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Re:Brick Block (2016) by pdoub on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @05:41AM (#23905574)
Please note that this is an old demo that has since grown into a full-blown game: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1291340 (Says Windows-only, but has a working Beta for Mac)

Here's a talk by Oskar on how generating such worlds work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcZb-SsnrA

Re:Brick Block (2016) by brohee on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @06:48AM (#23905818)
And already a subreddit where people showcase some pretty impressive creations: https://www.reddit.com/r/Townscaper/
Re:Brick Block (2016) by jiofih on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @04:52PM (#23910884)
“This community is available in the app”

Looks like Reddit is not part of the internet anymore.

Re:Brick Block (2016) by ache7 on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:23AM (#23906282)
He is also one of the developers of Bad North, where islands are procedurally generated, much similar with this demo.
Re:Brick Block (2016) by l0b0 on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @06:36PM (#23911716)
That looks like a great creative app. I wonder how much work it would be to build realistic-looking replicas of modern cities using this - I guess it would need almost as many styles as there are buildings.