
We feel maybe some kind of scenario editor or user creator content could be appealing. It is hard to see what direction CityState is going to go? As mentioned, what we have is the vanilla single player mode only. Yes, currently it lacks any cooperative or multiplayer modes, maybe it would have been good to add various scenarios? As it stands, even though it lacks in content against other titles in the genre, we feel what you have is ample enough. It is cool to just load up a game and dive straight into what you have spent your money on. Ok apart from the main single player campaign there isn’t anything else to do? And you would be right! But that is fine, as with many games today, there is so much content, information, tutorials, mechanics, micro-transactions, dedicated servers, user created servers, the list goes on. Load up into a game of CityState and you have two options. CityState has an subtle array of in-game sounds that work just fine even if nothing spectacular. To the simple thud noises when you place a building, or the cheers of joy or despair when you make an important political decisions. The audio in Citystate is somewhat scarce, from the various soundtracks that seems to sit in the background without annoying me to much. For a budget release, Citystate is great value & will go on sale at $9.99 on steam. The City Builder genre is heavily populated enough with some exceptional releases over the years with a wide range of prices. Overall the gameplay is fun and rewarding.

You gain a real sense of intrigue before you discover the next important decision you will have to address, as the random legislation choices pop up. Each decision you make will shape how your city grows & evolves. Manage the economy, immigration, stocks to imports & exports. The game offers a different twist with the focus & emphasis more on the political aspect of your City as opposed to the micromanagement of your community itself.

This is a game any fan of the genre can pick up and play. From the custom map design at the start to the simple and very intuitive UI to navigate around, CityState keeps things nice, crisp & clean.
