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About Microlandia
Microlandia is a city‑building simulation that blends a charming visual style with a deep socioeconomic engine. You construct roads, housing, businesses and public services while each resident is modeled individually, not as a statistical aggregate.
Your mayoral decisions—tax rates, fees, and policies—directly shape the economy and citizens’ lives. A newspaper reports every event, and every five years a random incident like a heatwave or recession tests your planning. Approval rating is the sole win condition.
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Individual Citizen Simulation
Every resident in Microlandia is simulated one by one, holding a real‑world‑inspired job, paying rent, and requiring services such as hospitals. Their personal circumstances react to your policies, creating authentic economic ripple effects.
There are no fake crowds or statistical shortcuts; each person can become sick, lose a job, or turn to crime if conditions worsen, making every decision visibly impact the population.
- Observe how tax changes affect employment trends over several in‑game years.
- Track hospital capacity to prevent health crises among simulated residents.
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Tax and Policy Management
You set income, sales, and corporate tax rates, as well as fees for licenses, bus fares, and parking. Raising rates too high can make living costs unbearable, while low rates may starve the city of revenue.
These fiscal levers directly influence the economy you build, affecting business growth, citizen satisfaction, and ultimately your approval rating, which determines whether you stay in office.
- Balance tax revenue against citizen cost‑of‑living to keep approval steady.
- Experiment with modest fee adjustments before large policy overhauls.
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City Newspaper Feedback
A city newspaper reports every incident with exact figures and real addresses, linking stories to actual events in your simulation. Crime reports, economic data, and policy outcomes appear as news items.
The newspaper holds you accountable; you will be blamed for all the bad news, so keeping the problems behind the headlines under control matters for your approval rating.
- Monitor newspaper headlines to gauge citizen sentiment.
- Address reported crimes quickly to prevent negative press spirals.
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Random Incidents Every Five Years
Every five in‑game years, a random incident such as a heatwave, recession, or drought challenges your planning. These events are drawn from real‑world data and test the resilience of your policies.
Preparing for these shocks by maintaining reserves, diversified infrastructure, and flexible tax policies can mitigate their impact and preserve your approval rating.
- Build surplus resources to cushion unexpected economic downturns.
- Diversify housing and employment zones to reduce single‑point failures.
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Active Development and No DLC
Microlandia is under active development with plans for years of updates, but the developers have pledged never to release DLC or a sequel. The base game will continue to evolve without additional paid content.
There are also no in‑game purchases, reflecting the team's stance against microtransactions. All simulation parameters and their data sources are publicly available on the website.
- Follow the Steam page for update announcements.
- Check the developer’s website for published data sources.
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