Unlike what many might expect from such a game, Doomsday Preppers is actually a tower building and management game, where you have to construct and keep in a good shape your post-apocalyptic bunker. This means that you have to fill it with living quarters, production rooms and many more, plus make sure that the production keeps going and you are ready to face the end of the world as we know it.
In terms of gameplay, things are pretty repetitive and there’s a lot of waiting involved – something that you wouldn’t have at your disposal in a real life situation of an apocalypse. But it’s a game and we should enjoy it: you simply tap an empty area in the shelter and decide what it will be used for: living quarters for new residents or production rooms.
The strange thing is that it doesn’t really matter what type of things you are producing (food, fitness units or weapons) as all have similar effects and reward you money because yes, you will still need money after the apocalypse. The only thing to consider when you decide on building your rooms is what type of residents you have: they are all experts in a specific field and if you use an expert into the right room, you get a bonus. So it’s more a game about micromanagement than one about survival or actually preparing for an apocalypse. Which is a bit disappointing, as I was expecting something else…
Visually, the game looks exactly as you would expect such a game too look like: nothing spectacular, nothing craptacular. Good graphics with nice animations and enough color to keep even the younger players happy. The soundtrack is not annoying, you have a limited one with limited music playing, which is a good thing.
The only real problem of Doomsday Preppers is that it doesn’t manage to capture the urgency of getting ready for the apocalypse: you have to spend a lot of time waiting for your rooms to be ready and for the items to be build (and then you have to wait some more for them to be stocked) so I don’t really think that it will cater to the post-apocalypse fans. However, for those who enjoy a good time management casual game, Doomsday Preppers has everything in store for you!
Final rating: 3 out of 5
