Metropolis builders usually current you with targets and challenges like balancing your price range, controlling your air pollution ranges, managing your sources, and maintaining your residents glad (or within the case of survival metropolis builders, maintaining them from dying horribly).
However typically you simply need to construct for the sake of constructing with out worrying about site visitors or logistics or how a lot issues will value or what bonus a home will get from a close-by park. Generally you simply need a sandbox metropolis builder with no restrictions, goals, or complications.
For occasions like these, there is a metropolis builder headed your method that desires you to have a very carefree constructing expertise. It is referred to as Gourdlets (opens in new tab), the work of solo developer Aunty Video games. It seems each enjoyable and cute, and there is completely no goals, no budgets, and no targets past simply constructing a gorgeous little village full of homes, bushes, roads, parks, seashores, gardens, and different decorations.
One of the best half (and the explanation the sport is called Gourdlets) is that when you’re constructing your metropolis, somewhat cable automobile will pull up and tiny little two-legged vegetable folks will embark and start exploring and having fun with your city. They will not simply stroll round to see the sights, they will additionally work together with the belongings you construct. Make a seaside and a chunky little Gourdlet will construct a sandcastle. Arrange a park and one other will fortunately toast marshmallows over a campfire. They’re going to sit in your benches, go fishing in your ponds, and water your flowers. Darn cute stuff! You may even see them react to modifications of climate, opening up their wee little umbrellas when it rains and constructing snowmen within the winter.
As somebody who spends plenty of time in survival metropolis builders watching my residents die depressing and ravenous within the snow, that is the kind of soothing change of tempo I can absolutely get behind. Gourdlets is deliberate for a 2023 launch on Steam (opens in new tab), however there is a free demo out now (opens in new tab) and you’ll play it proper in your browser.
