Townscaper

Oskar Stålberg·Released Jun 30, 2020·Single player

Platforms: Xbox Series XPCXbox OneSwitch
Genres: SimulationIndie

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Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a toy than a game. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper's underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks into cute little houses, arches, stairways, bridges and lush backyards, depending on their configuration.

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3 reviews

Eurogamer

Christian Donlan·Sep 2, 2021

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What's that? Look closer. It's water: a little eruption of it, a hopping splash of droplets. With each building you pla…

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Nintendo Life

Roland Ingram·Aug 28, 2021

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Oskar Stålberg has made a charming and compelling toy for imaginative play. Anyone willing to project themselves into its worlds and tell stories to themselves as they build will have a great time (although young kids might need assistance with the controls). Raw Fury claim to care about “experiences and emotions” not “genres or mechanics”. If that’s where your priorities lie, too, then give Townscaper a shot.

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PC Gamer

Natalie Clayton·Aug 27, 2021

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A pleasant toy for building your own idyllic seaside getaways.

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