Spiralburst Studio

Screenshot of My City app showing the plus shaped church piece as the first piece of the game. It cannot fit legally next to the sawmill, which is where the first piece must be played. It's a church, so you can't pass it according to the rules of the games, so the player must end the game immediately.

Hmm we thought we had controlled for these edge cases but it looks like today's Daily Challenge forces everyone to end the challenge on the first turn. 😅 This is the trouble with randomly generating maps!

Looks like everyone will score -88 today 🏆

#dailychallenge #indiegamedev #mycityapp

Graphic showing the logo for the board game "The Guild of Merchant Explorers" and a tag below that says "Coming to iOS and Android in 2026!" Below that are the logo for Spiralburst Studio and AEG.

So excited to announce that our next game will be the digital adapt of The Guild of Merchant Explorers with @alderac 🏰

We love this game and can't wait to bring the beautiful artwork to life!

#boardgames #indiegamedev #boardgameapps

Fini les autocollants ! My City débarque sur smartphone 📱 Le chef-d'œuvre de Knizia dans votre poche ! My City arrive enfin sur mobile : ergonomie au top et rejouabilité folle.

Another detailed and great review! Don't worry, the French version is coming soon 🇫🇷

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And they notice our commitment to streamlined and usable UI rather than flashy visuals. That's our designer's general philosophy, but we hope to make even prettier games too! #indiegamedev

They do include a request for pass and play - we considered this feature but decided to focus on building online multiplayer and strong Al opponents instead. #indiegamedev

"Reiner Knizia's My City is a standout, addictive tile-laying game that evolves just enough to hook you through the campaign and beyond."

"Strong AI makes it great for on-the-go play, while online multiplayer revives group sessions. The tutorial is interactive and gentle, easing newcomers into Knizia's tight mechanics. Daily Challenges and Randomised mode extend life beyond the campaign."

"The presentation suits the game well. A perfect puzzler in the vein of Carcassonne. Highly recommended as My City is speedier."

"All in all, we got a clean, clever city-builder puzzler that kept me saying “just one more chapter.” I didn’t know the original, now I want to try it on the table. I strongly recommend it for bite-sized puzzle fans and board game curios alike."

We love when our apps get you to play at the table!

'Very engaging. It works very well on mobile. You get quick levels, snappy touch controls to drag/rotate, and a readable UI. I only played against the AI, and it was a good sparring partner, unless I sped through my decisions, but it was enough to make me rethink sloppy placements."

"This is a well-done board game conversion that takes away a lot of the hassle of actually playing board games, with the computer stopping you from making illegal moves and finding enough people to play against."

"Simple controls that do what they’re supposed to, pleasant graphics, and a leaderboard to climb. There’s nothing not to like about this one."

App Army Assemble: Reiner Knizia's My City - "Should you take a trip to Reiner Knizia's My City?" There are plenty of excellent board games on mobile for good reason. It streamlines the whole experience and removes the burden of remembering the rules for everyone involved. Reiner Knizia's My City ...

A lot of detailed feedback from pocketgamer here:

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81 people played the Daily Challenge in My City yesterday ⭐

The random map provides a new puzzle every day and is unique to the app. We're so glad people are enjoying this mode as much as we are!

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Screenshot of a modal over the My City game screen introducing the first chapter. Chapter 1: The New Land There is an optimistic energy in the air. After a long voyage, you have reached the location where you want to build your new city. At first, everyone just starts building. But soon there are certain rules that emerge. The proper use of drinking water wells will promote the growth of your city. Begin Chapter Button

It's day 4 and 75 players have already completed the 24-episode My City Campaign 🤯.

Each episode in the campaign introduces new rules and challenges as players develop their unique cities - check it out if you haven't tried it yet!

#reinerkniziagame #boardgameapp #puzzlegame #indiegame

"Accessibility is a big plus here. You get high contrast colors, toggleable textures, and helpful symbols to make gameplay smoother. On top of that, the app supports both online multiplayer for up to four players and offline play against AI, so you can enjoy it anywhere."

Thanks for the write up!

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Two screenshots side by side. On the left, there is a screenshot of the My City gamescreen depicting a randomly generated board with 5 building pieces placed on it. The current piece to be placed is a long yellow rectangle building. On the right, a screenshot shows the Daily Challenge leaderboard for September 3, 2025. The top scores are 1 Vyeolzziato (41 stars), 2 bolnerap (40 stars), 3 underclass (39 stars), 4 Alexounette (38 stars), 5 Hannes (37 stars), 6 chris (37 stars), 7 kitkenton (36 stars)

Have you tried the Daily Challenge yet? Vyeolzziiato took the top spot with a score of 41 ⭐ on our first official Daily Challenge!! 🎉🔥

We see some other familiar player names too 👀

You can join the challenge in Reiner Knizia's My City on iOS & Android!

