Dorfromantik

 PC
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Edge Magazine
    May 19, 2022
    70
    The solution to the game's own internal puzzle, then, is to slot something else into the gap, to connect those disparate edges. [Issue#372, p.114]
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  2. Gamer.no
    May 13, 2022
    70
    Dorfromantik is the game version of a relaxing break. It's almost like putting together a puzzle, only in a slightly more interactive form. You lay down tiles with different landscape elements, and try to make them fit together.
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  1. 4P.de
    Mar 30, 2021
    This is like zen gaming for landscaping artists, a relaxed tactics experience for all puzzle-lovers. [Review in Progress "B"]
  2. Eurogamer
    May 18, 2021
    Dorfromantik is sunshine on the screen, with a puzzling heart that will keep you busy for days. [Eurogamer Essential]
  3. Guardian
    May 1, 2021
    Part town-planning exercise, part board game, this thoughtful debut gives plenty of scope for strategy and idealism. [Early Access Score = 80]
  5. Polygon
    May 2, 2022
    Really, this is one of those games for which early-access status was a bit of a misnomer, not because it had no room to improve or features to add, but because its premise was so fully, perfectly realized from the start. Add too much to it, or do anything that might disturb its delicate balance between friction and flow, between logic and naturalism, and it would have been ruined. But the Toukana team knows better than that. They are at peace, strolling through the countryside of the mind. [Polygon Recommends]
  6. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jun 7, 2021
    In short, I'm still very much in love with Dorfromantik, and I don't see that changing any time soon. Its forever status is assured. [RPS Bestest Bests]
  7. Vice
    Mar 27, 2021
    Like many of my favorite small strategy games, Dorfromantik activates what I think of as my meditative lizard brain, thanks to the tiny thrill of getting those hexes to fit together. It’s well-suited to casual engagement, and challenging enough for the score obsessed (myself included) to play it over and over.

Awards & Rankings

83
#83 Best PC Game of 2022

User Reviews

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 31
  3. Negative: 8 out of 31
  1. Dudeman15
    Mar 30, 2023
    10
    What an amazing game. The best word to describe it is soothing. The design is elegant and simple. It supports controller, but definitely playWhat an amazing game. The best word to describe it is soothing. The design is elegant and simple. It supports controller, but definitely play with the mouse. The music is relaxing and good.
    I love it, I recommended it to friends so strangers should play too. You'll always want to beat your last score. LFG mah gee.    … Full Review »
  2. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    9
    A very fun relaxing game of building cities and landscapes. I don't know why but it's really addicting.
  3. Vulpi
    Jun 16, 2022
    8
    A pleasant, relaxing game, that is sometimes incredibly frustrating. In most games this would be inexcusable, but often times the frustrationA pleasant, relaxing game, that is sometimes incredibly frustrating. In most games this would be inexcusable, but often times the frustration is the result of my own mistakes building up, and occasionally a bit of bad luck, rather than poor game design or clunky mechanics.

    I hope this game continues to get updates and content post-release.    … Full Review »
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