Dorfromantik

Dorfromantik is a peaceful village-building strategy puzzle game for one player, inspired by tile-based board games like Carcassonne. You have a stack of hexagonal tiles and work to match their edges while creating areas of towns, forests and fields to score points. It stands out for offering a calming puzzle you can take at your own pace, that also has hidden depths to discover.

CONTENT RATING

PLATFORMS

PC

Nintendo Switch

POSITIVE GAMEPLAY

Calming

Cooperation

Educational

Happy Distraction

Non-Violent

Simple Fun

Geographic

Route Planning

PLAY STYLE

Team Up With Game World

Hexagonal tiles are drawn from a random stack and can be placed and rotated on an expanding board to create a growing rural landscape with buildings, fields, forests, lakes and rivers. Each tile is rewarded points for how well it fits against the surrounding ones. As you progress, new tiles and biomes are unlocked and quests can be completed. The idyllic landscape scenery is further enhanced by animated tiles, like windmills and steamboats. One round of the game runs until all the tiles in the stack have been placed on the board.

As you progress you slowly uncover the different ways to maximise your score. Perfectly matching all the edges of a tile. Completing missions to connect a certain number of houses, forests, rivers or trains. Then closing off areas if you have a mission that results in a flag. It all builds to create a gently strategic experience that you can hone as you perfect your approach.

This colourful game was developed by four game design students from Berlin. It can be played either casually, as a relaxing and calming distraction, or as a challenging puzzle to beat the high score by planning ahead and strategically placing each tile.

GAMEPLAY TRAILER

Good to know

Insights to ensure your child's gaming experience remains safe and enjoyable

Develop strategic thinking

Strategy games promote strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and creativity. They encourage planning ahead and considering consequences. Develop these skills by asking children to talk through their choices and explain how they came to that decision.

Match skill level

Strategy games vary in complexity. Choose games that match your child's skill level to provide an enjoyable yet challenging experience.

Improve life skills

These games often ask players to make choices like in business, such as managing money and resources. This can help improve these skills in real life.

Skill level age

Suggested by Family Gaming Database

6+

You need to consider the placement and rotation of land pieces, not only to match the surroundings but also for long-term plans and routes. Younger players can enjoy focusing on creating countryside scenes and less on their score.