LucasArts Afterlife
Ranked 9 of 21 city builder games by recommenders
Fun, funny and memorable game with great music that people still replay years later. Caveat: it is very hard.
Fun, funny and memorable game with great music that people still replay years later. Caveat: it is very hard.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun and satisfying to finish
“Afterlife is wonderfully fun and satisfying to experience to completion for the first time”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Lucasart's Afterlife” “Fun game, but very hard, and teaches you the danger of debt quite early in life.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Lucasart's Afterlife” Great graphics, music and theme
“I absolutely loved the graphics and the theme and everything”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Lucasart's Afterlife” “The music from this game is still in my regular rotation.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Lucasart's Afterlife” Humor and voice acting
“The whole design, the voice acting, humour and frustratingly hard game play”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Lucasart's Afterlife” “The humor really stuck out to me.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Lucasart's Afterlife”
Other city builder games people recommend
The four most recommended other city builder games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimCity 3000 | 23 | 2 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| SimCity 2000 | 20 | 7 | 74% | 11 | — | Approved |
| SimCity | 20 | 12 | 63% | 9 | — | — |
| Cities: Skylines | 20 | 18 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
| LucasArts AfterlifeThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this seems exactly like the kind of game that would have had an AMAZING sequel”
“The humor really stuck out to me.”
“Fun game, but very hard, and teaches you the danger of debt quite early in life.”
“I still remember the intro of this game”
“I still play once a year.”
“The music from this game is still in my regular rotation.”
“Find a map with the maximum amount of buildable space”
“Afterlife is wonderfully fun and satisfying to experience to completion for the first time”
“I absolutely loved the graphics and the theme and everything”
“The whole design, the voice acting, humour and frustratingly hard game play”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.