🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Anno-like city-builder with pirate theme
Fun, accessible, and engaging gameplay
Engaging campaign with good pacing
Enjoyable early game, unfinished story
Appealing and well-done graphics
Negatives:
Clunky controls, poor UI/graphics
Too easy, lacks challenge
Poor ship management/combat mechanics
Flawed captain assignment system
Resource imbalances hinder progress
Gameplay:
Naval combat and pirate management
Focus on production and population
Repetitive and simplistic ship combat
Captains enhance ship performance
Unclear needs and dependencies
Performance:
Stable performance, some bugs
Unresponsive mouse and control bugs
Plays well on Steam Deck
Performance worse than Anno
Intuitive controller layout
Recommendations:
Mixed opinions; Anno comparison
Unpolished, needs more content
Try the demo first
Faster-paced, shorter playtime
Hope for future updates
Miscellaneous:
Euro-RTS meets pirate theme
Potential, awaiting future updates
No DLC planned
Developers working on new game