City-building games live or die on their economy. From Cities Skylines 2 to Manor Lords, to Banished, building is only half the game - the rest is managing what’s coming in and what’s going out. In colossal city builder The Wandering Village, the economy’s just as important as in its rivals, and it’s received a huge update in the latest patch for the game. Now there’s considerably more depth in how you’ll approach managing your meandering settlement, with new resources to harvest and different ways to spend them. Continue reading Unique city building game The Wandering Village just got even better MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best city building games, Best indie games, Best roguelike games

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