Technotopia is a fantastic little puzzle city builder with an art deco/metropolis style graphic influence.

Играется приятно, графический стиль не заезженный, но сюжет не спеша проходится меньше, чем за 5 часов. Потом начинается свободная игра, в которой можно просто открываются новые карты, ничего принципиально не меняется. Может, когда-то потом будет прикольно зайти ещё на пару раз построить город, но после сюжета меня хватило на пару игр.

Nice little puzzler, with a storyline that does not block you from playing the game. It is like if Tetris had a cut scene every time you completed a certain number of lines. Maybe a little bit too simplistic to be a new classic with a lot of strategy discussion. But for some, this could be the perfect balance.

Gameplay: 8/10
Graphics: 9/10
Audio: 10/10
Replayability: 7/10
Innovation: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10

Overall: 87%

The artstyle and music of this game, the atmosphere is really nice. A retrofuturistic art-deco style maybe? The storyline really completes the immersion of a dystopian future. Well, maybe. We don't know if this is just a simulation, or the future. The core buildings is distinguishable, but not very easy sometimes identify inactive buildings. And the special buildings is almost impossible to identify once built. But maybe that is the point with this ai-driven future. Everything looks the same.

The gameplay is really relaxing and it scratches that itch of filling gaps when playing Tetris, Carcassonne or other tile laying games. I really wish though, it would have been a bit more boardgame-y, telling you what the different options will yield in events. Making a bit more strategic, than a guessing game. But I guess, bringing out the ol' notebook will be needed to min-max this game. One really nice feature, is how the storyline progresses. By connecting buildings, reaching people on the map or fullfilling certain requests, you will progress. Permanently. And the quests are not hard. The real challenge is how many weeks you can operate, before you have to start over. And that is not a requirement in any of the storyline quests. The mechanic is maybe a little bit unique, but it borrows from other games. Even though building the tetris shapes, for collecting bonus, was a bit unexpected, but interesting concept. And it works.

After beating the the main story line, I tried a free-play round, and it feels a bit too simplistic to make any nice builds, machines or combos. But maybe that is what someone really wants. Easy to grasp, chill puzzler. I will probably play a few more rounds, but doubt I will spend many more hours on this. But 4-5 hours for a game that cost $3-4 is not bad. And the achievements are not hard at all to get, if you want a 100% game in your collection.