Sumerians Reviews

So far in my playtime this has been a wonderful and unique city builder! I haven't seen a economy system like it that endeavours to more accurately portray ancient societies and it is a interesting mechanic, balancing between state and private workers/industry. I've also been hankering for a city builder in this period and area too and this nicely scratches the itch. However, there are two catches to recommending this. One is isn't the most complex game, you're not gonna be peeling back layers of systems. Then secondly, and this is something most people won't face, I am mad enough to use Linux as my primary OS and running through Proton GE there are some serious performance issues that I have not seen in other games. The game barely hits above 30fps and I don't know why, but sometimes you'll be hit by a sudden slowdown which puts the game down to 7fps and you have to restart to fix this. This is also with a system well above the recommended specs so for anyone thinking about taking this on the go on your Steam Deck, bare this in mind. Otherwise, solid recommend! Native Linux support would be nice, but this is a small minority here.

62 hours in, Sumerians remains my city builder of choice. Here are a few reasons why. I get to focus on buildings, because, Sumerians is not a roadway engineer simulator. Residents path find their way to jobs automatically, allowing a type of urban design I wish games with a more contemporary setting allowed for. Planing economic development and trade to expand state capacity. Unlike other city builders economic nodes are not simply abstracted into dollars, and government isn't relegated into skimming off taxes. Instead, you, the planner has the freedom to develop supply chains, and construct industries themselves. If you're bored of the monotony of City Skylines type games Sumerians is a refreshing alternative setting and structure that got me re-invested in the genera.