Townscaper

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  • Summary: Build quaint island towns with curvy streets. Build small hamlets, soaring cathedrals, canal networks, or sky cities on stilts. Block by block.

    No goal. No real gameplay. Just plenty of building and plenty of beauty. That's it. Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a    Build quaint island towns with curvy streets. Build small hamlets, soaring cathedrals, canal networks, or sky cities on stilts. Block by block.

    No goal. No real gameplay. Just plenty of building and plenty of beauty. That's it.

    Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a toy than a game. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper's underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks into cute little houses, arches, stairways, bridges and lush backyards, depending on their configuration.     … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. But Why Tho?
    Sep 6, 2021
    100
    Townscaper is the perfect game if you’re looking for a way to relax and unwind while flexing your creative muscles. The mechanics may be limited, but the game itself is absolutely limitless. Townscaper is like a nice warm batch of cookies from grandma, and I can already tell I will be returning quite often to the comforts I found while playing.
  2. COGconnected
    Sep 13, 2021
    90
    Townscaper exists in that special chill vibe genre that includes games like digital coloring books and virtual bubble wrap, but it also nudges gently up against city builders as well, only without any of the complications or stress. It makes you feel like a creative, relaxed time traveler, bringing into existence a peaceful, little perfect town out in the middle of a perfectly calm sea. Townscaper doesn’t try to do a lot of things, instead it does one thing very, very well.
  3. PC Gamer
    Aug 27, 2021
    80
    A pleasant toy for building your own idyllic seaside getaways.
  4. Hey Poor Player
    Aug 30, 2021
    80
    Townscaper is minimalist in every sense of the word — minimalist gameplay, minimalist UI, minimalist sound — but the sheer amount of potential hidden within this title defies its style. If you’re looking for a new obsession or a nice little title to play during lunch breaks or just before bed, Townscaper is the soothing sandbox town-builder that will do the trick. The town-building aspect may be instantaneous, but you’ll soon learn you spend an awful lot of time discovering all the little signs of life that spring up along the way.

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 4 out of 20
  1. Darkshovel
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    Awesome game! Really fun to play with when you are bored! And it is an insainly charming game!
  2. Cacti-spikes
    Apr 4, 2021
    10
    This "game" is so wonderful. It just make me happy. It is so pleasant to build cities and change the light.
  4. 3t3rnal
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    This isn't really a game how most would think of one - me included, honestly, until I played around in Townscaper. So thanks for broadening myThis isn't really a game how most would think of one - me included, honestly, until I played around in Townscaper. So thanks for broadening my horizons, lol.

    Anyways, there's no goal, no "You won!" screen, nor a "You lost!" one. This game is about just plopping down a couple blocks and building an island town, painting it in a variety of vibrant colors and basking in the glory of your own creation. This game is like that time you sat down with your wooden blocks or your lego as a child, threw the manual to the corner, and decided to build a town of your own.

    If you remember it fondly, you'll most likely enjoy Townscaper. If you remember it as something boring you were forced to do because you couldn't go play outside or watch tv / play videogames, you'll probably want to steer clear. However, if you have a game pass, I'd recommend you give it a try while it's on there anyways. It's only some 150MB, so will be downloaded real quick, and perhaps it'll amuse you for a few minutes.    … Expand
  5. ChoicestGames
    Jul 4, 2022
    7
    Townscaper is a creative toy for young kids or a calming distraction for others wanting to relax by building colourful island towns on aTownscaper is a creative toy for young kids or a calming distraction for others wanting to relax by building colourful island towns on a serene ocean. The game comes with tools that allows you to create the perfect screenshot by allowing you to set the time of day and angle of the sun.

    The only criticism of this game (if you can even call it that) is more of a warning: don't purchase this game expecting it to be a challenge. Townscaper is a casual game in the purest sense of the word: the only thing holding you back is your imagination.    … Expand
  6. methodyy
    Aug 29, 2023
    6
    Fun for 2 minutes nohing more if you dont want to get bored, anyway cool concept
  7. PhelipeRomano
    Jun 22, 2023
    5
    Should have more objectives , goals , prizes… the way it is, it’s too random and pointless playing
  8. habened198
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Most people can hold their breath longer than Townscaper can hold even the most eager time-waster's interest.

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