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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by duckmysick on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @02:33AM (#36040669)
You're definitely onto something and it's not just an age bias. I can think of a few 2D games released in the previous decade that continued this trend: Terraria, Stardew Valley, Factorio, Rimworld, Celeste, Hades.
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by chakernada on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @03:44AM (#36041196)
Yes Rimworld! was thinking exactly the same thing.
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by scotty79 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @04:00AM (#36041326)
You can see how much of a challenge it is to go into interesting game mechanics in 3d by looking at the development of Satisfactory.
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by EtienneK on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @08:43AM (#36043449)
Hades is in my top 5 games of all time. Might even be #1.
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by jonnytran on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:37AM (#36058750)
Hollow Knight
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