Belle Citique

Cozy City Designer ‘Belle Citique’ Grants Fans of the Genre Their Biggest Wish – Animals and Villagers

Build in harmony with nature in Belle Citique, a cozy city designer finally giving fans of Townscaper and Tiny Glade what they’ve always wanted – villagers and animals!

[January 21, 2026]: Build for harmony and happiness in Belle Citique, a cozy new city designer from Willis Studios. Belle Citique is a cozy, water-focused city designer, with a powerful building-system that naturally adjusts to the terrain around it, creating canals, tunnels, waterways, parks, and more. Attract residents and animals to your city and watch them enjoying the lives you’ve built for them, exploring bustling marketplaces and lovely boulevards. Residents comment on what they love, and ask for more!

Instead of replacing nature, bring out its best – and attract animals to live within your towns. Towering walls and bridges adapt to the rivers and hills around them. Decorate your city with plazas, gates and fountains, naturally molding to the environment for a feeling of perfect balance. Fans of Townscape and Tiny Glade will feel at home!

With a new demo now on Steam, players can get to building their idyllic city – and populating it immediately.

Watch the trailer for Belle Citique below.

Steam

Key features of Belle Citique include:

Unleash the Joys of Nature. Walls and houses sprout tunnels to let rivers pass through. Canals work their way between buildings and around plazas. Trees grow joyfully towards the sun. Instead of just replacing or removing nature, Belle Citique imagines how we might build together with it.
Calming Natural Beauty. Enjoy villagers fishing in the canals, and dogs playing in the park. Watch the birds gently soaring by. Admire the mountains and the streams. Belle Citique is the perfect way to release your tension and unwind!
Happy Residents! As your city grows, more and more people will come to live in it, admiring your hard work and going about their lives. Residents will compliment your architecture and design, and as the population increases, more building-blocks and biomes will be unlocked to explore and experiment with.
Full Customization. Adjust colors and other design-details for each building-block to make sure that your city perfectly matches your heart. The only limit is your own imagination!

Belle Citique is available to wishlist now on Steam, with a demo currently available. It is planned to release in Q1/2 2026.

Flotsam

First off massive thank you to Pajama Llama games for sending me a copy of the game its greatly appreciated, so let’s get into it.

Flotsam is a city builder on a boat in a world over taken by water, yes you read that right your playing a city builder on the water and at the center of it all is your tug boat I mean let’s be real if you’ve plays airborne kingdom or the wandering village this isnt a far stretch.

So thankfully the game has a tutorial and its really well done it teaches you to move and build as well as how to navigate the map and gives you quest along the way so your not bored its really well done and I enjoyed my time with the tutorial. So my first run or my tutorial run to better put it I played 5.5 hours into it and I managed to do a lot until it all crashed and burned let’s dive into more of the game.

The world is over literally the oceans have risen and your boat is your life line so you travel around in search of materials to use and forage the main one being plastic and wood you see the plastic is used to make what’s called floaters which are basically jugs that wont sink and everything in this game takes plastics which sucks cause in my run there was times I couldn’t find any plastic at all, then there’s wood which you will find floating in the ocean or on little islands where you can cut the trees down and use them to make planks or firewood which sadly both are used alot so the struggle is real so you always gotta think about how to spend your wood as it is very valuable.

Then there’s food I mean let’s be real you just survived the end of the world you gotta eat right so let’s find some food thankfully the food variety is plenty as the first you find is seaweed which is turned into a salad or rope but then you move up to the next tier which is fish and around the world there’s plenty of fish I think there’s 3 different types of fish for you to find and cook. Then there’s the next tier which you find old abandoned super markets and grab food there finally the last tier are the farms where you will find potatoes, corn, wheat and more which I haven’t gotten that far yet. So food is solid lots of great options just gotta find it.

The next problem you’ll encounter is storage and housing which you will need lots of both the houses thankfully help with another aspect of the game.

