Banished (PC Game)

I, like a lot of people, enjoy playing games where you are basically a kind of god figure the the people you have in front of you. You can create houses, farms, or even disasters, which is always nice for when you get bored of your save file. Banished is one of these games. Unfortunately, most people go straight for Sims as a simulation game, or for something like City Skylines, but there is rarely a game between these two dynamics, focus on one family or focus on an entire city, with no power over its people. This is where games like Banished come into play.

I know it may seem silly to review a game hundreds of people have already reviewed, but it seems that people don't really know about this game, I know I didn't until very recently. This game is really about building a town using your citizens as workers for particular jobs. This is a level of gameplay a lot of simulation games rarely reach, since there is already so much to do to take care of a city/family. This does mean then that this game is harder than your average simulator game, since to actually maintain a population, you have to have almost everyone catching or farming food constantly, which means that farms are usually a bad idea, since they only produce food in the Autumn (or Fall), unless of course you have the luck of being placed far form a lake or river, in which case, plant those farms straight away!

Really, the only way to play this game effectively is to install mods, which does mean you get practice at the game, but often means you do not receive any achievements for the games you play with them on, and be sure to turn on mods before you create a new game, it has a habit of crashing if you don't! Other than a few bugs, and the difficulty level being insane, the game is actually fun to play almost anytime, want to relax? Play an easy game. Want a challenge? Turn off your mods and see how long you last!  Honestly, in my opinion, this game is definitely worth the time and effort needed to master the timings and food balance, as well as finding all the mods you need, since the actual gameplay is slightly addictive.