Banished vs Tap Tap Builder
Banished
Banished is a medieval-themed city-building simulation that can be pretty difficult to get into at first mainly due to its many nuances and lack of a comprehensive tutorial. But once you get the general idea of how things work (we'd recommend starting with easy mode), you'll start to truly appreciate the game as the challenge that it is. In some way, this game is quite similar to SimCity in many ways with the obvious difference being the themes and the lack of piping, waste management or electricity. Different maps will pose a different challenge and of course, the bigger your village is, the more stuff you'll need to manage. Although it does have some strategy elements to it - mainly in the form of village management, the game is not a war game. There is no fighting involved but your villagers will die from natural causes or disasters like illnesses or famine.However, once you've gotten the hang of the game, Banished becomes less of a punishing game and a bit more boring due to the same-y looking buildings and the soundtrack. When it comes to replayability, we'd say that the game has maybe tens of hours in it before you'll get bored and move on to the next game... and this play duration may be drastically reduced if you happen to be a pro SimCity player.
So, in short, Banished will appear to be a somewhat frustrating game at first, but once you've gotten the hang of it, the game might gradually becomes boring mainly because there is nothing else to do except to expand, expand and expand! However, we can't say that we didn't enjoy playing the game, and even for the shorter play duration it has to offer, as opposed to triple A city-building titles, the game is worth the money it costs.
Tap Tap Builder
Tap Tap Builder is an idle, city-building simulation game where you can design your own metropolis from the ground up. Build houses to increase your population; build offices and workplaces to give your people jobs, and build factories to produce vital construction materials you'll need to expand your city. Each building can be further upgraded to increase their efficiency and productiveness. All of these 3 types of buildings need to also grow in balance with one another just so your city can thrive.The idle tapping mechanics in this game is slightly different from what you might be used to though. Instead of tapping non-stop, you'll need to tap and hold to fill up a progress bar. Once the bar is full, you'll then get whatever you set out to obtain, be it concrete or metal for your new building or even to upgrade a building. All this tapping and holding will consume your energy which can be easily replenished by tapping a button at the gym. Don't worry! It may sound complicated but the game's really easy to grasp.
Tap Tap Builder is definitely a rather unique idle game that isn't as mindless as any other idle games. You actually get to plan and strategize the placements of your buildings just so you can maximize the land you have. It's an interesting game to play, that's for sure. Do give it a try!