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This citybuilding puzzle game is Threes meets Dorfromantik, and I’m extremely here for itUrbo is a soothing, sliding settlement game
Urbo is a soothing, sliding settlement game
I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but I thinkUrbomight be myDorfromantikof 2023. It’s a chill, citybuilding puzzle game from the devs behind the altogether more violentDiplomacy Is Not An Option, and it’s all about building tiny little villages on top of rocky outcrops. Except when you stick three of the same building type together, they all zhuup together to create an even bigger one. And a bigger one, and a bigger one. It’s very satisfying. The smooshing lights up all the same parts of my brain that Threes did when I became obsessed with it about five years ago, while the tile planning hits scratches that big Dorfromantik itch, making for an excellentSteam Next Fest demoexperience.
URBO announcement teaserWatch on YouTube
URBO announcement teaser
There’s only one level type available in Urbo’s Next Fest demo at the moment - a very mellow desert stage - but from the looks of its Steam page, there will be other biomes available, including grassy river cliffs, when it launches sometime between April and June later this year. The level is split between three different rocky stacks of increasing tile size, and you’ll only move on to the next one once you’ve run out of room on the one you’re working on.
Honestly, though, just look at this thing in action. An absolutely beautiful thing you definitely need to experience for yourself right away.
In the full game, developers Door 407 say they’re going to beadding more house setsto pretty up your villages and make them more distinct, as well as more options and systems that will affect your buildings, population size and the number of bonus points you earn with all the szhush-szhushing of your houses. It’s also supported on Steam Deck.