That aspect Morale every survival has a morale compass basically and the happier they are the more productive there gonna be which there’s a lot to learn with the characters you see they level up but they also have there favorite things to do so its good to make sure you have the right people working in the right spots it helps things go smoother.

Now this is where things started going bad for me I had 9 residents and was working on getting electricity going to make some things easier for my people boy was that a bad idea you see the power grid is very volatile if you dont prepare enough for it you see as your town gets bigger it gets heavier making your main vessel waste electricity faster making it harder to find stuff and progress so you gotta build batteries that help you store more energy but thats not the only problem you see there’s buildings that waste the electricity and they drain it faster then you can make it go figure the game does have a few options to produce energy a bike generator a wood burning generator and oil burner and finally solar panels. But again you gotta know how to balance it so you dont screw yourself over.

This game focuses hugely on production and balance one item feeds into several others and so forth. My next run was much better I had less people so food and water could last longer but with less people production is slower cause you need those people to do everything from gathering to crafting to researching so needing more people is a must but again balance is needed.

My play time isnt a huge amount clocking in just over 12 hours ive come to learn that this city builder really pushes your thinking skills to some im sure it will be a cake walk to others they might crash and burn a few times but not once did I rage quit or get angry at the game I wanted more to keep building and finding stuff to make my characters better and give them the home they so desperately want during these trying times, Flotsam takes a page out of other city builders but keeps it going in an original formula a floating city during the end of the world the games graphics are also very relaxed and colorful nothing to over powering or demanding.

There are a few things I would love to see added maybe a way to make our own plastics also I would love to be able to zoom out more and look at the whole map and not just be limited to a certain area also when your not in the tutorial it feels like you struggle a bit finding people and getting the story going I dont know if thats a user error or if its designed that way.

All in all flotsam is a very solid game and you can easily lose yourself playing it easily sinking hours into it so if your looking for a cozy city builder check out flotsam on steam its worth it thank you for stopping by take care and as always game on.

Bellwright

Bellwright the survival game that takes survival very serious but can it be fun though, let’s talk about it.

But first huge thank you to Donkey Crew and Snail Games USA for sending me a copy to check out greatly appreciated.

So I was recently sent bellwright to check out there new content update called the maiden voyage, now my history with survival games is very limited Conan exiles and rust being the ones I had most time in but recently ive played others so I had some confidence going into this game and was hoping for a good time.

Is there a tutorial ima be honest I cant remember so we’re gonna dive into the game so you pick your character and start in some ruins there you have your first mission now the story from the cut scene is your looking for the person’s responsible for your parental figures death you are a child that lived there life in hiding all because you were at the wrong place at the wrong time which we all know how that goes guilty without a doubt throw them in jail and melt the key type drama. But anyways you escaped the harsh times and lived until now where your brought back to your old stomping grounds for answers and God damn it you will get answers.

The first village you stumble upon is called heardean village there your greeted with a cold shoulder from the mayor which after some talking you gotta prove yourself with some missions one being killing a pack of wolves and this brings us into our first foray with the combat system and boy im not a huge fan at all the combat system feels like they ripped it out of for honor you know circle on screen with an arrow pointing to which way your attacking thats how the combat in bellwright is now for the side swings its not bad its the overhead strike thats the issue since your moving your mouse the camera angles get a bit wonky and makes it harder to follow combat against multiple people.

But combat aside you finish the mission and start warming up to him you keep going until finally you are given the freedom with building your own home now this game world is huge the map is huge and there’s a hell of a lot to explore which guess what explore you have to you see its the only way your gonna come across new materials to help you build stuff this is where I wish the game had taught you more cause some stuff you cant find in the wild you gotta kill bandits or find vendors for it other stuff just keep exploring and hope your able to find it.

For example im stuck on a mission where I need to give a person 2 cloves of garlic well everything ive explored doesn’t have garlic and the vendors that ive found have been no help at all but since the main premise of the game is survive and explore well thats what I gotta keep doing.

