Since my game is not (only) about villages, but building up an entire nation, I thought of changing the title to make it more appropriate.
“Nation Architect” and “Sovereign Architect” and “Sovereign Roads” are the other ideas.
Game concept: You play as a country leader, tasked with building up a country (either immortal president, or some form of AI).
You will need to plan roads and factories, then launch bidding process to see your blueprints get built. You will manage “teams”, which are generated by towns at certain milestones, specialize them and buy them vehicles. Eventually, relations with other countries will come into play as well.
A single badly-planned highway bridge is enough to bankrupt you, like irl for weaker economies.
A bit of warning : I’ve seen indie developers mention that having a single common word for their game title was a mistake. It makes it hard to search for. A combination of words or a simple phrase is better in that regard.
Searching only for “Architect game” right now already yields a bunch of things, like a Korean MMO, actual house architect simulators, and you know, the very popular Prison Architect.
You’re right, I should have made some google poll or something, darn it. (EDIT: added non-twitter link, removed old one)
There are games such as Prison Architect (that are my inspiration in various ways), but I wouldn’t bee as bold as to name mine just Architect. 😅
Another idea was Nation Builder, but that also seems too generic to me.
You’re the first person to explicitly say to like my Steam page (even though I am fully aware the graphics are kind of atrocious), so thanks again. I’ll keep developing this project, and see where it goes.
Honestly, +1 for Nation Builder. Generic isn’t necessarily a problem. It gives space for the gameplay itself to define the game’s identity, rather than its title.
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I’d love to see your game!
EDIT: Your steam link was great.
I recommend simplifying it: Architect
This also leaves you open for sequels/expansions that may have a different theme than “country.”
A bit of warning : I’ve seen indie developers mention that having a single common word for their game title was a mistake. It makes it hard to search for. A combination of words or a simple phrase is better in that regard.
Searching only for “Architect game” right now already yields a bunch of things, like a Korean MMO, actual house architect simulators, and you know, the very popular Prison Architect.
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Fair enough.
Thank you so much!!!
You’re right, I should have made some google poll or something, darn it. (EDIT: added non-twitter link, removed old one)
There are games such as Prison Architect (that are my inspiration in various ways), but I wouldn’t bee as bold as to name mine just Architect. 😅
Another idea was Nation Builder, but that also seems too generic to me.
You’re the first person to explicitly say to like my Steam page (even though I am fully aware the graphics are kind of atrocious), so thanks again. I’ll keep developing this project, and see where it goes.
Nation Builder was my thought.
Nationeering?
Nationeer?
Honestly, +1 for Nation Builder. Generic isn’t necessarily a problem. It gives space for the gameplay itself to define the game’s identity, rather than its title.
Architect: From The Ground Up
I like this and had the same thought. My other thought was calling it something like “Breaking Ground”