I think it depends on your experience with city builders and resource management games. Having played games like Tropico 4 and some Sim City 3000 I managed to get through the main story on my first try in one 5~8 hour sitting. My friend who is less experienced lost entirely after ~2 hours and stopped there. It’s pretty tough until you know the mechanics, but that’s also part of what makes it so rewarding to survive.
The DLCs are also worth giving a shot. One of them is a prequel that gives the game mechanics a little twist and the other is a collection of missions based on the main game with secondary objectives other than fighting off the cold. Awesome game and should be pretty cheap on a sale
I think it depends on your experience with city builders and resource management games. Having played games like Tropico 4 and some Sim City 3000 I managed to get through the main story on my first try in one 5~8 hour sitting. My friend who is less experienced lost entirely after ~2 hours and stopped there. It’s pretty tough until you know the mechanics, but that’s also part of what makes it so rewarding to survive.
I’ve played every sim city and cities skylines. Seems interesting I’ll have to check it out.
The DLCs are also worth giving a shot. One of them is a prequel that gives the game mechanics a little twist and the other is a collection of missions based on the main game with secondary objectives other than fighting off the cold. Awesome game and should be pretty cheap on a sale