Waterworks!
Once launched, the game is available in both English and Polish
Po uruchomieniu gra dostępna w angielskiej i polskiej wersji językowej
Welcome to medieval Grudziądz*!
Waterworks! is a card-based strategy game. You've been placed in charge of the water supply in the medieval town of Grudziądz. You'll have to use your management skills to make sure every house has enough water and at the same time gather supplies for development of new technologies!
Are you up for it?
- Play various cards to supply buildings with water!
- Position your units to maximize their efficiency!
- Manage your deck, decide what to keep and what to discard!
- Collect resources and workers to develop new technologies!
- Build a network of pipes and wells on town's map!
- Put out fires and fulfill the ruler's requests!
- Don't let your Influence drop or you'll fall from grace!
While you're at it
- Witness the city's changes throughout the ages as the game progresses!
- Learn how medieval water supply used to operate!
- Relax while listening to the beautiful soundtrack by talented Chris Carlone !
Not enough?
- Try to master the game on all 4 difficulty levels!
- Come up with new strategies to beat the game in as few turns as possible!
- Collect all 10 achievements!
* How do I even pronounce that name?!
Interested in the research behind the game?
📄Read all about it here!
(If you're extra curious: there is also a link to the research publication paper at the bottom of that page!)
The city of Grudziądz was founded by the Teutonic Order in 1291 in the northern part of today's Poland on the Vistula River surrounded by wetlands. The high location on the Vistula embankment meant that the city was struggling with access to clean drinking water from the very beginning of its existence. With the growing number of inhabitants, the problem of water scarcity became an argument for the use of numerous, innovative (on a European scale) technical solutions in Grudziądz...
Development log
- 1.1.6 changelogApr 02, 2023
- 1.1.5 changelogJul 24, 2020
- 1.1.3 changelogJul 21, 2020
- Waterworks! - Privacy PolicyJul 21, 2020
- 1.0.0 changelogJul 16, 2020
- 0.5.0 changelogJul 04, 2020
- 0.4.0 changelogJun 25, 2020
- 0.3.0 changelogJun 12, 2020
Comments
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This is one of the most delightful games I've ever played! Thank you so much for making it. This really has made video games a work of art.
109 on normal, rng withheld me from winning earlier. Fun game and somewhat educational, well done!
I finished the game in 115 rounds. It was really fun. Thanks for the game!
So fun, wish there was more!!!
I think I got 115 on the normal? Prob normal
Is 124 turns good?
love this game!!! obsessed with it and surprisingly informative!
Why do I get a request for a well even though I never researched how to build one? Do they expect me to know how to make wells just because I can drill a huge sewer system?
so fun!
This is the first time i write a comment about a game. I really enjoyed it.
I actually enjoyed it so much i wrote a little something in python which calculates the optimal distribution of carts/wagons to get max influence. Further if this isnt possible it reorganizes wells, sumps and pipes.
https://onlinegdb.com/9OVnn0ZfH
Normal, 125 turns.
I feel like we get way more pipes than necessary.
We do, but you're better off using them anyway because any cards that get discarded will get shuffled back in, which means it takes more time to get the actually useful things.
I really liked this game and could see it doing really well on Steam. Like another had said, I do wish I could download this so I can play it throughout the day and not have to worry about the tab refreshing. The artwork is simple and detailed in ways I have yet to see in another deck-building management game. My only issue was not being able to read all of the dialog; it became not only a lot of reading, but I simply couldn't read the longer ones because of the pixel lettering. I am sure a portion of this is something that is a me thing, but is something to keep in mind.
I also had an issue with the font.
Very impressed gameplay, and a tiny bit of critique ;)
very charming game! i have played 129 turns on normal mode. but i think the game may be too easy after getting water wagon and wells. but i have not tried hard mode.
this is an awesome game. I want more.
i have never known poverty more than my single playthrough on normal mode. genuine kudos this game was so easy to get the swing of (esp since i skipped lit all the dialogue at the start) and even easier to get invested in (you got me to open itch out of school mission impossible) i was lowkey heartbroken when i saw i beat it on easy cuz i was having so much fun LOL.. absolutely not trying on hard mode. keep it up !!
135 turns, that was great!
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Very charming and fun. Great work!
good game!
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131 turns on normal :D just wish we could freeplay after completing it. Really wanted to fill in the entire town with sumps and pipes.
damn, there achievement for 130 turns or less xdd
They don't give you enough sumps and pipes. Maybe make it so the freeplay version keeps adding cards if you've used them all up?
Mega wciągająca gra polecam
well said
Awesome game! I just wish I had more choice of what to build next. I seemed a little linear. And I was also stuck a lot with buildings i couldn't yet build. But in general still very cool game. I especially like the music!
It would also be nice if it was clearer about which things you actually need to build.
Really cool game! I like the main game loop and curious to see what's next construction I can get!
But I do feel sometimes I wait too long for a card or new card unlocked and I just keep next day lol.
love the art too!
Amazing game. Beat it in 154 turns, but on my second attempt.
Wow, this game is amazing! Genuinely one of the best I played for a while.
Amazing
This game is awesome! I beat it on normal with 159 turns. It was really fun. I like the graphics and the music. The history is also interesting
I beat the game on normal mode in one sitting!!! Took me 119 turns. It was really fun and the concept is good. Greetings from Hungary to my Polish brothers!!
Great game, thanks for making it! It had me hooked for a solid hour.
Can't wait for the wakanda-themed version!
loved it!
bro my luck is genuine buns on this game
I love it tho
Great game! Completed hard mode in 155 turns, looking forward to impossible :)
Great game, beat it on 128 on Normal difficulty.
Awesome game!! I finished on Normal difficulty. I don't think the achievements worked for me, but that's a minor note. I'm going to visit Poland for the first time soon so this was also a fascinating window into the history of the country's infrastructure.
This game is awesome! Super fun and addictive :)
Love the art style!
good game
beat it in 138 turns on normal difficulty.