Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows for full mod support and is optimized for the thousands of moving parts that come with building humongous cities.
The game features in-depth resource management akin to the Anno (Dawn of Discovery) series, expertly mixed with classic city-building elements from Settlers, SimCity, and Pharaoh all topped with narrative encounters inspired by Crusader Kings II to create the ultimate medieval ant-farm simulation.
Grow your untapped land into a great sprawling kingdom as you appease different factions of your area, all while listening to a beautiful original soundtrack by the veteran composers who’ve created music for Paradox Interactive titles such as Crusader Kings II and Europa Universalis IV.
We've waited over six years, but the wait has been well worth it: Foundation is one of those city builders you never want to put down. Polymorph Games' title has everything you'd expect from a city management sim, skillfully blending creative freedom with careful planning. It's visually stunning, enjoyable to play, and its interface manages to keep...
Overall, Foundation is a game that takes a while to get the hang of. It is incredibly complex and requires a lot of thinking, but it manages to ease you into it in a neat way. That being said, it does leave you hanging afterward, leaving you on your own to figure out the exact specifications of most of the mechanics.
Foundation is one of the most lovingly designed city-building games currently available and offers much more scope for creativity than other construction games thanks to the numerous modular buildings.
As I mentioned up top, I’m not usually a huge fan of building sims. The majority of the genre is focused around warring your neighbors and feel a lot more like RTS games than sims sometimes. However, Foundation is a cozier version of the genre, and I love everything about it.
It’s cute, it’s got a great tutorial, amazing atmosphere, colorful and beautiful...
Foundation is an absolute gem of a game. As long as you’re not expecting a strategy game like Age of Empires, you won’t be disappointed. Building, gathering, organizing—the game has all of this down to the finest detail, and it’s all accompanied by one of the most magnificent soundtracks. Unfortunately, it still has a few rough edges that, while minor...
