>>2039208
I thought so too until I played a game where I picked cannibalism + faster newcomer arrivals, was one of the most fun games I had. Thought it's rare, if you manage to get 'Hidden from the queen' that completely nullifies impatience for leaving, it's a very strong strategy.

>>2042104
It's mostly population and resource management with a lot of variation depending on what perks and buildings you get to choose from. In each mission you get dumped in a middle of nowhere with a handful of villagers and resources and limited use resource nodes so you have to keep exploring which brings new dangers. If you supply your villagers with enough luxury items and services they give you brownie points, if their resolve drops they start leaving. You also get brownie points for completing orders and opening crates with expensive tools, mission is won when you get enough points and you move to next one through a strategic map with some extra events. You have complete control which biome and 2 of 3 starting races you get, and can set difficulty separately for each mission, which ramps up sharply with 20 prestige levels.