In a time when just about everything (other than Nintendo games) is coming out on PC alongside the Xbox and PlayStation (eventually), it’s become the great intersectional platform. There are games that are only on PC, games that are on PC and Xbox but not PlayStation, games that are on PC and PlayStation and not Xbox, and games that are on PC and Switch but neither Xbox nor PlayStation. That means there was a terrifically wide range of nominees in the running for PC Game of the Year for 2023 – including quite a few that would’ve easily made this list if they’d come out in any of the past several years instead. What stands out is that, in a conversation that spanned all genres, RPG dominated the top of the list almost entirely – but each of them is wildly different from the others.
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has had a rocky launch, with multiple bugs and problems arising in the game that required its developers to rush in putting out patches to repair everything. Now, the previously announced roadmap of planned DLC for the coming year is going to be facing delays, but this is a good thing for fans of the city-building game. As many have already pointed out, perhaps the entire launch of would have benefited from being delayed as well, so extending the roadmap for additional content seems like a wise choice.
was a massive undertaking, with many promises made that were very ambitious from the start. The depth of mechanics that a resource manager and city-building game such as this requires is already a lot, and features a heavy focus on even the smallest details. This is to the developer's credit, yet, it also makes many extra possibilities for things to go wrong or require a lot from the systems that a game may be played on. While will be a wonderful foundation to build upon for many years, currently it is hindered by many game-breaking issues.
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In a November 20 announcement on the Paradox Forums from the CEO of Colossal Order, Mariina Hallikainen, it was stated that the team for is working on improving the foundational concerns for the base game and digging into the more difficult issues that require some extended work. All the previously planned-out DLC which was expected over the first half of 2024 will still be arriving in the future, but it is going to be temporarily postponed until the game is at a satisfactory level.
Mariina Hallikainen: «Once the PC version is where we want it to be, we will be focusing on the console release and DLC content. We are committed to bringing the marketed DLC content to you, but it will not be landing in the originally promoted schedule.»
Hallikainen also said that the priorities for everyone at Colossal Order are focused on performance improvements, bug fixing, and editor/modding support. The performance problems in have been a frustrating fact that many players have struggled with since the game was released. Currently, the devs say they are working on improving the GPU and CPU performance to improve the overall experience for everyone, particularly once cities begin to grow larger and grander.
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Since the launch of on October 24, 2023, there have been patches and bug fixes applied at a rapid pace in an attempt to quickly appease players and solve the easier issues. Now, the team at Colossal Order will begin to focus on the larger problems that will take more time to repair but will also have much better results. T
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