Little Kitty, Big City
Little Kitty, Big City
Game
Game2017
Neo ATLAS 1469
Developer ARTDINK
You play the role as the Master of a Trading Company, and your aim is to complete the World Map and tell the world what the "world" really is, via the help of the admirals you hire. Your sole decision to "Approve" or "Disapprove" is the key to shape the world! From the Steam store page
30 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Dec 4, 2025 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
62
Fresh
16 positive · 10 negative
95% range 43–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
37 of 56 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
30 of 30 · most liked firstFor me, the best point of the game comes from how you can shape the world. The annoying part is that you must watch how the exploration unfolds and it gets boring pretty fast. I also think the game is more of a visual novel with exploration and sadly I don't really like VNs. Other things in the game: The trading is not so engaging The battles are easy, just takes time. The texts and cutscenes can't be skipped Visuals are nice Maybe I'll play some more, but it would be only to see the final…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game seems alright, but it's definitely niche and has some story-driven events. Although it may resemble some similar old games like Merchant Prince/Machiavelli or Uncharted Waters, it had a very different game mechanic that makes it more of a hybrid of RPG and Visual Novel with (kind of) the exploration aspect of 4x strategy games. It's main big draw is the ability for players to determine whether their expedition's discoveries are true or not. Quite an intriguing mechanic, as it allows…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended for younger players if want a casual exploration/sim/RPG scripted visual-novel with great music. But if you are an experienced gamer or want a challenge, then you will get bored. cons: - Trading is not very deep...once you find a profitable route, then simply assign the biggest trade ship and rake in the dough. - Exploration gets monotonous: essentially repeat the process of sending fleet out along a path you designate, speed up time. - While waiting for fleet to return, zoom in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game really sucks its more of a book than anything all you do is read you cant buy and sell your goods you cant navigate your boat didnt even get into battle i gave up worst game i ever bought thought it was going to be like old uncharted waters for snes big mastake :(.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the Uncharted Waters games on the SNES back in the 90s, as well as several other Age of Exploration themed titles on the PC (Galleons of Glory, Voyages of Discovery), so I was happy to see the genre revisted with Neo Atlas 1469. I found the spirit of the game to be in keeping with my memories of those old school titles, but the game play mechanics of Neo Atlas 1469 were an ungodly irritation that buried my nostalgia at sea. So, I am going to recommend the game for those who can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →such a good game, btw is it available to have traditional chinese version
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The ability to shape the world map is pretty cool, and could have led to something interesting if there was anything going on here. The problem is that once you get over that one gimmick, it's mostly just an idle game. You set up trade routes, you wait for money to come in from the trade routes, you periodically send out an expedition to find more land, repeat. That's the main game loop, and it mostly consists of doing nothing while you wait for money to come back or more information to come…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With reservations. This could be a very enjoyable game, but there are a few things that should be addressed. 1. A pause button. Time continues to move as you scroll around the map looking for new treasure chests that may have popped up since you last looked at them. The Main Menu doesn't always pause it, as I have had new events happen while in it. I don't like RTS games, so I added that tag for this one, because it plays like one. 2. Mapping. Unlike some other reviews, I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry, but no. This game is not intended for PC-gaming at all. It's a clickety-click-click-clicker, visual novel-style game with a few gameplay elements that in theory has potential, if the game just focused on those. And, the tutorial - if I ever got through it - was the most boring, tedious, "the-player-is-so-stupid-that-we-even-have-to-tell-him-what-the-save-button-does"-silly experience I've ever encountered in any game. It's like the developers think that the players are really, really,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take out the forced narrative and terribly paced tutorial and this could have been an interesting trading and exploration game. Very disappointing how much of this on rails and thus completely opposite of what exploration should be about.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I expected to like any game involving exploration and history, but found this title excruciating to play. I started with the tutorial, only to find that the tutorial goes on and on. Two hours in, and the game was still telling me how to do things. Not because there was so much information, but because there was so much silly chatter. I don't mind reading meaningful content in games, but almost all these screens struck me as a waste of time. So I was sitting there clicking for the better…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played Neo Atlas 1469 before, which is on Steam in English. Great game, I recommend it if you want to check out an Atlas game. I imagine this one is the same basic idea, maybe less streamlined. In Japan, there's also a physical release of the Switch version with a really nice little guidebook.
