CITIES, ROUTES & RESOURCE LOOPS

Build a system you can understand.

Choose a turn-based civilization, a transport company or an incremental production system. Begin with one working piece before expanding the plan.

4 projectsCompare the choices ↓Read the companion note ↗

OpenTTD project image — Actual capture of the linked browser build’s opening screen. An opening screen does not prove a full transport session works.

A PLACE TO BEGIN / OpenTTD

Start with one good session.

A bus service introduces the relationship between infrastructure, a vehicle and orders. The official tutorial provides a concrete first project.

Meet OpenTTD ↗

Pick the pace first

Freeciv-web gives you turns and city decisions. OpenTTD runs a transport simulation. Trimps and Particle Clicker build resource loops over time. Consider whether you want to make a decision, observe a running service or manage a changing production bottleneck.

Learn the smallest complete system

For OpenTTD, make one route reach both stops. For Freeciv-web, inspect one city and its production before expanding. For Particle Clicker, follow detector data into research. A working small example gives you a way to diagnose the next addition.

Protect long sessions early

Save behavior belongs to the chosen game and host. Test the OpenTTD port’s export interface, check Freeciv-web’s selected server rules, and keep a Trimps export. This guide’s shortlist remembers an entry rather than the state of your campaign.

THE OPTIONS AT A GLANCE

Choose the next game.

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Game	Why try it	Pace	Progress
Freeciv-web ↗Browser adaptation	City building, research and a campaign you can settle into.	Turn-based campaign	Depends on the selected server and account.
OpenTTD ↗Browser port	Planning routes, building networks and learning a detailed simulation.	Ongoing simulation	Check file export in this particular port before a long game.
Trimps ↗Web-native	A long-running incremental game with several interacting resources.	Incremental strategy	Local saves and export/import are implemented. Keep an exported backup before clearing data or moving browsers.
Particle Clicker ↗Web-native	A pointer-driven incremental game with short historical research notes.	Incremental management	Uses localStorage, with a Save now control. Without storage, the source warns that a refresh loses progress.