Highway Builder is a puzzle recreation the place you construct roads and handle visitors. Developed and printed by Final Video games, this title is an attention-grabbing tackle visitors simulations. Nevertheless, 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’ll be able to 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 principle gameplay) and Map Editor. Sadly, I didn’t get an opportunity to play in the principle mode. The sport started with a tutorial and froze in the identical spot each time I attempted to play. Attributable to that, not solely may I not play the first ranges inside Highway Builder, however I wanted to show myself many of the controls in Customized mode.
Based on the sport’s description, Highway Builder comprises “considerate ranges that may be handed in numerous 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 may 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. Educating 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 via them utilizing the L/R and ZL/ZR buttons to sift via the classes and subcategories. You’ll be able to zoom out and in of the map utilizing the D-pad and Y to rotate items and toggle a day and night time cycle.
The trickiest half concerning the controls was utilizing the precise analog stick as a cursor. Highway Builder was initially launched for PC in 2021, and the controls are nonetheless optimized for a pc mouse relatively than the Nintendo Swap. 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, should you create a fourth, you should delete considered one of your masterpieces. If you wish to play the degrees, exit the principle menu and open Customized mode. You’ll be able to select considered one of your three ranges to play. I solely created one stage 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 may’t play ranges created by different gamers.
I loved my time with Highway Builder and would like to strive the sport’s important ranges. Constructing a map was enjoyable and stress-free however grew uninteresting after some time. Should you’re on the lookout for a recreation, you may simply choose up and play with out getting too sucked into it, then actually give Highway Builder a strive. Nevertheless, if the principle gameplay mode doesn’t work, there isn’t a lot of some extent.
