Builder type games with high degree of difficulty?

[paperfist]

I love city builders, farm builders, trains/transport builder games, etc. The one thing they always have in common is once you get your economy off the ground you become insanely rich and the game looses the fun factor.

It's a long shot, but can you guys recommend any of these type games that are harder to play?

 

[Achilles97]

Transport Fever 2 comes to mind. I didn't play it for too long but it did seem to have a long end game.

 

[Artorias]

Frostpunk is what you want.

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[shortylickens]

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Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

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If you cant figure out how to be efficient, you will be occupied for thousands of years.

 

[paperfist]

Transport Fever 2 comes to mind. I didn't play it for too long but it did seem to have a long end game.

hmm I've had my eye on that one for a while as it looks right up my alley. I'm not sure why I never pulled the trigger, but I'll have to check it out again.

Frostpunk is what you want.

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Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

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I played that. It was an epic adventure, very frustrating, rewarding and a blast to play. Alas though once you got over the hump it was easy to play. I should check out the DLC for it, thanks!

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Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

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If you cant figure out how to be efficient, you will be occupied for thousands of years.

Neat, looks like a pretty intense builder type of game. I'll definitely check that out!

 

[paperfist]

dp

 

[aigomorla]

Dyson sphere project.

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Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.

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Surviving Mars.

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There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

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RimWorld

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A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

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Going Midevil:

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Stake your claim in this colony building sim and survive a turbulent Medieval age. Construct a multi-storey fortress in a land reclaimed by wilderness, defend against raids, and keep your villagers happy as their lives are shaped by the world around them.

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Kenshi:

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A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

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[Igo69]

I only know Cities Skylines. No difficulty or it's too easy but that is not the point of this game it is creativity and you can play this game forever, the possibilities are endless. Played it when it came out but then stopped because it's too time consuming. Developers created a bunch of add-ons for it so i am sure the game is much more fun now. This is a much better game than SimCity series that EA killed it

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[paperfist]

I only know Cities Skylines. No difficulty or it's too easy but that is not the point of this game it is creativity and you can play this game forever, the possibilities are endless. Played it when it came out but then stopped because it's too time consuming. Developers created a bunch of add-ons for it so i am sure the game is much more fun now. This is a much better game than SimCity series that EA killed it

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I actually have that game, but haven't played it for a while. I just took a look at it and holy cow you're right there's a ton of new content!

I was also reading they are working on a new unknown project which could be a sequel.

 

[Artorias]

I actually have that game, but haven't played it for a while. I just took a look at it and holy cow you're right there's a ton of new content!

I was also reading they are working on a new unknown project which could be a sequel.

It's a fantastic game. The modding community completely changed the game for me.

I recommend getting the traffic manager mod then turning off traffic de-spawn, you're road network will either make or break your city, quite fun and challenging trying to find solutions.

 

[paperfist]

It's a fantastic game. The modding community completely changed the game for me.

I recommend getting the traffic manager mod then turning off traffic de-spawn, you're road network will either make or break your city, quite fun and challenging trying to find solutions.

There's a lot of content it looks like I need to buy They even have 'modders' content. I'll have to try it out with traffic manager, that was always the most difficult part of the game.