Tycoon Games are Fun Again
Kaloki is a classic sim/tycoon game; here, instead of running a theme park or a railroad, you're running something like Babylon Five, a small trading station in space, with starships showing up and wanting to buy stuff. You build out from your space station core, balancing power and structural needs against the desire to have as many profit-making enterprises as possible.
Along the way, goofy alien characters talk to you, and you're faced with a progression of levels, each with their own challenge, in the classic tycoon-game fashion. But the dialog is fun, the tone light and entertaining, and you never get sunk into the tedium of some tycoon games, where meeting the demands of a particular level requires a lot of grinding labor.
No, this is not a hugely innovative game; but it's got cute art, cheerful lounge music (okay, that might be a negative for some of you), entertaining characters, challenging but never dull levels, and a degree of polish that vastly higher-budget titles can only aspire to.
If you like this genre, what the hell are you waiting for?
The Developer Says
Race against time to save the princess in Outpost Kaloki, a humorous space station tycoon game! Solve challenges, entertain visiting aliens, keep your ratings high, and rake in the money on your way to fame and glory.
Easy to learn and many hours of fun!
The full game removes the 60-minute trial timer, allows you to load saved games, and includes these features:
- Full story mode with 14 humorous scenarios
- 7 weird alien races, featuring characters, heroes, villains, dignitaries, and more...
- More than 20 scenarios total, including a variety of free-form replayable sandbox environments
- Over 45 unique station expansions in 5 different categories
- All in an easy-to-learn, fun, friendly 3D game suitable for the whole family.
Reviews
"...puts to shame every other 'tycoon' style game I've seen this year."
- 10/10, GameTunnel
"...you owe it to yourself to give Kaloki a try."
- 8.5/10, Cosmos Gaming
"Great gameplay that keeps you on your toes."
- 7.5/10, Gamer's Hell
"A must have for all tycoon gamers!"
- 7/10, GamePike
Awards
"...it's great to see a developer like Ninja Bee outclass all the competitors (both indie and mainstream) with quirky gameplay and amazing production values."
- Game Tunnel Sim Game of the Year
Our Review
Space Station Tycoon?
Submitted by DrJ on Sat, 2006-08-12 03:40. The Word
Costs in Space
Fast and Fun Tycoon in Outpost Kaloki
On first booting Outpost Kaloki, I thought I had the wrong game. I had been told that it was a space station management game but the graphics looked like Cartoon Network versions of retro-science fiction adventures. The Saturday morning-style of animation and the real-time nature of the game play initially fooled me. The dollar amounts popping out of businesses and the animated spaceships made the game feel very different from the “SimCity in Space” that I was expecting. Even the funny voices and alien syllables when you deal with the space aliens are a delightful addition to the game.
Player Reviews
Voice of the Masses
Outpost Kaloki
Posted: Submitted by misterorange on Wed, 2006-08-30 22:22.
Wow! Where has this game been?
Posted: Submitted by misterorange on Wed, 2006-08-30 22:22.Posts: 2
Newbie
Call me doubly impressed. I thought it was hyperbole, but man...Kaloki is the real deal. I've always been a fan of tycoon games, they're my favorite kind in fact. And never have I found one addictive as this (and I've been through the Sim franchise, tycoon, even an MMO tycoon game...).
The diversity of gameplay and the different types of stress you're under (power, time, etc) make this one a cut above. The graphics are wonderfully cartoony and the whole theme is well done. I honestly don't think I would've liked the game as much if had been completely 'serious' about its characters and story.
And the interface is just...flawless.
Anyway, just wanted to throw this out there. If you're curious, download and enjoy. You won't be disappointed. A true diamond amongst the indie rough.
Evan
