[SALE 40%] and Original Soundtrack release

Hi! Today I would like to announce the Original Soundtrack (written by Matthew Chilelli) release for Mini Countries. Its available from now on! Moreover the game is currently on sale and has a 40% discount - the perfect Christmas present!! :) I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay healthy and safe! Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-12-22 17:55:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

New version 1.36 - level change & bugfixes

Hi! Update 1.36 just went live! Several issues had been fixed and the Italy level has been ... for the difficulties easy and medium. Here is an overview of all updates:

Italy is now easier in easy and medium mode
Level 3 upgrade for cities is now working properly
Industry stops producing resources when maximum capacity has been reached
Resources in industries won't get destroyed when limit for removing resource has been reached
Green dot for requested resource sometimes got stuck

Any kind of feedback is appreciated. Dont hesitate to contact me by dropping me a message via mail or community hub. A positive review for the game would be very much appreciated! Enjoy! Christian

[ 2021-11-28 14:28:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 1.3 - New world Africa

Hi! And again the next point of the Mini Countries Roadmap is completed! Just now the next update was uploaded and so the Version 1.3 is now available and playable! This is the biggest update so far! Here is a list of the new features:

New world Africa with eight new levels added
Six new resource groups (Coal, Cocoa, Coffee, Copper, Tea and Oil) and 18 new resources in total
Four new music tracks for Africa
Added new trade buildings for new resource groups
New Day and night cycle with influence on production and transport
New industry and storage upgrade possibilities
New "exhausted resource" event
New landscapes (waterfall, desert or disabled tiles within country)
Animals added (elephant, giraffe and lion)
Performance and visuals improved
Showing hint for last item summary
Moving all items with pressed Shift key also works in industries now
Improved LevelScreen & GameScreen UI for better readability
Four new tutorials/hints
Some more small bugfixing

Feel free to give me feedback, which I will try to answer as soon as possible. Of course I would be very happy about a positive review! :) Have fun! Christian

[ 2021-08-28 12:00:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Africa Announcement - second world coming soon!

Hi! Two months has past since the last "Online best time" update of Mini Countries. Today I would like to announce the next big update which is the Africa update.
There will be more levels, resources and of course new features/game mechanics as you might notice from the screenshot. The planned release is the end of July or the beginning of August. Hope you are as excited as I am! See you very soon! Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-06-23 15:02:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 1.2 - Online best time

Hi! A new item from the Mini Countries road map has been completed! Today I just released the version 1.2 update with the online best time feature.
You can now play against other players in the three difficulty levels for the best 5 places per level. And as always - in case of any feedback, don't hesitate to contact my directly or using the Community Hub. A positive review would of course be very much appreciated :) Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-04-07 12:34:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

BIG UPDATE 1.1 - Sandbox mode, building automation and three new difficulties

Hey! Im glad to release the first mayor update after the launch on February 12th today!

Sandbox mode

One of the most requested features was a sandbox mode to create a new experience besides the world mode. Its now possible to setup a custom game setting and play a game occasionally. In case you don't want to make up the settings by yourself you can start a game with random settings to be surprised when starting a new game.

Please note that the sandbox mode is in a preview mode since its very hard to test. Feedback is very welcome and the mode will of course be maintained and improved.

Automation & difficulties

The next feature which has been requested quite often was adding difficulties. Some players reported the game is very easy at the beginning but very hard lateron. Ive tried to work on that by adding different difficulties. And its very close to the third feature which is automation. There are now three different difficulties which all have influence on the gameplay:

New tutorial system

I also tried to improve the initial tutorial system since it was not intuitive for everyone. The previous system is still included but there now also is a guided tutorial in case you haven't completed any level. The first level in the world mode - in our case Switzerland - will be started with the new system and will guide you through the first steps and the most used mechanics in the game.

Here is the full changelog for version 1.1:

Three different diffculties with different request times and level behaviour
New sandbox mode to play free games with random or self-made settings
Added more automation (for trade, industry and storage buildings)
New guided tutorial system for getting used to game mechanics
Added cooldown for "Storage full" messages
Some bugfixes

Next up will be the online best-score system which will be available in April. The roadmap has also been updated on the store page. Thanks for reading and enjoy! Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-03-18 06:33:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

New version 1.04 & updated roadmap

Hey! First of all a huge thanks to all the people sending me feedback in the community tab, via Twitter, mail or my Discord! I really appreciate your help and enthusiasm on the game.

Updated roadmap & two major features a lot of your requested

Before going into detail about the current update 1.04, I would like to mention that Ive decided to update the roadmap for Mini Countries (see Steam store page). But don't worry - its an update in a positive way! Actually I planned to create a new world and then do the mobile/switch port of the game. In the meantime I found out that its better to concentrate on the PC version first. Thats why I wanted to announce two major features in version 1.1 which will be available soon!

SANDBOX MODE: youll be able to start a random new game or you can adjust settings like map size, amount of resources, seasons and so on (see preview on Twitter).
DIFFICULTIES: a lot of people told me that the current mode starts too easy and gets too hard. Im pretty sure youll find a better fit after adding the difficulties easy, medium and hard.