Each village has a reputation meter that progresses the more you help them out and trust me you will wanna help them out its the only way to recruit the good workers into your settlement.
Now in your settlement your able to build some of the basic stuff but the real good stuff you cant make until you unlock a town hall and guess what for a beginner game that shit is hard to many resources to try and save or find with no luck so research and build what you can cause every bit helps grow your settlement into the illustrious village it will be one day.

Now for the update the maiden voyage dont get me started on this I am no where near the point I can do anything with the update so I’ll come back in the future and talk about it once ive gotten the chance to actually experience it.

The hardest thing ive had to find in the game is food and telling my villagers what to do im still learning on how to control them and my advice go to YouTube look up some videos save yourself the headache which I need to do so I can get them working properly. The food is scarce you have a couple berry bushes that regenerate but the good food comes from wild life your able to trap rabbits for food but they dont give enough sadly wolves are a bit better but the good food comes from the deers which I have not been able to get any from since there so fast and run away from you at first sight. I dont know if there’s better arrows or what but im stuck with the starting gear.

This game has a lot to do and survival is key as you deal with bitter winters and no food supply as well as keeping your people happy so they dont abandon you. At some point I will have to update you guys with more news i only have 9 hours into the game and this is no where near enough to experience the game as its so grand and offers a lot.

If your a fan of survival games with city builder elements then check out bellwright its in 1.0 full release and just got a major content update with maiden voyage I’ll keep you guys posted down the road as I keep playing trying to survive this game thank you all for stopping by take care and game on.

Flotsam 1.0 Release

For Immediate ReleaseFlotsam Drifts Into Full Launch! Version 1.0 Out Today! The colourful post-apocalyptic town-builder leaves Early Access with new story content and major gameplay improvements.Ghent, Belgium – 4th December 2025. Developer Pajama Llama Games and publisher Stray Fawn Publishing are thrilled to announce that Flotsam, the cheerful yet challenging survival town-builder set in a flooded world, officially leaves Steam Early Access and launches as Version 1.0 today for $24.99 / €22.99 / £19.99. Flotsam is a challenging survival town-builder set in a colourful post-apocalyptic world where humanity drifts among the ruins of civilization. Manage drifters, recycle waste, explore the ocean, and build a community that thrives amid the tides, all at your own pace! After years of community-driven development, Flotsam is ready to set sail into its full release, packed with brand-new story content, upgraded gameplay systems, new regions, and long-awaited features that bring fresh life to this floating city-builder.A Major Update for the Full LaunchVersion 1.0 introduces a main narrative questline, allowing players to complete the game’s story for the first time, alongside an array of new features and enhancements designed to make your floating city-building adventure more immersive and rewarding than ever before.Highlights of the 1.0 Update include:Main Narrative Questline – Experience a complete story campaign for the first time.Specialist Quests & 4 New Specialists – Each specialist has their own quests and unique roles, New specialists include Chemist, Electrician, Birdkeeper, and Aquaculturist. New Upgrade System – Install upgrades like Air Filters and Gas Bags to enhance town performance.New Regions – Explore Industry, a hazardous, highly polluted area, and the Polluted Woods, now split into healthy and toxic zones.10 New Buildings – Including advanced bio-energy systems and new production pipelines.Achievements & Quality-of-Life Reworks – More reasons to replay, explore, and perfect your floating paradise.

Build Your Floating Home

Turn ocean waste into vibrant, living communities. Collect driftwood and scrap to build homes, workshops, gardens, and water purifiers. Decorate your town, keep your drifters healthy, and recycle your way to happiness in this heartwarming post-apocalyptic world.

Explore a Drowned World: Navigate your floating settlement across a procedurally generated ocean of trash and discovery. Salvage ancient ruins, rescue stranded survivors, and uncover old-world technologies to keep your people thriving, but beware the dangers of pollution and scarcity.

Meet Your Crew of Drifters and Specialists: Every drifter has a story, and every specialist brings something new to your survival journey. Recruit unique characters like the Birdkeeper, Chemist, and Electrician, unlock new technologies through their expertise, and dive into personal quests that reveal their pasts and shape your town’s future.

