I thought of playing Dwarf Fortress but decided to try something easier first and was lucky that Gnomoria went on special that same day. It was the perfect stepping stone and I really look forward now to playing Dwarf Fortress.
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game and is supposedly very similar to the game Towns that was abandoned by the developer. Both games are based on Dwarf Fortress but lack the complexity. And strangely enough it was that complexity that I feel was lacking in Gnomoria. Everything just feels a bit basic and besides building up a town and getting all the necessities created it just felt like there wasn't really a lot to do.
Something that it excels at though is to just let the game run while you browse the internet and then just keep an eye on your gnomes every now and then while they follow your instructions. I only realised this when I was already tired of the game though but I can see myself playing the game again in the future and then maybe build up something majestic. Something Minecraft inspired maybe.