Probably in version 1.2 there will be an online best time mode and more automation features as well. Currently the best time is stored locally but you will then be able to compare with other players globally. Stay tuned!

Todays update 1.04

Today there is another small update. Here are the changes:

FEATURE: Monthly summary will not fire if there is a current transport action
FEATURE: Added indicator for requested resources which can be claimed by open transport
FEATURE: Wind shader added for improving landscape
BUG: Removing connection and building returned two connections in total if connection had open transport
BUG: Sent resources will now be removed if destination building has been deleted during transport
BUG: Wrong resource combination for producing jewelry displayed in resource combination window
BUG: Fixed issues on Italy & Spain level
BUG: Fixed some translation issues

I wish you a great weekend and enjoy playing the game! :) Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-02-20 10:18:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Mini Countries now available!

Hey you all! Mini Countries has just gone live and is now available on Steam! If you want to support me, help me spread the word on Twitter or leave a positive review on Steam! I would really appreciate that! Thank you in advance! Thanks and enjoy the game! Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-02-12 18:53:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Mini Countries livestream with the developer!

Join me on February 5th at 10am GMT / 11am CET / 2am PST!

There will be a livestream about me playing both demo levels. After that Ill talk about the roadmap of the game and last but not least we will dive into a level of the release version. Even though the session has been recorded beforehand, I try to answer all of your questions in the chat! The game will be released very soon! The release date is February 12th, 2021! On twitter you can also win a Steam key of the game by just retweeting this tweet and posting a screenshot below! Support me as a solo dev and the project by wishlisting the game on Steam! I would be happy if you watch! Twitter: @YheekyGames YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/yheeky Discord: https://discord.gg/BwTx373

[ 2021-02-05 10:26:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Steam Game Festival - win a Steam key!

Hey! Mini Countries is part of the Steam Game Festival which starts today at 10 AM (PET) / 19:00 (CET). Ive also updated the demo version again - so its now available in version 0.93. During the festival there is a competion to win a copy of the game. The get more information check out the tweet on Twitter! Good luck and enjoy the demo! Feedback & suggestions are very much appreciated! Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-02-03 18:12:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ready for release!

Hey you all! Last week Mini Countries reached gold status so that game is waiting for getting released :) The Steam page has finally been optimized suitable to the current state of the game. The GIF images in the description will be updated next week but the rest is kind of final. I hope you are really looking forward to the release on February 12th, 2021! Thanks for your interested on Mini Countries and Im very excited what your feedback on the game will be! Cheers, Christian

[ 2021-01-23 13:39:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Mini Countries

Yheeky Games Developer

Yheeky Games Publisher

2021-02-12 Release

Strategy Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 11

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mixed (53 reviews)

http://www.yheekygames.com

Steam Store

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"Mini Countries"-Depot (Linux) [950.48 M]

The development process of Mini Countries can currently be followed on YouTube in a devlog series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQxQHUVo608vL11_czbiKw/

Mini Countries is a level-based strategy puzzle game where a resource transport network must be built for a country.

Each level stands for a country that has different resources and characteristics. An ever increasing number of cities requires skill and good planning to meet the global demand for resources for all cities. Points can be earned by transports and generated knowledge, which in turn can be invested in the transportation network to keep your country's demand up.

The most important functions in summary:

Trade buildings
These can be placed in resource areas to produce that resource.

Unlocking new resources
Resources are not available for each level as usual, but must be unlocked by knowledge points. Unlocking a resource increases the cost for the next resource to unlock. For this reason, it is important to think carefully about which resources you should unlock and which you should not for the moment, even though they might have other advantages.

Construction of storage buildings
The production of resources can quickly bring commercial buildings to their capacity. If the own storage is full, no more resources will be produced and you have to wait for the next production cycle. To optimize supply chains and avoid supply bottlenecks, the construction of warehouses is essential. Their large storage ensures the transport of resources even across several cities.

Seasons
Even in Mini Countries not only the sun shines. In view of the four seasons, the resource production must be planned to avoid bottlenecks. Not every resource can be produced in every season so without planning a winter onset can quickly lead to a loss of level.

City upgrading
As the number of inhabitants in the cities increases, they demand an upgrade to the next level. It is now possible to distinguish whether a city is a workers' city or a science city. Here one can choose between production advantages compared to the production of knowledge.

Industry
As cities get bigger, the demand for better resources also increases. These cannot be produced in trade buildings but require new industry buildings. These are available in different stages of construction to create a new one from one or more resources.

Marketplace
The marketplace is an additional building that allows the quick exchange of points. So here you can exchange transport for knowledge points (and vice versa).

Port
Not every resource that is demanded in a level can be produced with the available resources. Therefore, the port offers the possibility to import missing resources and - if necessary - to export excess resources in order to gain transport and knowledge points.

...and much more.

Mini Countries is inspired by games like Mini Metro and Anno 1800.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor: 2 GhzMemory: 512 MB RAM
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB Video Memory. OpenGL 2
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor: 3 GhzMemory: 2048 MB RAM
Memory: 2048 MB RAM
Graphics: 2048 MB Video Memory. OpenGL 2