I've gotten worriedly addicted to this I'm worried about doing work for my job. Amazing concept and great gameplay. Sucks that I'm bad at it though lol.
I made an account just to say this: As much as I enjoyed the game, the fact that when it gets harder you're dependent on luck is very unfortunate. I used my resources wisely and carefully, however I didn't get pipes or water carts for a very long time, no matter how much I upgraded the system I couldn't get water carts, lost reputation which meant I couldn't buy money. I don't think that this system of randomized carts that come with luck is fitting for a management and strategy game.
There is a hard cap for water carriers, water carts, pipes, and sumps. The game isn't that dependent on luck as there is a set number of cards in a deck that is cycled every few turns and added depending on your advancements in the game. This means that you will always get all available types of cards every time you cycle the deck, you can see which cards you have the possibility of getting by hovering your mouse over the stack of cards on your left. You probably reached the cap for water carts and didn't upgrade your stables for a while or just reached the max amount of water carts, which is 3.
Would be nice if I could hold a key to highlight the state of every district, though (current and target water levels).
Would also be easier to select the water carrier by clicking the district instead of the character (seems more intuitive when you play the card on the district itself).
fun game I finished it on normal and hard before stopping. Only issues I had with it was if you are at the end of your deck and you normally draw 4 cards but your deck is only 2 left you only draw those 2 instead of the discard being shuffled and you draw up to your normal 4. Feels like it waste a lot of turns drawing only 1-2 cards. Would also like to see a way to pay to draw extra cards or a building you can make that lets you draw an extra card a round. If you go the pay route maybe have it have a raising cost the more you use it. Otherwise the game was a lot of fun and I got every achievement other than playing it on Impossible. Good luck and Hope you develop it more!
absolutely fantastic masterpiece such a fun little peaceful game with a unique concept literally blinked and then realised I had been played for 98 turns only one problem which was I started having to keep skipping turns towards the end to get any building projects I dunno maybe I was just very unlucky I mean I had to skip like 80 turns it was really annoying however from what I can tell no one else had this problem, I never got any new projects that I could actually finish till the point I was racking up money I had 700 gold and -70 influence I think my game was glitched or something still well worth playing a 10/10
Wow! This is a masterpiece. Thank you for this amazing game experience, it felt like I travel back in time. I finished normal mode in 136 turns, I will definitely play again to complete the achievements. About the small texts, I wish there is an option to enlarge font size.
...wow. Not only is this a really fun game (beat it all in one really long sitting, took 122 game days), it does a great job of celebrating and getting us to remember history's unsung heroes, the logisticians and common people who did the real work of keeping society running and people alive, despite the interference of kings and nobles and other such "leaders".
This is a super fun game! I enjoyed the little history snippets as well! Edit: I also feel bad for the bottom left house, I kept them on 0 water for most of the game :(
Sublime and engaging mechanics, with lovingly designed environment makes the world really serene to play with. The subtle historical education comes as a bonus. Thank you for building this. Made it through on my second attempt. 150 at normal difficulty :)
This made my evening! Really engaging and interesting.
The tutorial is very helpful and you master the basics pretty fast. You also are never lost in this game, there's always a new water system to build and you can see clearly what you need to do.
Won in 124 turns, Normal Difficulty. Had a lot of fun!
loved it so much, didnt know that water work really that complex even this day water still flowing. clap for waterworks there for keeping our water clean
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I've gotten worriedly addicted to this I'm worried about doing work for my job. Amazing concept and great gameplay. Sucks that I'm bad at it though lol.
One of my favorite games on itch.io! love it! Beat the game in 123 turns, just thought that was funny.
I made an account just to say this: As much as I enjoyed the game, the fact that when it gets harder you're dependent on luck is very unfortunate. I used my resources wisely and carefully, however I didn't get pipes or water carts for a very long time, no matter how much I upgraded the system I couldn't get water carts, lost reputation which meant I couldn't buy money. I don't think that this system of randomized carts that come with luck is fitting for a management and strategy game.
There is a hard cap for water carriers, water carts, pipes, and sumps. The game isn't that dependent on luck as there is a set number of cards in a deck that is cycled every few turns and added depending on your advancements in the game. This means that you will always get all available types of cards every time you cycle the deck, you can see which cards you have the possibility of getting by hovering your mouse over the stack of cards on your left. You probably reached the cap for water carts and didn't upgrade your stables for a while or just reached the max amount of water carts, which is 3.
