The Block
The Block is the world's smallest city builder. Place randomly generated buildings on a square and watch your tiny city block come to life!
The Block is an indie developed by Paul Schnepf, released 16 December 2022 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Block is
The Block is an indie game developed by Paul Schnepf and released in 2022. It was published by Future Friends Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Build up a tiny but perfectly formed city block from randomly generated tiles, try out a variety of colour palettes and map sizes, then sit back, relax, and bask in the glory of your adorable creation!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Block holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 14 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Block launched on 16 December 2022, within three weeks of Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and High on Life. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, High on Life.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Block yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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