This is by far one of the most interesting builders I have had the pleasure of playing in the last few years.

User Rating: 9.5 | 1701 A.D. PC
With the realistic and historic dedication of the Caesar series and the ruthless time and effort hoarding of Master of Orion this is a game that asks for a lot of attention. If you enjoy builder games as much as I do then you're bound to need a lot of coffee and food next to you as you play this game all through the night.
Although the basic gameplay seems simple at first just passing building orders for the first half hour you really start getting bored but as you slowly start losing money to everything from trade to building upkeep you tend to get your nerves in a rattle. With marvelous graphics and an ever evolving set of characters and civic levels it becomes imperative to take into consideration every aspect of live in the year 1701 A.D..
So as to not let down anyone I would state for the record that not everything is as I expected in the game. Seeing as you're supposed to build your own colony in something that has the look and feel of the Carabian you kind of expect to see bars and brawls and a ruthless tax collector that makes gameplay harder to adjust to. But to my surprise the game is pretty straight forward and doesn't require too much cognitive power if you're over 12 as well as the single level continuous play making things everlasting and therefor making it sort of undaunting. Still worth a pretty penny to pass the time till your spouse comes home from work or you're waiting for something better to come along.