“Surviving the Aftermath” is a very solid SimCity-esque settlement builder in a post-apocalyptic setting.
For the most part of the game, the eco is incredibly well-balanced, with literally every building and each spent resource (especially in early game) having a massive impact moving forward. The game gives some handles to progress from very detailed micro management at the start to more or less a passive management. Towards the end of the game, however, with an established self-sustaining eco, the gameplay becomes progressively more boring.
Another important caveat, is the resource management (putting different sources into different storage buildings): while the game gives some handle on that, the current mechanic is very inconvenient. I inevitably ended up overfilling some of my storage containers, while the others remained more or less empty. Interaction with the external world (outside the main settlement) is also quite boring most of the time.
The limitation of the things you can do kind of reminds me of a mid-tier board game, and I think this aspect could have been massively improved (see Wasteland, Expeditions: Rome, etc).
That being said, the actual settlement planning and building part, which is probably what the game was targeted towards, is very solid. So I definitely recommend this game.
For the most part of the game, the eco is incredibly well-balanced, with literally every building and each spent resource (especially in early game) having a massive impact moving forward. The game gives some handles to progress from very detailed micro management at the start to more or less a passive management. Towards the end of the game, however, with an established self-sustaining eco, the gameplay becomes progressively more boring.
Another important caveat, is the resource management (putting different sources into different storage buildings): while the game gives some handle on that, the current mechanic is very inconvenient. I inevitably ended up overfilling some of my storage containers, while the others remained more or less empty. Interaction with the external world (outside the main settlement) is also quite boring most of the time.
The limitation of the things you can do kind of reminds me of a mid-tier board game, and I think this aspect could have been massively improved (see Wasteland, Expeditions: Rome, etc).
That being said, the actual settlement planning and building part, which is probably what the game was targeted towards, is very solid. So I definitely recommend this game.