Polismos

Update: The game is a 5/10 and that's only if you accept its shortcomings generously. After an additional 10 hours I am happy to report that I was right. The terrain remains an insurmountable obstacle. Scaling in size and owning all of your neighbors is pretty fun, however, and I think if you already own the game and can't refund it, it's worth playing through to that point. Speaking of owning your neighbors: Combat...

6 found this helpful, 2026-06-28

Great little game. The challenge is to stay afloat economically, with other challenges as well, but the main 'puzzle' is how to grow sustainably. has some GREAT IDEAS THAT I CANT SEEM TO REMEMBER EVER BEING USED IN SIMILIAR GAMES, for them alone it is worth trying this game. One would be the separation between public and private currencies, a great take on the economics. This game can be BRUTAL the first...

5 found this helpful, 2026-07-06

As a classical archaeologist, I am very excited about this game. To include so many cities and so much detail is amazing. It is very fun as is, but there are a few improvements that I think should be made: I think I should be able to see how much my production buildings/farms produce. I can see on the build screen how much it should produce per year, but not on my farms when I click on them or the goods screen. I...

3 found this helpful, 2025-12-04