第九所 (Ninth District?)

Going through the 60s trying to get to Mars


Interesting sandbox survival management game set in the early 60s when China was going through Cultural Revolution. The location is in a remote dessert with enough space for multiple factories and workers to build their way to Space. The game brings the player through the Cultural Revolution from the start with the Great Leap Forward (1958) focusing on industrialization. The player will then slowly go through the phases of revolution until ultimately they build a rocket. (I haven’t gotten that far yet.)

The game starts out with a book, therefore it makes sense to think of this as a diary, journaling the past, therefore the art style is worn and vintage looking. The details on every piece of paper are the most interesting part, all very simple and elegant. The art style suits the time period, whereby there was nothing too high tech, and everything was written in pen and paper. Big patches of color, NPCs have no faces, probably to represent Chinese culture of not standing out.


Developer: Netease | Publisher: Netease | Platform: iOS(China Only)

Dead In Vinland

Keeping a shipwrecked Viking family alive on a mysterious island one day at a time.


Players help the exiled and shipwrecked family to establish their base, collect / manage resources, explore the island and stay alive. Every now and then, there will be battle and it is turn based. Gameplay wise, controls are pretty simple, mostly clicking, dragging and dropping. The stats and traits of each character give this game depth by affecting their efficiency in camp, and in battle; akin to tabletop RPGs and dice rolls but the results are calculated for you.

The art drawn style does a good job of drawing people in, although all animations are mostly very simple. The layout definitely does a good job at presenting plenty of information to the player in a digestable, easy to understand format, and doesn’t feel overwhelming.


Developer: CCCP | Publishers: Dear Villagers, Plug In Digital, MP Digital LLC | Engine: Unity