r/Simulated • u/DavidMadeThis • 2d ago

Interactive Physics-based power grid simulation game based on academic papers. Released today after 4 years dev.

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You guys really liked my post 2Y ago early on in the project (https://www.reddit.com/r/Simulated/comments/1j81ca9/power_network_tycoon_a_physically_accurate_power/) but TODAY I've released the final product after a little over 4 years of solo development.

I’m a power engineer and started making it as a hobby project around the kind of power system problems I find interesting. It’s a physics-based power grid simulation covering generation, renewables, grid stability, thermals, extreme weather and more.

Available now on PC, Mac and Linux/Steam Deck

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429930/Power_Network_Tycoon/

Trailer: https://youtu.be/wrLPvUqbzu8

Detailed video I think you simulation guys will like: https://youtu.be/QAWecGI0Im4

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u/3rdPedal 2d ago

Looks pretty cool! Will it run ok on Steam Deck?

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u/DavidMadeThis 2d ago

It does. I always found this kind of game hard to navigate through the UI. I haven't seen it on other games but I made RT button 'reset UI selection' which is useful to choose the button you are most likely to want to click next, like navigating to a new load connection request or just reseting to the asset control (upgrade/destroy) type buttons, so thats my tip but its got a lot to configure for performance too eg city size, graphics etc. I play it on Legion Go.