Thank you for all the ideas! Shoutout to “pussy eaters republic”.
EDIT: added non-twitter poll link
Since my game is not (only) about villages, but building up an entire nation, I thought of changing the title to make it more appropriate.
“Nation Architect” and “Sovereign Architect” and “Sovereign Roads” are the other ideas.
Game concept: You play as a country leader, tasked with building up a country (either immortal president, or some form of AI).
You will need to plan roads and factories, then launch bidding process to see your blueprints get built. You will manage “teams”, which are generated by towns at certain milestones, specialize them and buy them vehicles. Eventually, relations with other countries will come into play as well.
A single badly-planned highway bridge is enough to bankrupt you, like irl for weaker economies.
Edit: I think part of why I like it is that it’s evocative of both “construction” and “destruction”, and civil engineering necessarily involves aspects of both. Like, even when there isn’t existing infrastructure to demolish, there’ll still be tasks such as digging into the ground to anchor support structures, which I could consider to be a kind of destruction
A bit of warning : I’ve seen indie developers mention that having a single common word for their game title was a mistake. It makes it hard to search for. A combination of words or a simple phrase is better in that regard.
Searching only for “Architect game” right now already yields a bunch of things, like a Korean MMO, actual house architect simulators, and you know, the very popular Prison Architect.
You’re right, I should have made some google poll or something, darn it. (EDIT: added non-twitter link, removed old one)
There are games such as Prison Architect (that are my inspiration in various ways), but I wouldn’t bee as bold as to name mine just Architect. 😅
Another idea was Nation Builder, but that also seems too generic to me.
You’re the first person to explicitly say to like my Steam page (even though I am fully aware the graphics are kind of atrocious), so thanks again. I’ll keep developing this project, and see where it goes.
Honestly, +1 for Nation Builder. Generic isn’t necessarily a problem. It gives space for the gameplay itself to define the game’s identity, rather than its title.
I like Country Architect too! It could lead to a country-esk builder who builds small towns and leads them to building nations based on principles the player learns from starting simple and escalates on the premise that different cities and states will act according to geographic landscape and resources. I wish OP the best in naming his game and designing the systems of play that bring education and principles into the forefront of a player’s motivations
You’ll make a certain real civil engineer upset by naming it architect and then having a engineer on the front. :)
Nation Engineer gets you away from some of the genetic architect slop (which often follows a successful game) and maybe draws a YouTuber into playing it.
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Infrastruction or Infrastructor?
oh my.
So, I think I’m choosing Infrastruction.
Ooh, I like this
Edit: I think part of why I like it is that it’s evocative of both “construction” and “destruction”, and civil engineering necessarily involves aspects of both. Like, even when there isn’t existing infrastructure to demolish, there’ll still be tasks such as digging into the ground to anchor support structures, which I could consider to be a kind of destruction
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Hope it works well - best of luck with the project!
Thank you.
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Is there any media link that isn’t to X? Many don’t like giving clicks to the Nazi social media stronghold.
I’d love to see your game!
EDIT: Your steam link was great.
I recommend simplifying it: Architect
This also leaves you open for sequels/expansions that may have a different theme than “country.”
A bit of warning : I’ve seen indie developers mention that having a single common word for their game title was a mistake. It makes it hard to search for. A combination of words or a simple phrase is better in that regard.
Searching only for “Architect game” right now already yields a bunch of things, like a Korean MMO, actual house architect simulators, and you know, the very popular Prison Architect.
Fair enough.
The song Track 17 by Unknown Artist was the best song on Napster!
Thank you so much!!!
You’re right, I should have made some google poll or something, darn it. (EDIT: added non-twitter link, removed old one)
There are games such as Prison Architect (that are my inspiration in various ways), but I wouldn’t bee as bold as to name mine just Architect. 😅
Another idea was Nation Builder, but that also seems too generic to me.
You’re the first person to explicitly say to like my Steam page (even though I am fully aware the graphics are kind of atrocious), so thanks again. I’ll keep developing this project, and see where it goes.
Nationeering?
Nationeer?
Architect: From The Ground Up
I like this and had the same thought. My other thought was calling it something like “Breaking Ground”
Honestly, +1 for Nation Builder. Generic isn’t necessarily a problem. It gives space for the gameplay itself to define the game’s identity, rather than its title.
It turns out, Nation Builder is already taken as a board game name.
Nation Builder was my thought.
An Architect?
Shame
Shame
Shame
not that kind of architect 😓
You mean how it’s used to describe rural areas, too? It still works the way you expect it to, even under that definition. 🤷♂️
Or do you mean the genre of music? 🤔
I like Country Architect too! It could lead to a country-esk builder who builds small towns and leads them to building nations based on principles the player learns from starting simple and escalates on the premise that different cities and states will act according to geographic landscape and resources. I wish OP the best in naming his game and designing the systems of play that bring education and principles into the forefront of a player’s motivations
tysm!
Such dirty double entendre
Birth of a Nation, Fledgling NationEdit: kind soul pointed out the shitty connotations of Birth of a Nation, definitely do not call it that!
Jeff
Jeffland?
Nation Building
AuthorityAustraliaPetri Country.
How about …
Masterplan Nation
Build of Nations
State Architect
AI Slop Architect?
You’ll make a certain real civil engineer upset by naming it architect and then having a engineer on the front. :)
Nation Engineer gets you away from some of the genetic architect slop (which often follows a successful game) and maybe draws a YouTuber into playing it.
Good luck with your game!
Very good ideas and information, thank you.
Architects don’t design countries. Town planners or Master planners do…
Technically those don’t design countries either. They just tell people where what is allowed to be build.
Actually, we are kinda looping back to architects do design countries. Puzzle piece by puzzle piece.
‘Architectcracy.’ Which is more or less, “rule by architects.”
That would be architectcrazy.