I was about to do the same thing. :D

I've bought this game (directly from their website) like a year ago while it was still in development, and I'd say:

1. It's very much like the "Zeus: Master of Olympus", "Pharaoh", "Caesar" games. Pretty much the same gameplay, except maybe with a bit of "Majesty" added in the form of monster dwellings on the map.

2. I enjoyed playing a few maps, but the game got boring quickly. The game seriously needs a campaign or something similar, where each map plays differently. And preferably not just different goals and "on this map you can't use that building" sort of thing, but preferably some more variety. Like maybe buildings/units unique to a given map/scenario. Something to improve replayability. As it stands, the best you can do is fiddle with map generation settings, and go for various achievements. Not enough to keep me playing.

3. Overall, I'd say the game is slightly overpriced. If it was half the price, I'd gladly recommend the game to people who enjoy city builders. Hopefully, the devs will add some more replayability.

Interesting game. A bit overpriced, but interesting nonetheless.

One for the devs: I'd REALLY love to see some UI / Menu improvements. I do get easily lost and uninterested on games where all menus look the same and have no backgrounds / divisory lines on them. That's what keeps me away from buying it.

Regarding that...I actually did that a while back on Steam!

...he said no. ._.

>_<

Failing that, I also asked them to exchange my unused Steam key for a brand new GOG key. One can only hope...

I did the same. Asked them to exchange my unused Steam key for a GOG or Humble Store key, if they are not willing to update the Groupees build. Let's hope they will do that.

Interesting:
'GOG also requested that the game was officially released and I took this as a sign.'


Contradictory:
'The development process won't change. There are still some things to do (improvements, suggestions, heroes). It is mostly just a numbers change. We're also are going to start transitioning from Early Access to Released status on Steam.'

So, GOG wanted it 'released' to cut a corner, meanwhile it is not on Steam.

Watched the video and it looked much like Zeus and Poseidon. I own them here on gog, so I think this is a wait for a 50% off sale before buying.

Looks a little bit like the settlers. Will propably give it a chance at the end of the week.

The more I look at this the more it gives me the feeling that the game is a mix of Caesar III, Beasts and Bumpkins and Knights and Merchants. Which is all good stuff.

This kind of city builder is right up my alley, but something holds me back. The price just seems to steep for this kind of game. Maybe i am just cheap. Anyway, wishlisted for now.

You can now click and drag to create a bunch of stuff - like turnip plots. The only issue I have with that is you still have to place a scarecrow in the middle of a 5x5 field to keep pests away so there is still some tediousness there. Nowhere near as bad as clicking 72 times though!

Tediousness! That's the word for it!