GAME-BREAKING BUG: 10 hours into a game, minions will no longer construct.
Minions assigned to construction just stand around like zombies, or just stare at the thing they're meant to build. DO NOT BUY.

The game is essentially an upgrade from the original, where the gameplay remains the same. That is a good thing.

From there however, it goes downhill fast. From mid-game out, it becomes an endless slog of balancing your funds between a full bank account and bankruptcy, demanding tiresome micromanagement for most of the time spent in my 50-hours playthrough. Where in the original game the world map was a never-ending supply of money, it now comes down to RNG if there's money at all on the map. At some point, there won't be any opportunities for you to gain funds. If (when) you're unable to pay your minions their wage due to a lack of funds, they will leave, prompting a half-hour of 'Minion desahting' voiced messages repeated every five seconds ad nauseum. This was not properly playtested, or it would have been dealt with.

I had more fun with the original, and I think you will too. There were some QoL changes released in the first month after launch, but there's still much room for improvement. Get this on sale, not before.

GAME-BREAKING BUG: 10 hours into a game, minions will no longer construct. Minions assigned to construction just stand around like zombies, or just stare at the thing they're meant to build. DO NOT BUY. The game is essentially an upgrade from the original, where the gameplay remains the same. That is a good thing. From there however, it goes downhill fast. From mid-game out, it becomes an endless slog of balancing your funds between a full bank account and bankruptcy, demanding tiresome micromanagement for most of the time spent in my 50-hours playthrough. Where in the original game the world map was a never-ending supply of money, it now comes down to RNG if there's money at all on the map. At some point, there won't be any opportunities for you to gain funds. If (when) you're unable to pay your minions their wage due to a lack of funds, they will leave, prompting a half-hour of 'Minion desahting' voiced messages repeated every five seconds ad nauseum. This was not properly playtested, or it would have been dealt with. I had more fun with the original, and I think you will too. There were some QoL changes released in the first month after launch, but there's still much room for improvement. Get this on sale, not before.