Primordia

44 advancements, huh?

and this game felt like it was gonna go for a bit more

Pretty short game, but well designed. The automation comes in a bit later than I prefer, so you will spend a lot of time at the start resetting, but it does arrive. Some good ideas, and fun bits.
Content ends at 44 advancements and 8 Combinators, and took me a couple days to get there. (Or I assume, as there is a several day/week timewall for Combinator 9)

Quite enjoyable but desperately needs automation

Advancement 26 seems like a miscalculation. The fill button is 2x the normal cost to press the buttons by hand. This is then forced to be used in Advancement 38

A really high-quality game with strategic gameplay, unique mechanics for each layer, and even some lore. You can read my full review at https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/reviews.php?target_group=VideoGame&target_title=Primordia2022

Pretty short game, but well designed. The automation comes in a bit later than I prefer, so you will spend a lot of time at the start resetting, but it does arrive. Some good ideas, and fun bits.
Content ends at 44 advancements and 8 Combinators, and took me a couple days to get there. (Or I assume, as there is a several day/week timewall for Combinator 9)

A really high-quality game with strategic gameplay, unique mechanics for each layer, and even some lore. You can read my full review at https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/reviews.php?target_group=VideoGame&target_title=Primordia2022

44 advancements, huh?

and this game felt like it was gonna go for a bit more

Advancement 26 seems like a miscalculation. The fill button is 2x the normal cost to press the buttons by hand. This is then forced to be used in Advancement 38

is this game discontinued?