Pixel People is a free-to-play game dressed to appeal to skilful game players.
For example, 'Writer' plus 'Writer' results in 'Editor'. There's humour and thoughtfulness in the splice outcomes. In these cases, free-to-play presents more than a mere shift of business model it changes the very nature of a game. Good free-to-play games find ways to inject some of the old skill into the mix, but the poor ones ask for nothing more of their players than persistence or wealth. Now, game progress is achieved through time investment (waiting for your crops to mature, buildings to erect or soldiers to train) or financial investment as you pay real money to expedite the process. In order to make the game appeal to as broad a range of players as possible, the skill requirement is removed and replaced with money. The mainstream free-to-play model popularised by FarmVille has altered this recipe in a fundamental way. The time-rich player is able to progress through investment of effort, increasing their character's strengths through repetition, accruing in-game currency to purchase a faster car or sharper sword. The skilful player is able to move through a game on merit, mastering its systems through experience or natural ability. Collect or buy Utopium to speed up building processes and reveal secret recipes for creating exotic residents.Īs your population grows, love can blossom in Utopia too, and you can earn a sweet bonus for every 11 love hearts you collect.Time and skill: video games have demanded one or both of these investments from players for over three decades.
You can create Athlete Stanley Cupp, Judge Judy Schuss, or even Buccaneer Yoho Howe!Įach new job you create for a Utopian resident puts money in the bank, and the more residents you place in each building, the more money you make! Use your cash to build more residences, places of work, and to expand your land. “The game strikes a great balance between accessibility, with its loveable pixelated population, familiarity, and innovation…” - EDGEĬombine the properties of Utopia residents to create 380 new occupants, each one suited to a special role in your new society. “Simple, elegant and endlessly entertaining” - Kotaku “It’s got charm in spades, depth of play and an awful lot of content to keep your fingers busy for a long time to come.” - Modojo, 4.5/5 “Seriously good” - Computer & Videogames, 8/10 “Pixel People is an excellent and addictive mash-up of town building and element combining. “Pixel People takes an apocalyptic future and makes it hopeful, cheerful and bright-if it’s where freemium games are headed, we have a lot to look forward to.” - Touch Arcade, 5/5 ★ Straits Times Digital Life Award, Editor’s Choice for Best Made in Singapore Game 2014
★ Tabby Award, Best iPad Simulation Game 2014 LAUNCH DATE: | PUBLISHER: Chillingo | APP STORE RATING: ★★★★★ | LAST UPDATED: Jan 2015 Splice genes of residents and combine their skills to discover new Pixel People to join your thriving city.
Welcome to the world of Pixel People where YOU create the city and the residents. Greet new clones to Utopia at the arrival centre, then find them a place in your new world.