In this game, you can…

• …dig up hills with excavators, then dump the spoil into the sea to reclaim land.
• …launch rockets, build a space station, then capture asteroids to restock your island with resources you already mined out.
• …pump crude oil into tanks, run multi-stage distillation, then keep the whole refinery moving by routing every byproduct somewhere useful.

In this game, you can…

• …pause anytime, pick up most buildings, and relocate them without penalty to rebuild your whole layout mid-crisis.
• …open a new glade and immediately get stuck with a timed curse or ruin you have to deal with.
• …draft only a few random buildings each run, even if they don't match what you can currently make.

In this game, you can…

• …turn building a single asphalt road into an end-to-end chain: quarry gravel, mine coal, generate power, refine oil into bitumen, then feed an asphalt plant and coordinate pavers and trucks.
• …trace one barrel of oil from distant pumps to trains, through storage tanks and a refinery, then split it into fuel for stations and bitumen for asphalt.
• …sell oil, build and sell planes, fly in tourists from either side of the border, and turn that revenue into a fully self-sufficient republic.

In this game, you can…

• …build living pontoons out of ants to cross gaps and scale huge creatures in later missions.
• …stage ridiculous arena fights like one American bullfrog versus 1,000 ants just to see what happens.
• …steal and mix traits from other ant species, building hybrid armies as you unlock new genetics through missions.

In this game, you can…

• …mutate your disease into zombies, vampires, or mind-controlled slaves that play by totally different rules.
• …play as a health team fighting the outbreak, choosing quarantines, treatment priorities, and vaccine logistics as deaths keep rising.
• …make countries bomb each other as outbreak events escalate, even in multiplayer.

In this game, you can…

• …teach the wrong gender-only skill, make a man's genitals fall off, then refine them into a flying weapon and use it in combat
• …get a dragon moving into a giant hole in your monastery and survive by building it an unbelievably good bedroom before it murders everyone
• …watch random objects gain sentience, like a tree or even a wall coming alive and wandering off after enough qi and good feng shui

In this game, you can…

• …plan a whole raid in advance, draw everyone's routes and commands, then hit play and watch it execute in seconds.
• …pull off synchronized hits where multiple doors breach at once, flashbangs pop, and enemies get dropped at the same instant.
• …choose how to open any door: pick the lock, kick it in, shoot the lock, or plant C4 and blow it apart.

In this game, you can…

• …raise baby dinosaurs into adults and track their family lines across generations.
• …watch storms rip open enclosures, flood paths, and knock out power while you reroute backups and reinforce viewing areas.
• …trap dangerous carnivores in terrain pits with rock walls and steep slopes so security can focus on a single chokepoint.

In this game, you can…

• …use intrigue to install your brother as an anti-pope, go to war with the pope, and make your brother the official pope for Catholics
• …seduce queens and empresses across multiple realms, then spread bastards so widely that another player can end up as your kid
• …build a secret Odin cult, drag your spouse into it, get in a tavern brawl while disguised, then die crusading for Christianity while secretly pagan