Xiri: Oasis Cities, a Survival-Based High-Tech Future-Set City-Builder, Announced for PC
Xiri: Oasis Cities is a survival-focused city-builder set in a high-tech future, announced for PC by a small indie development team. The game challenges players to build and manage a thriving desert oasis settlement while simultaneously contending with natural disasters, cyber warfare, and fragile political alliances with neighboring communities.
Gameplay emphasizes complex management mechanics, requiring players to oversee an evolving population composed of humans, androids, and drones within a megacorp-dominated future setting. A significant gameplay focus involves corporate competition and industrial espionage, with players able to launch targeted cyberattacks against rival infrastructure, carefully manage population loyalty levels, negotiate favorable loans, detect embedded spies within their settlements, and strategically manipulate economic systems for competitive advantage.
The combination of survival mechanics, city-building strategy, and high-stakes corporate intrigue positions Xiri: Oasis Cities as a distinct entry in the city-builder genre. Rather than emphasizing peaceful urban planning, the game prioritizes conflict, resource scarcity, and interpersonal drama. The high-tech setting and complex layered management systems create substantial depth for players seeking sophisticated strategic gameplay experiences and engaging narratives within a competitive corporate environment.