change. Simple UI and tutorials completed with unique art seems suitable for beginners of the genre. However, resource limitations and bugs that sometime feel unreasonable …"

"I laud Floodland for being a shockingly niche game, aiming to please a very minute and specific subsection of gamers into survival, city builders, and strategy simulators all at once. It is flawed, being way too slow before it becomes …"

"Floodland is an RTS set in a post-apocalyptic world which is mostly flooded due to climate change. Starting with no resources, you will have to manage your new civilization made up of different clans with their own ideas while trying …"

"Floodland is a great survival sim that constantly forces you to think about your actions and make tough choices."

"Floodland rises above the surface when the depth of its mechanics are given the space to breathe. It strikes a brilliant balance between complex systems that are slick and accessible, while offering a satisfying level of micro-management gameplay. For all …"

"Floodland is a very strong strategic game with solid gameplay mechanics. The world is fascinating to explore and the narrative campaign introduces new layers of complexity. Defects are few and far between with little impact on the overall experience. Kudos …"

"There was a lot of replayability factors in Floodland I loved, and a strong political message. If you love micromanagement games, this had a treasure-trove worth of content."

"Floodland is a city builder that triumphs because it focuses on its citizens as much as the city. A strong narrative both in its story and in your interactions with the clans means constant decision-making that&s;ll always make you think …"

"Floodland is an intriguing city-builder that manages to be intuitive and also quite complex in its game systems, but sadly it&s;s also filled with many technical hiccups that can slow down (and potentially halt) your progress. The foundation is solid …"

"Performance and pacing problems mar an otherwise novel and comprehensive survival city builder."

"Overall, Floodland is an absolute must-play for fans of the survival simulator genre. The game runs smoothly, controls well, and has enough depth in it to keep players coming back for more. The bleak world of this post-climate change disaster …"

"Despite shortfalls, attempting to save my people from collapse became something I was determined to do, and I sunk quite a few long sessions to do so. While wading through trials and tribulations was a lot of pressure, I was …"