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Design compact neighborhoods from interdependent blocks, balancing resource inputs and outputs to keep buildings thriving.
Released 10 May 2017
Build Dense Neighborhoods
Link Resource Inputs
Prevent Block Decay
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 200+ building blocks to combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Developed by Plethora Project · Published by Devolver Digital









Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator in which you arrange more than 200 types of blocks to create a functioning urban ecosystem. You decide what to build and how to fit it into the available space.
Each block has resource inputs and outputs, so neighborhoods depend on networks of blocks supplying one another. Managing those dependencies helps produce resources and unlock additional blocks and combinations.
Blocks that lack needed inputs decay over time and can become abandoned or destroyed, potentially affecting nearby blocks. Story, Sandbox, and Challenge modes offer different ways to design neighborhoods and work toward their goals.
Players who enjoy Block’hood describe it as a creative way to explore environmentally minded neighborhood design, with resource-balancing mechanics that can be interesting and satisfying to work through. Some appreciate its calm pace, approachable learning curve, visual design, and sound, while others enjoy the clearer goals of Challenge Mode.

| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 39 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 75/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |