{"id":121313,"date":"2024-11-02T19:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T12:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121313"},"modified":"2024-11-02T19:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T12:16:45","slug":"dystopika-is-a-beautiful-cyberpunk-city-builder-without-the-ugly-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121313","title":{"rendered":"Dystopika is a beautiful cyberpunk city builder without the ugly details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/civis\/threads\/elden-ring-review-come-see-the-softer-side-of-punishing-difficulty.1482655\/\">Elden Ring<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>refuses to provide manageable save files (and <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2024\/06\/shadow-of-the-erdtree-has-ground-me-into-dust-which-is-why-i-recommend-it\/#gsc.tab=0\">I paid for it<\/a>).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2024\/09\/balatro-arrives-on-phones-sept-26-so-plan-your-sick-days-accordingly\/#gsc.tab=0\"><em>Balatro<\/em><\/a> withholds the final math on each hand played (and <a href=\"https:\/\/aftermath.site\/balatro-the-long-dark\">its developer suggests avoiding calculators<\/a>). And the <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2017\/09\/xcom-2-war-of-the-chosen-review-a-world-worth-saving\/\">modern X-COM games<\/a> force me to realize just how much a 98% chance to hit is not the same as 100%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2379910\/Dystopika\/\"><em>Dystopika<\/em><\/a> (Steam, Windows) is a city builder in maybe the strictest definition of that two-word descriptor, because it steadfastly refuses to distract you with non-building details. The game is described by its single developer, Matt Marshall, as having &#8220;No goals, no management, just creativity and dark cozy vibes.&#8221;<em> Dystopika<\/em> does very little to explain how you should play it, because there&#8217;s no optimal path for doing so. Your only job is to enjoy yourself, poking and prodding at a dark cyberpunk cityscape, making things that look interesting, pretty, grim, or however you like. It might seem restrictive, but it feels very freeing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ars-video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DYSTOPIKA - Launch Trailer\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/93P1kdxHYTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The game&#8217;s interface is a small rail on the left side of the screen. Select &#8220;Building&#8221; and a random shape attaches to your cursor. You can right-click to change it, but you can&#8217;t pick one. Place it, and then optionally place the cursor near its top to change its height. Making one building taller will raise smaller buildings nearby. Reaching certain heights, or densities, or something (it&#8217;s not explained) will &#8220;unlock&#8221; certain new buildings, landmarks, and decorations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ars-img-shortcode id-2059956 align-fullwidth\">\n<div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy.jpg\" class=\"fullwidth full\" alt=\"Screen showing a tall, T-shaped building,, with \" alpha=\"\" on=\"\" the=\"\" side.=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-1152x648.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241028174525_1-copy-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/>\n                  <\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"caption font-impact mb-4 mt-2 inline-flex flex-row items-stretch gap-1 text-base leading-tight text-gray-300\">\n<p>\n      Hooray! I&#8217;ve unlocked the headquarters for a megacorp with a very ominous name! (Please appreciate my efforts at public transit.)<\/p>\n<p>              <span class=\"caption-credit mt-2 whitespace-nowrap text-xs\"><br \/>\n          Credit:<\/p>\n<p>          Kevin Purdy<\/p>\n<p>                  <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You do get to pick out &#8220;Props,&#8221; like roads and trams and giant billboards and hologram objects and flying carports, but the game is similarly non-committal on what you should do with them, or most anything. You put things down, or delete them, expand them, connect them, and try things out until you like how it looks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2024\/11\/dystopika-takes-all-the-management-out-of-a-cyberpunk-city-simulator\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most.\u00a0Elden Ring\u00a0refuses to provide manageable save files (and I paid for it).\u00a0Balatro withholds the final math on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121313\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8630],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}