#boardgameapp #puzzlegame #reinerknizia

Announcement banner for "Reiner Knizia's My City" showing an iPhone with the game screen to the right. Tags for "Download on the App Store" And "Get it on Google Play" are below the title.

Reiner Knizia's My City is now available for download! So excited to work with @kosmosgamesuk.bsky.social and Reiner Knizia on this one.

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Google Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

image of a modal with text that says 'Randomized Game Rules" at the top. Rules: Start at palace Immediately: Not constructing cting a building -1 star Building next to investor +1 star Space surrounded by red buildings place a tree or grass sticker First Player: Both gold veins built on +3 star End of Game: Each tree +1 star Each rock +1 star Each empty light green space -1 star Number of buildings in largest group of each color +X star Tagline at the bottom says 'Randomized Games'

Image of the My City game screen showing a deck and discard pile at the top and a piece to play with rotate handles. The map looks different than standard My City maps with the river dividing the map from left to right instead of top to bottom. There are 6 building tiles on the map. A tagline at the bottom says "Daily Challenge"

The day is almost here! 🏠Reiner Knizia’s My City is coming to Android and iOS this week!

Here are some previews of the app, including a look at our two app-exclusive game modes: Randomized Games and Daily Challenge!

Learn more, watch the trailer, and join our mailing list: spiralburst.com/my-city

YouTube video by Spiralburst Studio Reiner Knizia's My City - Gameplay Trailer

We’re so excited to share that 🏠Reiner Knizia’s My City will be released on September 3, 2025 for Android and iOS!

Play the full campaign, the Eternal Game, and two app-exclusive game modes: Randomized Games and Daily Challenge!

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Picture of Fromage board game on a table. There is a round central board with cheese artwork and slots for cheese-shaped meeples. Below that is a player board showing various upgrades and player tokens.

We got to try out Fromage over the weekend and had lots of fun with it! Our group especially loved the simultaneous turns in a worker placement game so that you're engaged the entire time. We were worried about same-iness, but drafting the upgrade tiles assured new viable strategies each play.

Screenshot of UI design software showing 14 mobile screen mockups of "New Game" screen wireframes. They are white, phone-sized rectangles with gray boxes and text showing the UI flow. In the top left of the screen there are mocks with full artwork that looks like the box art of My City with visually designed buttons and menu options.

It's always satisfying in UI design to look back at old wireframes next to more polished mocks - like in this snippet of the New Game flow in My City Digital. Working in gray wires helps to focus on the logical layout and flow without getting distracted by visual design. #boardgameapp #indiedev

Screenshot of Figma (UI design software) showing a grid of 26 different app icons for the My City digital app. Some show a building floating in the clouds or on the ground, one shows a train, and 6 others on the right show a grid of tetris piece shaped buildings.

Working through some My City app icon directions - this is the kind of stuff we can pretty easily A/B test on the app stores (but of course we want a great one to launch with!)

Agreed! I think there's room for both of them as different experiences.

In the video game, you can only see what enemies will do on their next turn. But as you play a lot, you learn what the attack patterns are. This system requires them to reveal enemy attacks further in advance, but that levels the playing field for new and experienced players. You all just plan more!

Since we adapt board games into video games versions, it's so cool to explore the inverse here with a game I know so well. I'm usually trying to fit tons of information from boards and cards onto a mobile screen. In this case they had to divide up a LOT of info across many different components.

Slay the Spire: The Board Game pieces laid out on a blue playmat on a table. There is a central board that has a map of rooms and 4 player minis lined up next to rows of cards with monsters on them. Two players have a player mat and cards in front of them. Other stacks or decks of cards are spread out around the rest of the table along with little bowls with components in them.

Okay Slay the Spire: The Board Game is impressive! The 3 of us have well over 1,000 hrs of the video game logged between us. But the board game still feels fresh & fun! Cooperating as all 4 classes adds a fun new twist and they've adapted the mechanics in a way that's fun but manageable on a table.

Photo of Diatoms board game. There is a central pool of hex tiles with different color segments connected by matching segment. Below that are petri dishes of little diatom chits in different shapes. Below that is a personal player board showing a symmetrical map of spaces, some of which are filled in with diatom pieces.

We've been enjoying Diatoms by @ludoliminal.bsky.social recently! Easy to learn but tricky to wrap your brain around how to do well.

Gingerbread house of a movie theater playing the movies Barbie and Oppenheimer. The theater sign says "Manor."

Photo of a movie theater from the street. A sign in front reads "Manor." The theater is at an intersection with a few parked cars and pedestrians.

Very proud to report that our ginger read house was a success! We made a model of our local movie theater when we went to see Barbenheimer!