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For all the dwarf fortress fans out there, check out Songs of Syx. It’s still early access, but it captures a lot of the same appeal with a slightly more stream
by roblh 4y ago
For all the dwarf fortress fans out there, check out Songs of Syx. It’s still early access, but it captures a lot of the same appeal with a slightly more streamlined interface. All built by one dude as well.
- gabythenerd 4y agoIt actually looks pretty good! Definitely will give it a try, kinda looks like Rimworld.
- mlindner 4y agoI like it much better than Rimworld personally. Rimworld's setting always struck me as odd and unrealistic and I wasn't a fan of the sci-fi aspect of it as it leaves open too many technology ideas. It also required way too much micromanagement whereas songs of syx already has a lot more automation and the units seem to actually do what you tell them to.
- dreamercz 4y agoAnother DF inspired game I really enjoyed is Odd Realm. Still in Early Access, but already pretty enjoyable.
- coryfklein 4y agoI tried Songs of Syx a few weeks ago and, coming from a background that includes Dwarf Fortress, Rimworld, SimCity 2000, Cities Skylines, and Oxygen Not Included, I thought Syx was kinda meh. The novel thing about it that was cool is that it seemed to mix Dward Fortress with SimCity in a completely novel way where you see the individual "sims" or "dwarfs" but they are cattle not pets and the thing you're building is a city. In the end, the city-building aspect quickly became rote for me, I find the direct overhead view disorienting and unnatural, and the game didn't have a lasting hook that pulled me in (opposite of Factorio, which maybe had TOO MUCH of that).