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Games & play · own product · 2025
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
A pixel-art city builder that turns personal habits and learning into progress.
The story
A gamified self-improvement app: you are the governor of a small city, and every district is a real-life goal. Studying in the Knowledge Forum, tracking smoke-free days in the Health District and spending earned points in the Emporium grow your city's prosperity over time.
The clever bit
Real-life habits literally build a retro pixel city, district by district.
What it does
- Pixel-art city map with clickable districts
- Points and city prosperity score
- Knowledge Forum quizzes
- Health District smoke-free tracker with calendar
- Emporium shop for themes bought with points
- Template for adding new districts
- For
- Individuals building habits; gamified wellbeing and learning
- Status
- Working build
- Built with
- HTML · CSS · JavaScript · localStorage
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