Townscaper is different

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0530

Prison Architect and Airport CEO are the only two games I have bought on Steam before last week. Townscaper became the third game I have ever bought, or should I say, the first digital toy I have ever bought. No kidding, Oskar Stålberg, the creator, has dubbed it an instant town-building toy. I don’t think anyone would ever argue against that description. There is an irregular grid over which you can build island towns using the different coloured blocks. Blocks interact with each other automatically in various ways based on the underlying algorithm. I guess the algorithm is what makes this ~~game~~ toy’s core.

Changing trains at every station

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0530

This is going to be one of the worst analogies you will ever come across. Imagine yourself travelling on the Delhi Metro. 253 stations represent a long list of things you can do in your life, and the list keeps on increasing after every few years. Of course, you are just a traveller and have no control over when new stations are added. It is the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation that takes care of that. They add new stations whenever they think there is a need. Or in our case, a new list of things that can be done in life.

August on The Field Blog

Townscaper is different

Changing trains at every station