Dream Engines: Nomad Cities

Item: Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
Rating: 51
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-06

Summary

Engaging, addictive gameplay with innovative genre blend
Strong developer support and adaptable difficulty
Unique nomadic city and rewarding progression
Convoluted factory automation and repetitive gameplay
Poor overall design and shallow combat
Limited content and unclear game vision

Emotions

Satisfaction25%Frustration21%Disappointment21%Excitement11%Enjoyment4%

Reviews (sample size): 145
Helpful reviews: 92%
Unhelpful reviews: 8%
Protest reviews: 0%

51%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
49%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 287
Negative points: 536
Gameplay points: 555
Perf. points: 5
Rec. points: 76
Misc points: 79

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Addictive Gameplay Description Players consistently report the game is highly engaging, addictive, and provides many hours of fun. Its core mechanics are solid, leading to a rewarding and replayable experience, even in Early Access. Importance 93%	Players consistently report the game is highly engaging, addictive, and provides many hours of fun. Its core mechanics are solid, leading to a rewarding and replayable experience, even in Early Access.	93%
Innovative Genre Blend Description The game is praised for its unique and innovative blend of city-building, factory automation, tower defense, and roguelike elements. This combination creates a fresh and engaging experience distinct from other games in these genres. Importance 68%	The game is praised for its unique and innovative blend of city-building, factory automation, tower defense, and roguelike elements. This combination creates a fresh and engaging experience distinct from other games in these genres.	68%
Strong Developer Support Description Reviewers commend the developers for their active bug fixing and consistent support, even in Early Access. The game is noted for feeling polished, with many players reporting a bug-free experience. Importance 60%	Reviewers commend the developers for their active bug fixing and consistent support, even in Early Access. The game is noted for feeling polished, with many players reporting a bug-free experience.	60%
Adaptable Difficulty Options Description The game offers a range of customizable difficulty settings, making it accessible for beginners while providing a significant challenge for experienced players. This adaptability allows for varied gameplay experiences. Importance 56%	The game offers a range of customizable difficulty settings, making it accessible for beginners while providing a significant challenge for experienced players. This adaptability allows for varied gameplay experiences.	56%
Enjoyable Tower Defense Description The game's tower defense elements, including base construction, resource gathering, and defending against intensifying enemy waves, are consistently enjoyed by players. The need for quick resource management and defense building keeps gameplay engaging. Importance 56%	The game's tower defense elements, including base construction, resource gathering, and defending against intensifying enemy waves, are consistently enjoyed by players. The need for quick resource management and defense building keeps gameplay engaging.	56%
Deep Strategic Decisions Description The game offers significant strategic depth, requiring players to make many game-affecting decisions regarding resource processing, city configuration, and gameplay focus. Complexity is introduced gradually, allowing players to master intricate systems. Importance 48%	The game offers significant strategic depth, requiring players to make many game-affecting decisions regarding resource processing, city configuration, and gameplay focus. Complexity is introduced gradually, allowing players to master intricate systems.	48%
Unique Nomadic City Description A key innovative feature is the 'nomadic' element, where players frequently move their city to new areas. This constant travel adds a unique twist, encouraging exploration and dynamic supply line management. Importance 45%	A key innovative feature is the 'nomadic' element, where players frequently move their city to new areas. This constant travel adds a unique twist, encouraging exploration and dynamic supply line management.	45%
Rewarding Discovery & Progression Description Players enjoy the continuous discovery of new items, technologies, and mechanics, even after many hours. The exploration and upgrading systems are well-implemented, making the progression feel rewarding. Importance 21%	Players enjoy the continuous discovery of new items, technologies, and mechanics, even after many hours. The exploration and upgrading systems are well-implemented, making the progression feel rewarding.	21%