I really enjoy this game. But there are still so many little annoyances that makes me grow frustrated and stop playing. The desirability metric for housing is all kind of messed up. Houses automatically upgrade which is SUPER annoying because suddenly a bunch of houses are demanding resources that you may or may not have at the ready, and they eat those resources until they're done upgrading. Once they're upgraded, they have a higher standard for desirability, and if that standard isn't met (not enough food variety, not enough luxury items, not enough decor, etc.), a whole string of houses will suddenly be marked as "this house will be abandoned soon!". And then comes the mad scramble to try and find out what desirability standards aren't being met, most of the time it isn't something that you can fix quickly enough, and suddenly everyone in those houses would rather freeze to death outside than just live in slightly less desirable conditions. And you lose a bunch of citizens in one fell swoop if you can't keep up with the new desirability demands after the houses upgrade themselves without asking. I'm playing the game for the first time in about six or so months, started a new save, and I have about fifteen houses currently on the verge of being abandoned after already losing a bunch of citizens to a raider attack. I'm playing on easy mode because I want to have a chill hunter gatherer experience. Having a desirability metric makes sense, but the way it works for this game makes no sense at all and I hate it. Frustrated me enough to close out the game.

This game has some of the best bones of a city builder game I've seen. It really nails the satisfying balance of arranging your city in a way that's both functional and aesthetically pleasing. The progression from year to year as everything/everyone grows really makes your city come alive.

The game needs improvement with its raider mechanics and end-game. It's fun that the raiders pose a threat to your city, but they currently feel pretty mindless and more of a nuisance. I like progressing through the tech tree, but tying that to victory too feels a bit arbitrary. That said, I'm really excited to see where it goes next and revisit it.

I enjoy the maps but .. i always wish they were much much bigger. I did love the variations of altitude and the hills and valleys. I haven't done anything with fighting characters quiet yet. I enjoy just building.
I do wish, possibly there was more interactions with the schools for the kids as they grow up.. into the academy also. I do also kinda wish, with the needs of the city maybe figuring out a way to create a water wheel driven trip hammer which would create better tools and armor and possibly multiply how many objects could be made with that technology (im a trained blacksmith).
I am curious if there could be a way to, due to demand and need of the city, allowing us to players to decide to not allow ourselves to over use the amount of citizens we need to supply our buildings needs and our construction need, but any ways i do give this game 4 starts. Which is really good coming from me. I can be somewhat demanding sometimes. I really do enjoy this game. Weather you like creating just cities set in .. around the 13-1400s.. i think (because of the technology and the technology you get to research) Its an all around fun game.