I first heard about Antihero and its 4X-ish underpinnings over at Pocket Tactics a mere three years ago (2014 for those counting). I was immediately struck by the general design of the game for three reasons: 1) it had 4X elements (duh) 2) it looked to be a […]
Slitherine Ltd. is a publisher best known for its turn-based boardgame-like strategy titles. Occasionally they branch out, however, teaming up with developers who have a different take on strategy. Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock (BSG:D) is one such game, produced by an Australian indie developer called Black Lab Games. If […]
In our beloved gaming community, World War II games always seem to spark strong feelings. Some players simply can’t get enough “dubya-dubya-two” but others are burned out from year after year of games focused on the iconic war. Hearts of Iron 4 and other WWII strategy series are somewhat niche […]
Of all the many video game species that have gone extinct in my lifetime, I think I miss the single player spaceship sim the most. Oh sure, there are games out there like EVE Online and Elite: Dangerous. But for those of us who fell in love with […]
What if I told you that there was a real-time space strategy game that allowed you to explore star systems, colonize planets, build fleets, recruit admirals, and fight against strange alien races? And no, I’m not talking about Stellaris… Conquest: Frontier Wars (CFW) is a real-time strategy space […]
Every now and then, I stumble on upon a game that manages to capture my attention in a way I never quite expected. Kingdom: New Lands is one such game – and it grabbed me by delivering one of the most eye-wateringly beautiful pixel art aesthetics I’ve ever […]
The Backstory The Great Leader is dead, and your home planet of Solo Nobre is in chaos. You have decided to join and fight for the Solo Nobre Concern (SNC), which means your legal citizenship has been revoked. You must bring three factions into submission: The Loyalists, […]
Yeah, I get it. You hate Rogue-likes. You hate just clicking on enemies until they die. You hate ASCII graphics, tilesets that look like they were made in MS Paint, and interfaces that feel older than you do. You hate the tedium of hauling around tons of equipment, […]
Created by Swedish developers Iron & Form, Steamworld Heist (and its accompanying expansion, The Outsider) is the third installment in the Steamworld series, following up from Steamworld Tower Defense and Steamworld Dig. The only thing Heist shares with its predecessors is the world in which it exists, a […]
If you’re a regular reader of this web site, then I feel it is safe to make certain assumptions about the kind of games you enjoy. Obviously, you like something strategic, preferably the kind of game that puts you in charge of a large organization that is looking […]
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