Cute, fun, challenging, and informative!
Great game!
love thisgame
Amazing game. I love it
Finally a game that isn't about gay or trans people and is actually fun. 'Bout time.
And what's wrong about gay or trans people? A drop from 99% to 95% being about straight white men makes people like you so insecure...
Reported.
His username is a big tell
also reported
kinda true dou..
He ain't lying thou...
Finished all the achievements except impossible difficulty, we'll see if I ever succeed there lol. solid game!
very good game, i love it
Bluetooth horse
Downloadable version?
Great game!
Nice Game !
This is really cool, great job!
Would be nice if I could hold a key to highlight the state of every district, though (current and target water levels).
Would also be easier to select the water carrier by clicking the district instead of the character (seems more intuitive when you play the card on the district itself).
fun game I finished it on normal and hard before stopping. Only issues I had with it was if you are at the end of your deck and you normally draw 4 cards but your deck is only 2 left you only draw those 2 instead of the discard being shuffled and you draw up to your normal 4. Feels like it waste a lot of turns drawing only 1-2 cards. Would also like to see a way to pay to draw extra cards or a building you can make that lets you draw an extra card a round. If you go the pay route maybe have it have a raising cost the more you use it. Otherwise the game was a lot of fun and I got every achievement other than playing it on Impossible. Good luck and Hope you develop it more!
absolutely fantastic masterpiece such a fun little peaceful game with a unique concept literally blinked and then realised I had been played for 98 turns only one problem which was I started having to keep skipping turns towards the end to get any building projects I dunno maybe I was just very unlucky I mean I had to skip like 80 turns it was really annoying however from what I can tell no one else had this problem, I never got any new projects that I could actually finish till the point I was racking up money I had 700 gold and -70 influence I think my game was glitched or something still well worth playing a 10/10
happened to me too. Maybe it's cause we had too much residents, causing a never ending loop of losing influence
sounds plausible but why no new projects only ones that are impossible to do without town sigil? which I never gotXD
no idea lol, maybe you just got unlucky
Wow! This is a masterpiece. Thank you for this amazing game experience, it felt like I travel back in time. I finished normal mode in 136 turns, I will definitely play again to complete the achievements. About the small texts, I wish there is an option to enlarge font size.
Great game!
esta bueno!
this is great! would love another game like this for other long term building projects like a castle or a train network.
...wow. Not only is this a really fun game (beat it all in one really long sitting, took 122 game days), it does a great job of celebrating and getting us to remember history's unsung heroes, the logisticians and common people who did the real work of keeping society running and people alive, despite the interference of kings and nobles and other such "leaders".
Naprawdę świetna gra, zrobiłem o niej recenzje na swoim blogu o grach indie i oczywiście musiała dostać najwyższe noty!
https://indienacalego.blogspot.com/2022/09/waterworks-recenzja.html
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This is a super fun game! I enjoyed the little history snippets as well!
Edit: I also feel bad for the bottom left house, I kept them on 0 water for most of the game :(
great game
can you make it possible to install?
I got never a dull moment, I don't fell so well, and wheel of fortune all in one game on normal difficulty!
I don't know what possessed you to make this game, but I'm so glad that you did. Beat it on everything except for impossible.
Sublime and engaging mechanics, with lovingly designed environment makes the world really serene to play with. The subtle historical education comes as a bonus. Thank you for building this. Made it through on my second attempt. 150 at normal difficulty :)
142 turns. normal difficulty and tons of fun ^_^ Thanks for making such a good game
I love it
This made my evening! Really engaging and interesting.
The tutorial is very helpful and you master the basics pretty fast. You also are never lost in this game, there's always a new water system to build and you can see clearly what you need to do.
Won in 124 turns, Normal Difficulty. Had a lot of fun!
normal mode turn 157 taking a break. I don't know how you managed to make this game so interesting and balanced.
this was a great game!
loved it so much, didnt know that water work really that complex even this day water still flowing. clap for waterworks there for keeping our water clean
i beat it in 2 hours, very fu