Gnomoria

 PC
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

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  1. kuehnau
    Apr 26, 2014
    2
    I don't get where everyone is calling it a "masterpiece", it's a piece of something and you know what I am alluding to.

    The game revolves around starting your own community of Gnomes, much in a style similar to Dwarf Fortress, but with better graphics. Unfortunately the game is marred with so many issues and problems it's almost impossible to find anything remotely resembling a good    I don't get where everyone is calling it a "masterpiece", it's a piece of something and you know what I am alluding to.

    The game revolves around starting your own community of Gnomes, much in a style similar to Dwarf Fortress, but with better graphics.

    Unfortunately the game is marred with so many issues and problems it's almost impossible to find anything remotely resembling a good game here.

    To begin with the graphics are overly simplistic. Remember when I compared it to dwarf fortress? It barely achieves anything better then dwarf fortress. Most of the graphics are static, some of the graphics are missing (it is still in production though.)

    The controls are awful, confusing and clunky as hell. The game doesn't so much as have tool tips of users to be able to figure out what is going on, even something as simple as trying to move through different levels of the map is a horrible experience.

    The game, at times, tends to be overly complex, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the game flat out refuses to teach you anything about the game or how it's played. In games that tend to be more complex, it's a good idea to slowly teach players how to play the game and introduce it. You get none of that with Gnomoria. You literally have to spend hours fumbling around until you figure out on your own how to play the game. The alternative is going on youtube and other websites and STUDYING how to play the game.

    Then there is the terrible AI, at the very least they could have programmed the gnomes in Gnomoria to at least be mildly independent, but they are literally retarded. They don't sleep when they need to, they don't eat when they need to and will literally kill themselves doing some of the most stupid stunts I have ever seen.

    Bottom line is, this is an awful game and a waste of time.    … Expand

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  1. 4P.de
    Apr 22, 2016
    76
    Less complex than Dwarf Fortress but visually more appealing Gnomoria places itself somewhere between the Settlers, the Anno franchise and Minecraft. Not a bad place to be.
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  2. Brash Games
    Mar 21, 2016
    40
    Unless you have a deathly allergy to ASCII interfaces, modding, and money, it is very difficult to recommend Gnomoria, even though it is perfectly functional and enjoyable in the short-term.
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