Hello Riftbreakers!
From time to time, we try to share with you a selection of games from other indie developers. The games we choose are usually similar to The Riftbreaker in some aspects - the genre, the setting, or the general ‘look and feel.’ The game we want to share with you today seems to be totally unrelated, but we think that despite the different setting, it might just be the right choice for you. Meet Timberborn - the first ever lumberpunk beaver city builder!
The action of Timberborn takes place long after mankind has done its job on Earth - they turned our beautiful planet into an almost dry and semi-inhabitable shell of its former glory. Luckily, one industrious species with a very particular set of skills has adapted very well to these new conditions - beavers. These ingenious little rodents have been honing their engineering skills for a long time and are now ready to take over the world. If they survive, naturally. Your job is to manage a colony of beavers and guide them to global domination. To do that, you will need to make use of a lot of skills, from city design, through economic planning, to water management.
Despite evolving into a highly intelligent and industrious species, beavers can’t escape their nature - they want to live near water and need it to survive. That is the first challenge your colony will face - the suitable living area near bodies of water is rather limited, and you won’t be able to grow your city forever. At least not horizontally. In Timberborn, you can create highly complex metropolises that grow upwards, not sideways! Stack buildings on top of one another, build walkways, platforms, and bridges. Crush that population density metric!
All the citizens of your new colony will need food and water to survive. Unfortunately, the Earth’s climate has changed a lot, and we only have two seasons now - dry and wet. Those names do not reveal the full scope of things, though. The dry season always brings a drought of catastrophic proportions and the wet season barely brings in enough water to sustain life. That is a problem since you need water to grow food and keep your beavers happy. However, if beavers are good at one thing, that is for sure building dams. In Timberborn, you will be able to construct highly complex systems of dams, canals, and reservoirs. Redirect the flow of entire rivers. Control the ebb and flow of water to irrigate your fields and keep your colony alive.
A beaver can sustain on food and water only for so long - they also need a way to enrich their daily lives in some other ways. Allow your beavers to express themselves by building monuments, decorating the streets and parks with statues and flowers, and allowing them to take part in social activities. A happy beaver is a productive beaver!
Oh, and have we mentioned they’re about to drop a huge update with robotic beavers?
If you enjoy The Riftbreaker you might appreciate the in-depth and relaxed colony management aspect of Timberborn. For a limited time, you can pick both these games up in a bundle at a 10% discount! And if you already own one of these games, you can also pick the other up, also at a discount.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/27433/Timberborn__The_Riftbreaker/
Give Timberborn a shot!
EXOR Studios