Everyone wants to build a thriving metropolis but how about a tiny little city instead?  One that isn't measured in square miles but instead square feet.  It's not that hard to do when the roads and buildings are made up of blocks that fit on a tabletop, and it opens up a whole world of physics-based challenges to go with it.  It's nice to build a city that fits on a desk, of course, but how about one on a ruler sticking out from a pile of books, or on a board balanced on the tip of a triangle?  Urban planning generally doesn't require making sure the entire town doesn't tumble to the floor.

Tinytopia is a city-builder where you place and stack miniatures to build up the best city possible in a limited area.  One of the advantages of being little toy buildings is that they fit together, so while you can place a skyscraper same as in other city-builders, you can also create a huge stack of trailers that makes up in redneck charm what it lacks in structural stability.  Or you can snap a trio of little houses together to make a much fancier level 3 house, which may not be quite so impressive as a trailer-tower but seems far less likely to get scattered when a wind-up kaiju strolls through town.

While the release date is still uncertain, Tinytopia has been in the works for a while and even had a demo during the February Steam Games Festival.  It's since been picked up by long-time niche games publisher Mastiff (best known for Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure but I'm sure someone else out there remembers Technic Beat) and there's a new trailer today to go with the announcement.  Tinytopia is a cute little thing so give the trailer a view to see how playful building a city could be.

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