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Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Android • 2015

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Quick resume

Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

Global score

86/100

Genres

Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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    Pros

    • Deep strategic gameplay
    • Addictive and replayable
    • Engaging survivor and faction stories
    • Flexible pace with turn-based and real-time options
    • Strong community and developer support

    Cons

    • Some repetitive gameplay and events
    • Cartoonish graphics not to all tastes
    • Limited character customization
    • Some bugs and early access unfinished features
    • Lack of multiplayer mode

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have significant control over laws, city layout, and resource management, making critical decisions that shape the survival and social order."

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      "Players have significant control over city building, survivor management, faction diplomacy, and strategic decisions."

    • Competence

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      "Game involves overcoming micromanagement challenges and learning complex systems like resource gathering, research, and survival."

      Capsule for Sapiens Sapiens

      "Game involves strategic micromanagement, skill development of survivors, and resource prioritization with increasing complexity."

    • Competition

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      "Competition exists mainly through multiplayer and rivalries with AI characters, but many play at their own pace."

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      "Competition mainly against AI factions for territory; no multiplayer but faction rivalry and war mechanics present."

    • Continuation

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      4

      "Highly addictive gameplay with long sessions and replayability; players report spending many hours and returning repeatedly."

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      "Highly addictive gameplay with long sessions and replayability through multiple cities and campaigns."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      3

      "Players manage a team of survivors with different roles working together, emphasizing cooperation within the squad."

      Capsule for Flesh Eaters Flesh Eaters

      "Players manage groups of survivors cooperating internally; also ally with or fight other factions, involving diplomacy and teamwork."

    • Creativity

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      2

      "Some customization and strategic choices in repairs and survival, but limited creative building or modification."

      Capsule for Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator

      "Some customization in survivor roles, equipment, and city building choices, but within predefined structures."

    • Domination

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      "Interactions with factions emphasize negotiation and alliance rather than domination or power over others."

      Capsule for Phoenix Point Phoenix Point

      "Interactions with factions and survivors emphasize balanced diplomacy and mutual respect rather than domination."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

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      "Players use the game as an immersive escape into a harsh, post-apocalyptic world with emergent stories."

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      "Players use the game as an immersive escape into a post-apocalyptic zombie world with emergent stories."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and nostalgia for the series."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and nostalgia for the series."

    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different survivor builds, combat tactics, base designs, and research strategies."

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      "Players try different strategies, faction alliances, and survivor builds to explore game mechanics."

    • Exploration

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      "Procedurally generated maps and roaming factions encourage discovery of new locations and emergent events."

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      "Players discover new city areas, random events, and faction dynamics as they expand territory."

    • Expression

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      "Some character upgrades and cosmetic elements allow for limited self-expression, but mostly standardized presentation."

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      "Limited character customization and backstory choices allow some self-expression but mostly standardized presentation."

    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fictional zombie apocalypse with imaginative scenarios and narrative elements."

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      "Strongly set in a fictional zombie apocalypse with imaginative factions and storylines."

    • Fellowship

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      3

      "Players feel part of a community managing survivors and interacting with NPC groups, fostering social connection."

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      "Players feel part of a community managing survivors and interacting with factions, though mostly single-player."

    • Growth

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      4

      "Players develop survivor skills, research new tech, and improve their colony over time."

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      "Players develop survivor skills, research technologies, and improve city infrastructure over time."

    • Health

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      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity involved."

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      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on managing multiple systems; not designed for idle or casual play."

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      "Requires active micromanagement and attention to multiple systems; not a casual idle game."

    • Intimacy

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      2

      "Some social interactions and relationships with NPC survivors, but limited emotional depth."

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      "Some emotional connections through survivor relationships and backstories, but limited social interaction."

    • Leadership

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      "Players lead and manage a group of survivors, making strategic decisions and assigning roles."

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      "Players lead groups of survivors, assign roles, and make strategic decisions guiding the community."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Strong progression through acquiring resources, upgrading units, and expanding territory."

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      "Strong progression through acquiring resources, upgrading survivors, building infrastructure, and expanding territory."

    • Relaxation

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      "Game balances challenge with fun, but also involves moments of tension and frustration."

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      "Game balances challenge and strategy but can become repetitive and occasionally frustrating."

    • Sensation

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      "Visuals are simple and cartoonish with moderate sensory stimulation; not highly intense."

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on individual story and progression rather than social recognition or leaderboards."

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    • Story

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      4

      "Narrative immersion with multiple endings, character backstory, and unfolding lore."

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      "Narrative immersion with character backstories, faction plots, and multiple endings."

    • Strategy

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      "Requires planning production chains, resource management, and tactical decisions in combat and diplomacy."

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      "Requires planning, resource management, tactical combat, and diplomatic choices."

    • Thrill

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      "Some suspense from zombie attacks and defense management, but overall controlled gameplay."

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    • Value

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      4

      "Players report good value for price with many hours of gameplay and replayability."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Sensation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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