A pretty, simple game that's a really neat concept but not very fun or engaging to actually play.

I remember when this game was announced how cool it looked and sounded. I loved the idea of bringing life and nature back to an area, but when I finally got my hands on the game I found it to be quite boring to play. I finished the first area and then didn't really feel like the game had anything else to show me

Terra Nil is not really that engaging and the usual satisfaction of building out your town, base, etc. that other strategy games like this have, is not here because the point of the game is to do the opposite. It has the same sort of "do nothing" chill vibe as Dorfromantik, but even Dorfromantik has the satisfaction of building out your map even if there's no real goal.

I still think the idea of Terra Nil is real neat, and I don't really know what I'd change but it's just not very engaging at all.

+ Really neat idea
+ Kind of chill

- Not engaging or fun
- Performance issues and buggy on iOS

Reviewed on Dec 11, 2023


2 Comments


4 months ago

"Not engaging or fun"

Wow, went right for the jugular right at the end there!

4 months ago

@thealexmott Hahaha. It's a concise bullet! But yes I did not think it was very fun.