There's a game called Banished that's actually releasing today that a lot of us are hopeful for.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/
Here is the gameplay video that got me excited about it:
Banished Gameplay - Agriculture - YouTube
I believe there has been a little discussion in the video games thread on it, there are some 'lets play' type videos on youtube available and I think a few folks here are definitely buying it. I'm trying to resist myself to wait for a few first impressions.