you can do a lot in the game.

building and terraforming is actually a lot of fun, until it's not

while you can 'do' a lot of stuff, the only reason to do it, is to do it...the glue that binds the elements of the game has not yet set, nor has it actually been devised.

honestly i think it's worth the purchase just for the city build sim aspect...there are a lot of hours of entertainment in that element alone. just don't have a lot of expectations for anything else, because you'll be disappointed.