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2017 · NimbleBit · City-building · Incremental

Bit City

Build your own Bit City! Start from a tiny town and grow to a thriving metropolis in this city building idle game from the creators of Tiny Tower. Collect profits and invest in upgrades that keep your city growing. Fill your city with new types of cars, planes and ships.

Released
13 March 2017
Platforms
AndroidiOS
Genres
City-buildingIncrementalSimulationStrategy
Developers
NimbleBit
Publishers
NimbleBit
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Country
United States

About

Bit City is a 2017 city-building and clicker game developed and published by NimbleBit. In it, the player must generate a steady coin income to build a city that meets a population quota. They may buy in-app purchases to boost their progress and can prestige, which returns them back to the first city with their upgrades and in-game currency Bux kept. Bit City was released on March 13, 2017, for Android and iOS. Its initial reception was mixed, with praise for its graphics and soundtrack but criticism for its technical performance and repetitive gameplay.

Keywords

  • city builder

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Bit City is a city-building and clicker game. With a bird's-eye view, the player must build a city to reach a certain population; once fulfilled, the player can choose to start another city or keep improving the one they are on. Each city has a set number of different-sized plots; when a player decides to buy a plot, they are prompted to pick one of three districts: Residential, Business, or Service, which will build residential properties, businesses, and services respectively. However, if a district type is built too frequently, its demand and income will lower.

Once a plot is built on, the population increases depending on the plot's size. They may rebuild on the same plot to upgrade a building's income.

Reception

The overall gameplay was considered charming but repetitive. Gamezebo's Nik Ives-Allison called it the "best hybrid clicker-simulation game" at the time and stated it was addictive and easy for the player to learn. Campbell Bird of 148Apps criticized Bit City for providing "very little satisfaction", and Pocket Gamer's Jessica Famularo criticized the "shallow" goals and stated there was no motivation to continue after the player had reached the last city. Reviewers from Pocket Gamer thought the core gameplay loop was engaging and addictive, while others found it boring.

Bit City's graphics were liked by critics. While some reviewers commended the variety of buildings, Bird praised Bit City's landscape design, but Ives-Allison criticized that the lack of a rotative camera made it challenging to view vehicles. Critics received its soundtrack positively for its upbeat nature.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS12 May 2017Worldwide
Android12 May 2017Worldwide

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