Floodland
Cover art of the game Floodland.
Developer(s)
  • Vile Monarch
Publisher(s)
  • Ravenscourt
Platform(s)
ReleaseNovember 15, 2022
Genre(s)City-builder
Mode(s)Single-player

Floodland is a 2022 city-building game developed by Vile Monarch and published by Ravenscourt.[1] It was released on November 15, 2022 for Microsoft Windows and macOS.[2] In the game, players control a civilization of people as they attempt to survive in a devastated world flooded as a result of climate change. The game received generally positive reviews on release.

Gameplay

Floodland is a city-building game, where players control a colony of people attempting to survive in a world consumed by flooding caused by climate change.[3] The player can choose between four different types of "clans", which all have their own unique advantages and outlooks on life.[1] The settlers that the player has can be assigned to construct buildings, collect resources, and perform expeditions for supplies.[3][4] As the player progresses, they can encounter other clans that have different worldviews and priorities than their own people. The player must introduce laws to ensure amicable relations between clans,[4] and prevent hostility, which can cause crime and unrest.[3] Stores of food and water must be managed by the player as they research new technologies and create relationships between clans.[1]

Reception

According to the review aggregator website Metacritic, Floodland received "generally favorable reviews" for its PC versions.[5] GamesRadar liked the story, city building elements, and UI, but was frustrated by the number of software bugs on launch.[3] Rock Paper Shotgun enjoyed how clans interacted and integrated with each other, but felt as though the player would spend too much time waiting for new technologies to be researched.[1] The Games Machine enjoyed the narrative, and lauded the game as less challenging than other city building video games such as Frostpunk.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cryer, Hirun (2022-11-14). "Floodland review: city-building with a focus on community". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Floodland (PC) - Release, News, Systemanforderungen". www.gamestar.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sam Loveridge (2022-11-18). "Floodland review: "Makes you think in a way that city builders rarely do"". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  4. 1 2 3 "Floodland Recensione | The Games Machine | TGM". The Games Machine (in Italian). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  5. 1 2 "Floodland". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  6. ↑ Sykes, Tom (2022-11-22). "Floodland review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  7. ↑ Ataru, Sire (2022-11-21). "Test Floodland, l'apocalypse version chill". IGN France (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  8. ↑ Castagnola, Stefano "Revan" (2022-11-14). "Floodland - La recensione". IGN Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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