"the best city builder of 2024"
I mean, I like what they have so far but uh..... It's a pretty low bar, it'll be hard to trip over...
Fun for what they have, but after maybe 10 hours you've played every aspect of the game. Each new game feels exactly like the game you just left. There isn't much "design tweaking" you can do, and there isn't much you can unlock that changes any gameplay.
Still, I have it with game pass and I keep it just in case something updates. It is fun to play. And you can disable the weird competitive features. This is a city builder, not call of duty. I don't care to play against an opponent.
I've got matches, about 40 lighters, 3 propane torches, and two burners used in a blacksmith forge that can make quite impressive flames reaching 2,000 degrees.
And I also know how to make and (properly) throw molotovs, so that's always fun to show off at parties.