this game is simple. you build, idle, unlock islands, build some more. somehow the music though repetitive is just so relaxing. it brings you down to earth and helps you unwind. Everything about the gameplay is everything that you could expect. And the amazing thing is that there is no forced ads. when a game forces an ad believe it or not I'd delete it. It's just completely stupid and I am more prone to pay a little bit of something for a game that does not force advertisements on me because I'm not gonna play a game that's just a simple piece of crap just to make them money. But this game I have bought the five dollar pack which isn't a lot but I'm sure is enough for them. The game actually makes you want to watch the ads as well and I have watched plenty of ads or at least let them run through for the extra coins extra bridges etc. I'm a little over 2/3 way to unlocking everything completely. i will be happy to unlock everything and maximize efficiency to have the most income possible on this

I love 4X games, but I don’t play often because they involve a lot of focus and intensity. This game brings many of the things I love about 4X while being so chill. The ambient music is amazingly relaxing, I’ll leave it open just for that. You don’t lose resources when you sell something you’ve built (money gained from selling is the same as it costs to build), taking away the stress of having to get things perfectly optimized the first time and the strenuous calculations of if a revamp of an area is worth it. But you still have the drive to perfectly optimize. The cost and income progression seems fair so far, i haven’t spent any money but I’ve progressed quickly. We’ll see if that stays true as I keep playing. Overall, it’s been years since I was this happy with a free game. Get it!

The mechanics of the game are simple but this game differentiates from other idle games. In this game you need resources to build some structures and those resources are provided by other buildings making the game objective not only to get the most money but to find the perfect way to optimize your buildings. The only problems I found are the only thing that connects islands and their benefits between each other are very tedious to get. One choice is to wait up to 8 hours just to get one bridge or watch ads until you have enough coins to get the bridge. Other issue I found is the the money you get while being outside the app is 3 times less than what you get if you were on the app and to get 3 times money from being idle you need to pay 30 coins, which there are only three options to get these coins. By purchasing with real money, by watching three ads or to press any bottle you see on the ocean which is randomized between money or coins with more probability of getting money. And every time you need to pay this 30 coins you can’t do any of these options because you needed to have the coins beforehand.

Interesting game a bit like a very very kiddie pool board game. Pretty linear progress without too much thinking. But still pretty fun. In the end though you really are forced to pay. AND watch innumerable ads. To be fair the way the ads are delivered is palatable but make no mistake you will be watching hundreds to thousands if you want to win. In particular starting at Iron island you reach a point where progress through passive or even active ad watching income is nowhere near sufficient. It takes weeks for even one upgrade. I didn’t even mind watching the ads. But it becam3 The Who,e game. Lot of potential here. And an improved model for watching ads. But in the end the game is just like any other P2W. I loved this game. That alone gets it 4 stars. Tweak the game balance in the later stages please!