Production Chain Tycoon 4+

I absolutely love this game for one reason. No. Forced. Ads. I can’t tell you how annoying it is to find a fun game only to realize that you have to watch an ad every two minutes.
In this game, yes you can *choose* to watch ads to get small buffs, but it’s completely optional and the game is 100% beatable without them. There are some pieces of trash on the islands that you can get rid of either by watching an ad or paying some coins, but coins are pretty easy to get.
As for payments, there is a huge island that you can buy for eight bucks and a dragon thing that doubles your income for seven bucks. But I’ve found that I have plenty of space on the seven islands that you can unlock just by playing the game and if you want double income you can also watch an ad and get it for twenty minutes.
The actual gameplay is also very addictive (in a good way, I think) and I spent the entire day just building machines and getting resources when I first downloaded it. I’m also a sucker for some good pixel art 😅
In conclusion, I can tell that the developers really cared about making this game a fun experience instead of just making a crap game for money. And I really appreciate that 🙂

I downloaded this game on a total whim last night, but I have been playing it nonstop on my breaks at work. At first when I realized I had to actually think about what I was buying and what resources I needed to use, I got frustrated and closed the game because I don’t want to think. I eventually opened it back up and I can’t put it down! The strategy in the game is stimulating but not so difficult that I feel stumped. I like the lack of ads aside from the trash cleaning. That being said, I wish getting coins was a bit easier so I didn’t have to watch 3 ads to clear one piece of trash.
Otherwise, the game is fantastic! The name is a bit off-putting but gets the point across.

Overall, I believe the game is absolutely worth playing if you like city builders for enjoy dames like factorio. I enjoyed the early game a lot. Mid game was ok and end game was missing something.

Forests: only two things you can put on them. One for wood. One for planks with power.

Mountains: have many things you can put on them including windmill.

Charcoal: need a lot to advance but only one way to get it. Needs another option.

Power: I can get behind the power system for the most part until you need fluid pipes to the same building. I wish pipes and wires could stack. Also, some buildings use an astronomical amount of power (sand) to make very little glass for example.

Late game ended up just becoming more of an idle game - waiting for resources for an entire day at times to build or upgrade the same sets of buildings to eventually get an upgrade for the next tier.

Video Ad boosts were essential to get 2x materials

And then the game was over. Just like that. It almost felt like there was no rhyme or reason- it just ends. The only reason I built the last building was to say I did it. There was not even a quest related to it. It left me a bit empty and not really wanting more. Just an uninstalled game - with an empty last island and no bought island.

TL;DR
Fun early game. Mid game was ok. End game - pointless aka idle game status. Power /Pipes needs work. Need ad boosts to progress. No need to buy last island or boosts.