Overview: Highway Builder (Nintendo Change)

Highway Builder is a puzzle recreation the place you construct roads and handle site visitors. Developed and revealed by Final Video games, this title is an attention-grabbing tackle site 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 may add junctions, intersections, straight or curvy roads, ramps, and extra. The primary level is to construct your highway 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. As a result of that, not solely may I not play the first ranges inside Highway Builder, however I wanted to show myself a lot of the controls in Customized mode.

In accordance with the sport’s description, Highway Builder incorporates “considerate ranges that may be handed in several methods.” As a substitute 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 might have several types of roads, railroad tracks, terrain, water, buildings, and extra.

I loved my time with the Map Editor and had enjoyable constructing. Instructing myself the controls (with out the tutorial) was easy sufficient. Most items to constructing your highway are on the backside of the display screen. You cycle by means of them utilizing the L/R and ZL/ZR buttons to sift by means of the classes and subcategories. You may 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 in regards to the controls was utilizing the correct analog stick as a cursor. Highway Builder was initially launched for PC in 2021, and the controls are nonetheless optimized for a pc mouse slightly than the Nintendo Change. It’s bizarre at first, however the extra you play, the extra you get used to it.

Map Editor doesn’t will let you save greater than three ranges. So, when you create a fourth, it’s good to delete one among your masterpieces. If you wish to play the degrees, exit the principle menu and open Customized mode. You may select one among your three ranges to play. I solely created one degree as a result of there wasn’t a lot else to see after that, and the highway 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 attempt the sport’s fundamental ranges. Constructing a map was enjoyable and enjoyable however grew uninteresting after some time. For those who’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 attempt. Nevertheless, if the principle gameplay mode doesn’t work, there isn’t a lot of some extent.