Let’s start by saying that while the game is still early access, it has been playable for years. It first released in 2021, and has been continuously updated since (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timberborn#Development). To be fair, with what is possible in the game now, I would consider it a complete game.
I’m not the best at game critics, so I’ll just try to tell what’s good, what can be improved, and whether I recommend it. Keep in mind I only started playing it this week-end, so I’m quite new, but hopefully this is still relevant.
For the context, I’m a very heavy Caesar III fan, and have been looking for a long time for a modern game that would give the same relaxing feeling of “solve one issue at a time” that C3 is (also, for C3 fans, check out Augustus, it’s amazing)
The good
Cool concept and theme: beavers and water are refreshing compared to the usual city builders. The general art style fits the theme as well
Building can be stacked vertically, allowing for more creativity for city building
No too many “risks” mechanics: food does not decay, buildings don’t collapse. That’s usually a thing that I was not that much of a fan of in C3, seemed like it was there just to add an unnecessary layer of management
the Districts mechanics allows you to expand your bases in a nice way, you have quite a lot of control of what is sent between districts
the easy mode allows for a quite chill experience. Not sure how challenging the other modes are.
I got a few hiccups running it on Linux using Proton. Nothing too critical, got one crash at some point, I just reloaded the autosave. It was a one time occurrence.
Should you play it?
Definitely a solid game for people who like this type of city/base-builders
Ooo, fellow Linux gamer. Did you check ProtonDB to see if they have a fix for your issue? I’m hyped for Timberborn but also have a personal rule to never buy Early Access. Also, we would like this post over in !citybuilders@sh.itjust.works.
Timberborn, much like Factorio was, is definitely worthy of an early access purchase, the devs have been constantly updating and improving, and are very proactive with addressing bugs. The next major update adds some really neat features as well.
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Ooo, fellow Linux gamer. Did you check ProtonDB to see if they have a fix for your issue? I’m hyped for Timberborn but also have a personal rule to never buy Early Access. Also, we would like this post over in !citybuilders@sh.itjust.works.
Not yet, to be honest the issue was minor enough that I’m fine with it.
I’ll probably crosspost it later!
Timberborn, much like Factorio was, is definitely worthy of an early access purchase, the devs have been constantly updating and improving, and are very proactive with addressing bugs. The next major update adds some really neat features as well.