
Terra Nil is a reverse city builder about ecosystem reconstruction. Turn a barren wasteland into an ecological paradise complete with different flora and fauna. Then clean up, leaving the environment pristine. Subverting the builder genre, Terra Nil is about the restoration of a ravaged environment
I bought Terra Nil on the basis of this recommendation but am not particularly excited about it. While shopping for it I saw 'Blossom The Seed Of Life' on Steam. I bought this later and am happier with it. It is along the lines of 'Planet Crafter' and 'Eden Crafters' in which you are tasked with terraforming a desolate planet. I enjoy this kind of activity.
@gvwilson This essay about climate change urbanism in Cities Skylines might interest you. As might the possibility of configuring a map or scenario to increase coastal inundation, rainfall-driven flooding, seasonal heatwaves, ...
The essay's largely about experiencing the resistance of the prevailing system – urban structure and infrastructure, industry processes, budgeting systems – against eco-appropriate reform.
I had a key to this game and recently gave it away to a local kid who's interested in modelling our city and exploring scenarios that our urban planning talking heads don't have the foresight, care or imagination to think about. Many of them aren't even urban planners, in terms of education, it turns out, but just compliance checkers.