Block'hood is an indie developed by Plethora Project, released 10 May 2017 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Block'hood is
Block'hood is an indie game developed by Plethora Project and released in 2017. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 90+ building blocks to arrange and combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs. The game will embark on a story of ecology and understanding as additional resources are always needed to unlock new blocks, configurations, and combinations to create more prosperous neighborhoods. Throughout the design process, players will need to avoid the decay of their city blocks by making sure each unit doesn’t run out of resources and become a strain on the complimentary…
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 39 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Block'hood holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 600 series or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Block'hood launched on 10 May 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and What Remains of Edith Finch. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, What Remains of Edith Finch.
Official trailer
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