Permit Pending Is A City Simulator Where The Council Has To Say Yes
The design turns the genre's god-mode zoning loop into a permitting and approval process, with an election deadline attached, so every build decision is also a political one.
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Permit Pending is a browser city simulator where players act as an elected mayor. Construction plans go under review rather than appearing immediately, and residents register opposition rates that the mayor must answer for. Players pick from four city sizes, from Blank Slate at 200 residents to The Unaffordable Metropolis at 300,000, and face citizen petitions, public hearings, lawsuits, and a mayoral election held every four years. The game is free to play.
New construction does not appear when you click. A police station placed from the services menu shows as "Under review" and joins the permits list, where the game displays a percentage of citizen opposition against it. The start screen offers four city sizes: Blank Slate at 200 residents, Small Town at 2,000, Booming Suburb at 25,000, and The Unaffordable Metropolis at 300,000. Players can rename the mayor and disable specific rules. Once time starts, petitions arrive, including one asking permission to close roads for a summer festival. Accepting some costs budget.
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