Yea, the download size was getting too big (or they couldn’t be bothered QA-ing new gear with old content) so they started deleting old stuff.

Means if you start playing now you can’t play the story from the beginning which seems pretty terrible to me.

I used to love MMOs (Eve Online and FFXIV) back when I had masses of free time and could get away with coming home from work and getting stuck into a game from 6pm until 12pm every night. The communities I got to join in with were great and it was really fun. Loved Dota 2 for years as well.

Now that I’ve got a kid though I have to play things that I can pick up and put down quickly and easily and that’s kind of pushed me into mostly playing single player games now. Currently playing FFXVI.

Have a look at a game called Banished. It’s a town builder that felt quite relaxing to play, but had a bit of a survivalist side to it as well.

Rimworld is probably slightly too combat focused, but it’s an amazing game and has definite building elements to it as well.

Pure city builder I’d probably go for skylines, though I don’t think it’s got the kind of trade and resource management that’s so important in Anno

You should check out Foxhole. It’s a pretty similar type of game though not an fps. Is more of a top down shooter type thing

Hadn’t realised they stopped updating it :(

I remember playing the demo of it over and over again but I never saw the full game for sale anywhere so didn’t get to play properly. The monster merging thing was awesome and I remember the flutey music being awesome.

At the same time, in Pokemon Red I didn’t know where to go at all after the 3rd gym and when I did eventually find that cave I didn’t know flash was a thing, so that was painful.

I think I had a level 45 Venasaur by the 4th gym!