Did a single person really eat 100 pumpkins in one sitting? I promptly followed the last person from the barn and realized that the food was being brought into their own house, while their neighbors starved to death next door.

I was perplexed when I would check on the food storage and notice it was almost empty. When I started playing the game, after food was gathered it was transported into the barn for storage. One challenge in the early part of the game focused on the quirkiness of my people. There is no rival village to defend your citizens against, but you’ll be constantly pitted against the forces of Mother Nature. Technology trees don’t exist and you can build anything you want at from the start, as long as you have the resources to do so. Unlike other city building games, Banished does not have annoying yet informative game advisers that popup during the game that helps you plan out the next move. I am one of those people that start city building games without going through the tutorial, and I immediately regretted my decision. Lead your people well and you shall see generations after generations of citizens thrive in your town. You must move on and so shall your people, make them farm, fish, hunt for their survival.

Your grief is not yours alone however the happiness of your citizens gets affected whenever one of their own passes away. Be notified when one of your citizens is born, when they are in school, when they join your work force, and sadly be informed of their demise. Build a town that will stave off the harsh winter and provide food for your little band of exiled people.

Banished is a city building strategy game developed by Shining Rock Software.

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