Recycle, Research, Reinvent: Create connected production lines that transform junk into essential resources. Develop cleaner energy, research new tech, and evolve your settlement from makeshift rafts to a thriving eco-town powered by innovation (and the occasional eel).

Flotsam V1.0 launches today for PC via Steam, bringing the definitive version of the floating city-builder to players worldwide. Be the first to experience life after the flood, where hope, humour, and recycling rule the seas.

Aska

First off big thank you to sand sailor studios and thunderful publishing for the code to aska its greatly appreciated and gave me the opportunity to check out there game let’s talk about it.

First off survival games are not my forte the last survival games I played were rust and Conan exile years ago and haven’t touched the genre since, so color me surprised when I received this code to check out aska and there new sailing update.

The game starts you off washing up on shore of your random generated island you wake up and see the remains of your ship and trust me remains they are in the ocean just feet away you this giant stone golem which im a million percent sure is responsible for you being stranded just looks at you does a loud roar and disappears into the distance like some figure trying to walk away from its crime no sir you get back here and fix my ship.

So my first run starts with me on the beach I walk around a bit looking at my surroundings I grab some fancy blue rocks off the carcass of my ships and wandered around so you will come across some blue wisp that will randomly appear telling you what to do next which im guessing is this games idea of a tutorial which trust me its not compared to other survival games the tutorial leaves much to be desired, after managing to figure out the basics I built myself some tools and started getting to work on my base camp by building a fire which for some reason the game decided to make hard by placing a phantom fire down then you bring the items needed to it give it to the phantom fire then actually build it but it doesn’t get marked done until you add fire wood go figure. So during my exploration I came across these floating monsters I took them out and they dropped some much needed materials for me to progress. What I do like about the game though is if you press the letter Z a pulse is emitted from you that pushes outward and paints everything that is usable and able to be harvested in a golden glow that last a couple seconds the good thing is you can use this pulse as often as you want which works wonders for finding smaller items on the floor when your in grassy areas. Now back to the game with no tutorials I spent a bit of time walking around now the game has a section in the menus that acts as there tutorial section but let’s be real a tutorial should guild the player through the basics of gathering and building until you have a decent home base set up.

So I wandered around found wood and sticks from small trees I was able to chop down and had a hard time finding stone since nothing small had generated near by just my luck so I layed out my first building needed which is the hut for sleeping my make shift home then I started work on the eye of oden which is the device that summons new villagers in exchange for 5 blood stones fair trade I suppose well my first run was a disaster with not knowing what to do I ended up dying of thirst this one made me mad as I had an ocean of water and yet I couldn’t drink out of why I dont know.
So I took a break from the game and went on YouTube looking for begginer videos and tips on how to play and thank lord youtube exist cause it helped me out greatly so that my next runs wouldnt be a disaster as for water turns out until you build a well or water catcher you must find small stones on the floor that have water deposits for you to drink why they would do this makes no sense but thats my 2 cents.

So in my next run I managed to get a small village going I also had a better starting location being surrounded by trees and stone and a decent amount of food so I got my tents up the fire pit going which I then upgraded with a shield to protect it from the rain as well as a bar b q stand to cook I also managed to build a gatherers pit a wood and stone pit as well I managed to summon some villagers to help me out and so far controlling them isnt hard but there interaction menu is very deep and is something you take your time to learn. When summoning villagers your able to see what there first 2 perks are which you definitely want some that will benefit your early game. I went for some that had gathering stats so I could move them around to different areas.

Aska has a lot to learn and a good amount of content to work with I still haven’t gotten to the new sailing content im sure that will take me a few dozen hours of play time. Don’t let my experience deter you this game is really worth playing and giving it a shot the graphics are beautiful for a survival game no bleak deserts and no guns either you get a bow and arrow as well as some clubs for early game you also have a large amount of buildings to build through and expand your village as well as walls and gates to keep your village enclosed and safe which trust me villagers will tell you about it and if you dont manage to fix stuff guess what they leave.

