Urbek City Builder
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| Developer(s) | Estudios Kremlinois |
| Publisher(s) | RockGame S.A. |
| Engine | Unity |
| Release | July 13, 2022[1] |
| Genre(s) | City builder |
Urbek City Builder is a city-building video game developed by Estudios Kremlinois and published by RockGame. The game also has a puzzle aspect.
Gameplay and description
[edit]Unlike many entries in the city builder genre, Urbek does not use money,[2] or "random elements" such as disasters.[3]
Buildings have varied requirements including resources and relative placement. Buildings can upgrade to other types of buildings depending on these relative placements.[4] Relative placements can also have negative impacts on buildings, such as pollution affecting housing.[1] In addition to direct placement of some buildings, the game also uses a zone mechanic.[1]
Graham Smith of Rock Paper Shotgun suggests the building requirements gives the game a puzzle game aspect.[2] Luke Plunkett of Kotaku explains how the puzzles also arise from numbers and spacing of buildings.[4]
Urbek uses voxel graphics.[2][4] Details can be inspected up close by exploring a city in a first-person view.[2][5]
The game includes a tutorial made up of text dialog boxes.[6]
Reception
[edit]Smith praised the voxel art, suggesting Urbek has better graphics than many indie games in the genre.[2] Frances Addison of KeenGamer found the building design appealing.[5]
Smith compared the addition of the puzzle aspect to Concrete Jungle.[2]
Plunkett wrote that despite the apparent complexity of some of the game mechanics, the gameplay felt more relaxing than other city builders,[4] other reviewers found a similar atmosphere.[3][5]
Addison also wrote about creativity in the gameplay and suggested "the core of the game is putting your city together just as you want it to be".[5] Plunkett similarly suggests that the game has "malleability" allowing for creativity by the player.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eaton, Joe; Robertson, Andy (2022–2023). "Urbek City Builder". Family Gaming Database. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Graham (July 26, 2022). "Urbek City Builder demands efficient use of natural resources, not money". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b Musgrave, Shaun (May 4, 2023). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Urbek City Builder', 'Space Gladiators', Plus Today's Other New Releases and Sales". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b c d e Plunkett, Luke (July 24, 2022). "New City-Building Game Is All About The Voxels". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b c d Addison, Frances (2022-07-22). "Urbek City Builder Review: A Beginner's Guide to City Planning". KeenGamer. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Moore, Paula (August 3, 2022). "Urbek City Builder Review". Ladies Gamers. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
Further reading
[edit]- "Urbek City Builder". Canard PC (in French). 27 June 2022.
- Schlottag, Stephanie (2021-07-12). "In Urbek City Builder baut ihr Städte wie aus Minecraft-Großprojekten". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-12.