Dorfromantik

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80

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

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  • Summary: Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 13, 2022
    90
    Dorfromantik is a gorgeous indie gem that presents its player with the tranquility of building a romantic German village. It is a truly relaxing experience, where its simplicity truly shines. Chasing that high score with its tile placement gameplay can be utter fun, even though it may not be for everyone, it is truly a masterful experience that presents much needed respite in these times.
  2. Shacknews
    May 4, 2022
    90
    Essentially, no matter what you’re looking to get out of Dorfromantik, you should be able to find it thanks to the assorted game modes on offer. The approachability of its tile placement and point system mixed with relaxing visuals pull you in and invite you to kick up your feet and rest for a while.
  3. GAMES.CH
    May 16, 2022
    90
    A peaceful, minimalistic, and calming puzzle game that stands as something truly unique in the city-builder genre. You cannot fail, there’s no pressure - just enjoyment for those who want to switch off and forget about the outside world for 15 blessed minutes.
  4. Vandal
    Apr 28, 2022
    80
    This is an enjoyable managerial experience with a touch of puzzle and strategy, that knows how to offer a challenge whilst being relaxing.
  5. IGN Japan
    Jul 4, 2022
    80
    Dorfromantik is a relaxing game that welcomes the player to a rural landscape. At the same time, it is an experience that allows the player to enjoy the fun and challenge of aiming for a high score as well. That means that the game can be enjoyed both as a relaxing break and as a serious undertaking, but never as something in between.
  6. New Game Network
    May 3, 2022
    80
    Dorfromantik is an enjoyable light puzzle game with a pleasant presentation, strong core central mechanic, and plenty of replay value.
  7. Gamer.no
    May 13, 2022
    70
    Dorfromantik is the game version of a relaxing break. It's almost like putting together a puzzle, only in a slightly more interactive form. You lay down tiles with different landscape elements, and try to make them fit together.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. liane80
    Jun 2, 2023
    10
    Dorfromantik is a very special game to me. It is beautiful, relaxing and easy to grasp, but offers much more strategic depth in it's puzzleDorfromantik is a very special game to me. It is beautiful, relaxing and easy to grasp, but offers much more strategic depth in it's puzzle mechanics than I had thought in the beginning. I play it to chill out and I wholeheartedly recommend it! I don't understand the negative reviewers...… Expand
  2. greffuu
    May 30, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, special place in my heart for the time spent after work just to relax
  4. Dudeman15
    Mar 30, 2023
    10
    What an amazing game. The best word to describe it is soothing. The design is elegant and simple. It supports controller, but definitely playWhat an amazing game. The best word to describe it is soothing. The design is elegant and simple. It supports controller, but definitely play with the mouse. The music is relaxing and good.
    I love it, I recommended it to friends so strangers should play too. You'll always want to beat your last score. LFG mah gee.    … Expand
  5. Jerg4n
    Apr 27, 2023
    6
    Nice relaxing arcade-like experience with no real objective. I put a few hours into it but it's unfortunately really my type of game.
  6. jexewa1856
    May 10, 2022
    5
    There's just not very much to do, and what can be done is not very interesting or deep. It plays like a game that is more about looks thanThere's just not very much to do, and what can be done is not very interesting or deep. It plays like a game that is more about looks than mechanics, but it looks like a game that is more about gameplay than visuals.… Expand
  7. Resoul
    May 6, 2023
    4
    It's alright at first but it just doesn't have that something that makes me want to keep playing and got boring pretty fast, i do like gamesIt's alright at first but it just doesn't have that something that makes me want to keep playing and got boring pretty fast, i do like games like this but this one just can't hold me.… Expand
  8. tremault
    Jul 18, 2022
    0
    The game is really buggy when it comes to controls and there are a number of dumb design decisions that can ruin your game session.

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