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Just picked this one up since it was cheap.and I've been wanting to play a village management game in a while. Holy crap this game is amazing. I spent 6 hours on it un the first day alone. I love how the roguelike format keeps it always engaging and direct, without meandering about trying to figure out what I want to do. It has clear goals, needs to be met, and multiple ways to reach those goals. I usually like playing RTS games in short bursts of Skirmishes, and this feels very similar. Trying different strategies with different buildings and terrains.
I was also looking at Timberborn (funny how both games have postapocalyptic sentient beavers) and Farthest Frontier, but I think I'll be busy with AtS for a while until I get to try those two. And I'll never need to even consider giving Ubisoft my money for Anno ever again.
Timberborn is also really good, the water dynamics really makes the game stand out compared to other town/colony builders.
They've also added much needed improvements to water dynamics (aqueducts).
I absolutely loved AtS but couldn't get past the tutorial in Timbertown... Felt too janky but it's in early access so I guess I'll give it another shot when they smooth things out for release.