Banished isn't shy about punishing you for mistakes you didn't know you made. (Disclaimer: I was too impatient to slog through the tutorial. You should totally slog through the tutorial.) ...

Freeform city-building game Banished now has a release date, and if you didn't read it in the headline up there, fans of placing and maintaining buildings will be pleased to hear that it's coming ...

Here’s how it works. Alpha footage of Banished, a city builder from one-man developer Shining Rock Software , walked right by me as it went to YouTube a couple days ago.

Previously, a strict date hadn't been set, and writing the in-game help, polishing and testing took a wee while longer because of the holidays. It's all ready to go now, though, and I'm giddy with ...

Removing that makes Banished simpler to understand. Moreover, most city-building strategy games use money almost exclusively as their means of creating difficulty.