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Sunset Bay Cathedral

Build a Gothic cathedral that stands · Free simulation game

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About Sunset Bay Cathedral

Build St Brendan's, a Gothic cathedral in Sunset Bay, stone by stone, and find out why cathedrals stand. Every arch, wall, vault, flying buttress, bell tower and spire is tested with real masonry physics: stone only pushes, so a structure stands only if the forces in it can stay inside the stone, and the game shows that line of thrust glowing through every arch. Choose how thick the stones are, how many voussoirs, round or pointed, how wide the piers, how deep the buttresses, how heavy the pinnacles, then lay the stones one by one, strike the centring and watch it stand, or fold and fall in a real collapse. Seven chapters and 21 levels take you from the west door's first arch to a 60 metre spire in Sunset Bay's gales, each with three stars for standing, for the stone budget and for safety. Then St Brendan's rises in 3D from your own designs: walk inside under the vaults with light falling through the windows, design the stained glass, ring the bells in real change-ringing methods, play the pipe organ, and take part in services through the Christian year with hymns, readings and the congregation. Today's stone gives everyone the same puzzle every day.

Screenshots

St Brendan's west front at golden hour: the towers, the rose window and the spire
St Brendan's west front at golden hour: the towers, the rose window and the spire
Designing an arch: the stone used, the safety and the line of thrust glowing through the stones
Designing an arch: the stone used, the safety and the line of thrust glowing through the stones
The keystone in: the centring struck, the thrust line drawn through the arch, three stars
The keystone in: the centring struck, the thrust line drawn through the arch, three stars
A thin arch folds at its hinges and falls in a real collapse
A thin arch folds at its hinges and falls in a real collapse
Inside St Brendan's: the nave, the pointed arcades, chandeliers and a shaft of coloured light
Inside St Brendan's: the nave, the pointed arcades, chandeliers and a shaft of coloured light
A service: the congregation sings a hymn as the words light up
A service: the congregation sings a hymn as the words light up
The bell tower: change ringing on a ring of eight, your bell's blue line
The bell tower: change ringing on a ring of eight, your bell's blue line
The stained glass designer: painting the rose window
The stained glass designer: painting the rose window

Price

Free to play. Optional one-time upgrade: Sunset Bay Cathedral Pro, $2.99 (no subscription), or every upgrade in every Yuzool app with Yuzool Plus, $19.99 once. Works on iPhone, Android, Mac and PC in your browser; add it to your Home Screen to open it like an app.

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