Aska is a viking based survival game that gives its own take on the genre of survival and village management I highly recommend it to players that know the genre well and to new players please watch some YouTube videos first going in blind sucked and I wasted so much time only to end up dieing of thirst of all things the game does have hostiles in the form of wolves and skeletons you also get invaded so there’s a good amount of survival to be done but thats all for now thank you for your time take care and game on.

Reus 2

Reus 2 the city builder were you are a god and control elemental giants to help your planet grow and flourish let’s talk about it.

First i wanna thank Abbey Games and Firesquid for sending me a copy of this game to check out i greatly appreciated it.

So in reus your god the game starts you out with a tutorial to teach you the ropes but I played on the switch so it was definitely a bit of a work out to figure everything out even with the tutorial. So you start in space and select create a planet from there you choose 3 giants to help you out from 6 total. At the start you get a forest water and rock giant and they are what build each biome and everything in it. You start with a group of nomads and place your first area either a lush forest or a harsh desert then off they go they slowly build and evolve as time goes on then similar to civilization you pick deities to help further your progression as well as unlock a new town in total so far you max out at 3 towns and you help complete missions to get them through the ages.

You only control the giants sadly so you have no control what happens and trust me things will happen so far I’ve seen my people attack one another over selfish motives such as a better castle, each smaller deity has missions for you thats how you progress and there not easy if you dont manage to finish they get upset and angry at the giants. The giants play a crucial role in everything they create the biomes along with the trees and animals the special stones and irons you find in a desert but they can also attack the cities if you want them to which I did when one city attacked the other for no reason I showed no mercy sadly they will just rebuild and get angry at the giants even tho it wasnt the giants fault.

Ive been playing on the switch and the controls were confusing at first but after some play time I started getting the hang of it the one area where they completely failed to integrate which woulda worked wonders for this game is the touch screen there’s no support and thats a let down as the touch screen coulda been a huge help for selecting things and placing them but maybe further down the road one can hope.

They also dropped a new dlc for the game called ice age where it adds a frozen tundra biome to the game i haven’t gotten that far so I cant talk about it but im sure it adds levels of difficulty to the game.

Reus 2 has so much to offer and to do and is a fun game to play if you wanna pass time and just watch the game play itself I recommend it if your a fan of sim style games its available on steam and switch i am not sure about the other consoles.

Again I wanna thank the devs for sending me a copy to check out and wish them nothing but the best I hope you enjoyed thank you for stopping by take care and game on.

Life Below

So life below throws us into the city building sim genre only this time we aren’t above water we are below it adding a twist to a genre that is very popular and well done.

So you awake as a sea spirit tasked with bringing back the coral reefs and to do so you gotta work each building has a different arch type but if you have played other city builders you wont get lost. There’s building for populace and there form of electricity but its all layered in a beautiful under water view so you see shells and oasters.

The game is very well done and adds new flavor to a genre that is over used and I must say they do it well not once did I stress over things the atmosphere they built and give us is truly peaceful the music is fitting and makes me just wanna sit around listening to it all day.

All in all Life Below is one of those games you gotta play and experience it my words will not do it justice so if you get the chance buy it play it and enjoy it go with the flow thank you and game on.

Sintopia

What do you get when divine intervention needs help down below? You get sintopia a new type of city builder where you my good friend are incharge of hells inc so let’s talk about it.

First off huge thank you to PiraKnights Games and Team17 for sending me a demo key greatly appreciated huge shout out.

So the games intro tutorial starts out with the big guy himself trying to talk to you but before he can get much out of his mouth he gets a phone call and gets busy so in comes your one and only LiLi the succubus to teach you the ropes of how to run Hell and yes run it you shall.

So the game is divided into 2 play areas you have the main area hell itself which we will get to in a minute and you have the upper world where your humus live peaceful lives going about there days. So in this upper area you dont have much control here you see a few buildings and some people chilling these are the souls you will need to make hell a more productive place and yes you are able to use spells and magic in order to claim a few of these souls and have the awesome reaper bus bring them down below for you but dont get to crazy the bus is on a timer and souls do wait around the cemetery till they get to board and get taken below.