unlabelledView post →This is basically a visual novel, do not buy unless that is what you are expecting. It has some additional mechanics but even after only about 20 minutes it was clear that the game doesn't want you to play it. Instead it wants you to look at its "quirky" characters and hopes that you won't notice its lack of proper explanations or fun game mechanics while those characters muck about.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neo Atlas 1469 was recently reviewed in a German magazine and its mix of exploration and visual novel reminded me of 80 Days which I enjoyed a lot. So I got it on the Steam Golden Week sale. I've read later that it's a port of a Vita remake of a Playstation game from 1999. As reviews of it are mixed, I immediately started it to possibly refund it if it was really terrible. While not everything was gold, it was fun and unique enough to play through it. There are three major elements in this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun and intrigueing. The scripted parts are tedious, especially on a second playthrough. The best part is the adventure and exploration. Searching for treasures all over the newly revealed lands. Then, the map of the World is alway diffrent, the farther you explore. A fun game, just for that!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neo Atlas 1469 is also listed as TBD and that's been out for a long ass time, idk what's going on with these game listings. i just wanna see what's new/coming soon
unlabelledView post →A Japanese gaming take on the Discovery age, you play as the boss of a Portuguese seafaring trading company, and your job is threefold: - Discover the world and fill the map - Reach (the game equivalent of) Japan - Trade with anyone & everyone you discover midway through The second is what's presented to you as the pressing objective to reach, but the first one is where the main gimmick resides, as the shape of the world is almost entirely decided by what your employed sailors perceive the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an exploration game set around 1469. Your job is to make valuable trade routes, while discovering the way to Zipangu (IIRC Japan). Since this is the Age of Discovery, you do have a couple ways to go… The game can quickly become addicting. Oh, and using our maps? Not wise. Outside of most of Europe and North Africa, the map is generated by exploring the unknown regions. Which can cause things like the Red Sea to be more of a lake… On that note, there is a chance while creating the map…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember reading encyclopedias as a kid and dreaming of exploring the world, learning how people imagined the world to be, and wondering if giant krakens existed? This game offers that, but also allows various preconceived notions about the world to be true, which makes exploring it even more enjoyable. Just chill out, discover new lands, build trade routes, and enjoy the wonderful soundtrack.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it’s Neo Atlas 1469! wild that this got a physical release - I kinda bounced off it, tbh, but it’s a fascinating game.
unlabelledView post →Remake of the Neo Atlas II, pretty interesting take on the world exploration genre since it is based on procedural generation for it's map creation. The game features light trading element, but is way more interested in finding plotlines and following them to their conclusion with a bunch of different admirals. I had a great time playing the game and the different potential events that can happen depending on the choices of plotlines you follow.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this on the Switch and loved it so I got it on my PC. As a history fan, this game is great!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →from the screenshots I had high hopes for this game. I loved uncharted waters for snes. sadly the game has very little for depth. I did get through the tutorial but not much farther. Do not buy this thinking you will get an economic or trading simulator. It's more of a visual novel or a click to explore type of game. not being able to skip dialogue and ever present distracting angels that you can't hide tipped me over. I got this game on sale, even then refunded this game, wasn't what I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game with exploration and trade. Every run is different. The music is great too! Highly reccomend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is recommended over the PSvita version. I like making it into a flat world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →okay sure its not a fanciful grand strategy and the overall game is as about as deep as a puddle left by some light rain, but i cant hate a game that dares to have both a generic flat modern UI and an over the top absurd looking UI that somehow has little to no parts that dont serve some kind of function. nor one that has your right hand man be this weird cheeky lad that looks completely unalike anyone else in the game. if anything its core issues perhaps lie in the fact that it is borrowing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A shockingly enjoyable little weird exploration game that is, in some ways, surprisingly self-aware about the Joke of its colonialism.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why do I have to watch the exploration scene with repetitive content every f---ing time!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NIS America has just released Neo ATLAS 1469 for Nintendo Switch. #NeoAtlas1469 https://gamesense.co/game/neo-atlas-1469/news/discuss/neo-atlas-1469now-available-for-nintendo-switch/
unlabelledView post →Fun game, but little bit repetitive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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