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Stranded: Alien Dawn drops you into an unknown alien world, where you'll lead survivors, build a high-tech outpost, and make tough decisions to survive. With engaging gameplay, a variety of planets, and a peaceful non-combat option, you'll experience a unique, unpredictable journey. But beware, time may slow and crafting can get repetitive in this thrilling survival sim.
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Embark on a unique adventure in Dredge, a game that combines fishing and Lovecraftian horror. As a fisherman, you'll catch fish, complete quests, and unravel mysteries. Upgrade your boat and equipment to face the dangers that lurk in the shadows. With captivating visuals and audio, you'll be immersed in this meticulously crafted universe.
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Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Imagine Earth is a thrilling real-time planet simulation and strategy game that lets you explore and colonize distant planets. In this game, you play a space colony manager tasked with building profitable colonies while preserving living conditions for your people amidst corporate greed and environmental concerns. Dig for resources, build power plants, farms, and factories while fending off threats like asteroids, wild fires, and hostile colonies. You can trade resources and technologies to enrich your colonies, build towers, and research for advanced technologies. Now, it's time to expand your colony and dominate the universe!
What we like:
Well-polished game with unique art design and relaxing gameplay
Heavy emphasis on competitiveness with multiple ways to hinder AI competition
Great fun in multiplayer games
Continual and meaningful updates from the developers
Unique approach to a tile-based system
What could be improved:
Lack of micromanagement may disappoint city-building enthusiasts
Voice acting could be better
Limited countermeasures against weather effects
Unintuitive resource gathering and pollution mitigation
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Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a game that will take you on a journey as you attempt to coexist with dinosaurs and keep them safe. With Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, and BD Wong reprising their roles from the movies. The game features an all new Campaign Mode, Chaos Theory mode which lets you play through pivotal moments from all five of the movies and Challenge Mode. Two new enclosures - Aviary and Lagoon - for the new flying & aquatic dinosaurs.
What we like:
Expansion of scope compared to its predecessor
75+ brand new dinosaurs
Beautiful landscapes
Quality of life improvement with Ranger Posts & natural ground cover for herbivores
Scientist & Paleo-Medical Facility to aid research & healing process
Customizable Guest Buildings with decorations & items within
Customizable building style (Classic Jurassic Park/Jurassic World)
Bonus customization options in Deluxe Edition
What could be improved:
Campaign Mode relatively short
Certain game mechanics not always obvious
Need for well-rounded staff in order to progress missions quickly
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Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a simulation-strategy game that puts players in the shoes of a supervillain seeking world domination. Players can challenge criminal masterminds for henchmen recruitment, build their own secret lair and manage minions, run schemes and enact plans for world domination. The visuals are vibrant and colorful, with great options for adjusting graphics and sound, perfect HDR support, and entertaining cutscenes with voice acting for the characters.
Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.
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Unleash your creativity in Let's Build a Zoo! With over 500 animals and 300,000 unique combinations to discover, you'll design the zoo of your dreams. Manage your staff, breed rare creatures, and even splice DNA to create new species. Your choices matter - will you run an ethical zoo or bend the rules for profit?
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The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!