Meeple Station vs Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile
Meeple Station
Meeple Station is a space-themed, sandbox simulation game that focuses a lot on exploration, trading and team management. In this game, you’ll need to build your starter space station and then venture out into the galaxy to find a place to set up shop, so to speak. Mine nearby resources and refine them into valuable bars and other alloys, and trade the resources you have with passing spaceships for resources that you don’t. Don’t forget to assign your meeples with tasks that suit their respective personalities, and give them everything they need to be content despite being cooped up in a tightly-packed space station.The game doesn't have a multiplayer mode (yet), but I can see the potential of having the game mode added in the future where players will be able to trade with each other and even raid other player’s stations to plunder resources. It’ll probably be somewhat similar to Minecraft’s multiplayer mode.
Overall, Meeple Station is definitely an early access game with plenty of potential. Despite the bugs and game issues, it is a rather fun sandbox game to play where you can build your own space station, explore the galaxy, mine and trade for resources, and manage your team of adorable meeples. If you’re interested, Meeple Station is currently available for purchase on Steam. Check it out!
Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile
Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile is the fourth installment and an exclusive mobile-only tycoon game that follows in the footsteps of its predecessors. However, being a mobile game, the gameplay in Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile had to be drastically "dumbed down" because well, there is so many menu buttons you can place on the screen of a mobile device, but if you take that into consideration, the game excels despite some of its glitches and shortfalls.Not to mention, in addition to the usual scenarios and sandbox mode, this game also has a unique corporation mode where you can compete with another player and his/her theme park to see who's the best tycoon around. You can even play the slots mini-game that the game provides, and share coaster blueprints with your friends. But ultimately, the main selling point I dare say, is that the game is free-to-play. Now, even people who can't afford to buy any of its previous games can experience the wonders that the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise can bring.