Premature Evaluation is the weekly column in which Steve Hogarty explores the wilds of early access. This week, he touches down on a barren moon of Saturn in extraterrestrial city builder Industries Of Titan.
Developer: Brace Yourself Games
Publisher: Brace Yourself Games
Release: Out now
On: Windows
From: Epic
For: £24, $30, €27
Industries Of Titan has a refreshing attitude towards dirt and grime. Most city builders prefer to clutch their pearls when it comes to the unpleasant matter of pollution, chastising mayors as they construct the elaborate sewage networks required in order to pump vast quantities of human gunk into whichever unfortunate body of water happens to be farthest from your town hall. Hand-wringing civic advisors wag an accusatory finger as you redraw the boundaries of your landfill site, wider and wider, before delicately placing incinerators on top like it’s a big brown birthday cake.