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Lokarin posted...

Dwarf Fortress

Graphics are kind of janky, but it does look fun, will keep it in mind.
funkyfritter posted...

Sim Ant

Now that's an ancient suggestion.

ConfusedTorchic posted...

probably spore

Doesn't seem quite right, but I never have played it.

Metalsonic66 posted...

Cities Skylines

Definitely not. While a seemingly good game, it's too large in scope for what I want.

JoeDangIt posted...

Maybe Dragon Quest Builders 2.

Definitely a fun game. I had a lot more fun with it than I was expecting to and I hope they end up making a third one eventually.

agesboy posted...

Huge stretch, but Scroll of Taiwu treats the player as essentially another NPC (except you've also got mayor privileges) and the NPCs can use town functions the same as you can, plus they all interact with each other a ton. It's not 3D and there's a lot more focus on interpersonal relationships/actions than city interactions though.

The Dark Cloud games are primarily dungeon crawlers but you do build up a somewhat customizable hub city with stuff you've found over time, and they usually unlock functions. I didn't like the gameplay that much though.

Necesse might work? It's reminiscent of Rimworld in how NPC automation is handled, but it's primarily a combat RPG. You can do everything the NPCs can be set to do, though.

Scroll of Taiwu does seem pretty interesting, but you're right, it's not quite what I'm looking for. I've got no way to play Dark Cloud games and don't feel like emulating anything atm. Threw Necesse on my steam wishlist, seems like it's pretty close to what I want.

You also mentioned Rimworld, which I've heard nothing but good things about. How does that stack up to what I'm asking for?

Thanks for the suggestions guys.