Now down in hell it gets very busy you have to create buildings and walk ways for your souls to follow to get rehabilitation in order to be reborn you see in hell there’s a special temple that every path must end at and that temple is the rebirth temple where souls get sent back to there humus domain to live new lives.

Working for hell is a lot of work there’s different currencies you need in order to make things work like your spells and there’s stuff like sin overload which I didnt get to experience but im sure its bad just from its name. The humus have strict schedules to follow and they will die trying to complete them a bit over dramatic I feel.

You do get your own team of workers to help you out with some stuff but I didnt get to interact much with them off the start they get introduced to you during the tutorial. Also the tutorial does a great job of walking you through stuff up until a certain point where it let’s you experience it a bit on your own.

Sintopia is a one of a kind management sim builder that really adds a new flavor to the genre and makes for interesting games I cant wait for the full release and its a must play in my opinion thank you all for stopping by have a great day and game on.

Rise of Industry 2

Rise of industry 2 is a city builder unlike any other I’ve played i wanna thank the devs over at somasim and kasedo games for sending me a copy greatly appreciated.

So let’s dive in first i love a game that offers you a tutorial that to me let’s me know the devs are trying to reach as many players as possible tutorials are huge in games and I wanna see more of them now onto some bits of the game.

Rise of industry 2 is exactly what it sounds like an industrial city builder where you build up every aspect of the industry to make a profit and grow and that’s not a bad thing specially when the game really makes you feel like your a C.E.O or some higher up working the numbers and contracts. And I mean it I really felt that way you have to issue deliveries to different parts of your buildings from one another then if you need something and cant make it you send out a contract agent to negotiate the contracts for you so you can get what you need and you actually get to write off the yes or no on the contract its not automatic another great way the game makes you feel like a higher up and i for one do not mind feeling that way.

So the game gives you a nice chunk of land to work with and you get to mark squares off for each aspect of the industry but they fill up fast man and I do mean fast before you know it that square has 5 or 6 buildings that all work in unison and you only add more so definitely be conscious of where you plant your buildings you might need more room for another one.

I cant tell you how insane it is to play this game there’s so much to do and so much to learn that you really have to concentrate so that you get everything straight and dont hurt your industry and yes you can hurt your industry, all in all if your a fan of city builders this game is a must play which keeps you on your toes and that is what sets it apart from other city builders that focus on industry level games.

All in all it’s give this game a solid 8 out of 10 and add it to the recommend list its worth it and has plenty to keep you busy as well as playing for hours to come thank you for stopping by have a great day take care and game on.

Wizdom Academy

Hey everyone today I wanna talk to you about this sweet little builder sim called Wizdom Academy, if your a Harry potter fan and a fan of wizards and magic this game might be up your alley let’s dive in.

So to start off you pick your headmaster and school colors and symbol then from there your dropped into the map and what little tutorial is implemented starts guiding you through and I’ll be honest the tutorial could use a deeper guide then the little bit it talks about. After your on the map your first task is to set up the mana tree which is the foundation to your school I thought that was pretty cool having some magical nature help you, you get to build hallways and classrooms as well as dormitories and teachers lounge the only thing I didn’t like so far other then the tutorial is the little space your given to place things on the map but in this game you build up as well but the tutorial does nothing at all to show you and that’s a big let down as most of the time your trying to figure things out another is the income is based solely on the students you have so you constantly need to have a high amount of students in order to survive.

The demo i played was fun and had some interesting events at one point I was attacked by a horde of goblins then at another point I had to deal with a mana drought and keep my school going there is a research tree which unlocks new classes and stuff for your school to make it look nicer.

I know it was a demo but if the main release is anything close to the demo then the tutorial needs a good amount of work, that aside I still recommend the game it was fun and I think the first game where your making a magic school i look forward to playing the game on full release and I hope you guys give it a chance take care and game on