Songs of Syx

Songs of Syx is a top-down city planning simulator with roguelike elements. It all starts with a small colony, but gradually the settlement turns into a city, and then into an entire empire, which must be managed not as a camp, but as a state. People here are not abstract numbers: everyone has needs, habits and claims. Some people want food, some want spectacle, some can’t stand their neighbors on the block. This affects mood, productivity and the risk of unrest, so planning not only buildings, but also social life. In addition to construction, there are battles: you have to defend the colony, and later fight with its neighbors. The size of the army is directly related to the economy, because every fighter is a worker who is not enough at a construction site or in the field. Separately, it is worth noting that the settlement has its own way of life: some of the residents are engaged in mining, some are engaged in crafts, and some prefer idleness and require special treatment. In addition to construction, there is technological development, and some decisions affect the entire campaign at once. The game is long and leisurely, but it gives you the rare feeling that you are really running a country, and not just one camp. The settings allow you to set the map size and starting conditions, so you can start the same world with both a tiny village and a large city. The game is complex and unforgiving: the balance between growth and hunger is easy to upset. But the Songs of Syx provides a rare depth - here you can lead the same civilization for years and each time find new problems to solve.