Highway Builder is a puzzle sport the place you construct roads and handle visitors. Developed and revealed by Final Video games, this title is an fascinating tackle visitors simulations. Nonetheless, whereas the gameplay was chill, the enjoyable didn’t final so long as I’d hoped.
You play as an architect, constructing entries and exits of varied roadways. You possibly can add junctions, intersections, straight or curvy roads, ramps, and extra. The primary level is to construct your street as effectively as potential.
There are two modes to play: Play (the primary gameplay) and Map Editor. Sadly, I didn’t get an opportunity to play in the primary mode. The sport started with a tutorial and froze in the identical spot each time I attempted to play. On account of that, not solely may I not play the first ranges inside Highway Builder, however I wanted to show myself a lot of the controls in Customized mode.
In keeping with the sport’s description, Highway Builder accommodates “considerate ranges that may be handed in several methods.” As an alternative of attending to play these, I needed to play within the Map Editor to get a really feel for the sport. It’s a sandbox the place you possibly can entry all of the options the place you could have various kinds of roads, railroad tracks, terrain, water, buildings, and extra.
I loved my time with the Map Editor and had enjoyable constructing. Instructing myself the controls (with out the tutorial) was easy sufficient. Most items to constructing your street are on the backside of the display screen. You cycle by them utilizing the L/R and ZL/ZR buttons to sift by the classes and subcategories. You possibly can zoom out and in of the map utilizing the D-pad and Y to rotate items and toggle a day and evening cycle.
The trickiest half concerning the controls was utilizing the proper analog stick as a cursor. Highway Builder was initially launched for PC in 2021, and the controls are nonetheless optimized for a pc mouse quite than the Nintendo Change. It’s bizarre at first, however the extra you play, the extra you get used to it.
Map Editor doesn’t help you save greater than three ranges. So, in case you create a fourth, you’ll want to delete certainly one of your masterpieces. If you wish to play the degrees, exit the primary menu and open Customized mode. You possibly can select certainly one of your three ranges to play. I solely created one degree as a result of there wasn’t a lot else to see after that, and the street constructing grew repetitive. Additionally, there’s no on-line piece to Highway Builder, so you possibly can’t play ranges created by different gamers.
I loved my time with Highway Builder and would like to attempt the sport’s fundamental ranges. Constructing a map was enjoyable and enjoyable however grew boring after some time. When you’re in search of a sport, you possibly can simply choose up and play with out getting too sucked into it, then actually give Highway Builder a attempt. Nonetheless, if the primary gameplay mode doesn’t work, there isn’t a lot of some extent.