Abstractanks
Edit: More bigger maps!
My first!
Just played the first handful of missions and a random battle and I am enjoying it immensely. The type of game I wish I could make if I had the time and the patience. The quick pickup and play gameplay is awesome, I am never one who enjoys the tedious aspect of resource management (I prefer Sudden Strike to Starcraft). At 7 bucks, give it a try to help encourage more of this in the future.
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game
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A very cool neon rts game. I could only reccomend to brighten up the levels a bit, because it’s a bit hard to see what you’re doing.
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
Only just started ( i understand it’s an older game - 2013 moved from Matrix to Steam ) and i love the options given - lots of settings to choose and customize your gameplay experience - clean presentation on map , ultra wide screen support , different units ( ranging from battalions to divisions ) - the abbility to switch to nato symbols + fog of war = a winning combination for me - hope the AI is competent enough ;-D - totally recommended for ww2 turn based fans !
– Real player with 87.0 hrs in game
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Orbi Universo
It’s Democracy meets Civilization.
Still a work-in-progress, and from a part-time indie dev, but what you see here shows promise.
If you’re a Civ/Paradox/Democracy fan, it’s an easy recommendation.
If you’re not too sure about it, grab it on sale, or wait until they finish all the ages that make the core gameplay.
Pros:
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Less intimidating upfront than Democracy, you start from humble begginings.
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You can start at any place in the globe
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Many different paths to take your civilization through
– Real player with 81.2 hrs in game
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This game is unique. Maybe not much replayability, but there definitely is some. In the bronze age I had a shining civilization, the entire Iron Age was a time of unparalleled ascension, but I quickly over expanded and then the disruption caused by the immense amount of minorities quickly destroyed my stability. I kept undermining the power of the clergy in order to stop them from toppling my republic, which caused the number of heathens and heretics to rise to such a point as to ruin my stability even further. There was this entire collapse scenario very reminiscent of the fall of the Roman Republic, culminating in a coup d’etat by the military which led to a quickly fragmenting military dictatorship that saw a snowball of decline that just kept rolling and rolling.
– Real player with 36.9 hrs in game
Planetary Control!
This is a great game. Ignoring for the moment all the nostalgia feels you get playing a game set in the SotS-verse. (I do. love the original Sots Soo much), The rules are easy to pick up, and the cards are balanced enough that there is no single-win-solution. You can play MP, or Solo against AI players. I highly recommend this as a fun, lightweight game that has a lightweight price to make it easy to sucker potential conquests encourage friends to pick up for weekend gaming.
– Real player with 19.9 hrs in game
Love it! cool graphics explosions and different world to explore! One of my favorite!
– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game
Vektor Wars
My first encounter with non-educational gaming came in the form of “Battlezone”, sometime in the early 90’s, on my grandpa’s Packard Bell with Prodigy Internet.
Windows 3.1 contained a suite of arcade classics, consisting of such titles as Centipede, Asteroids, Tempest, and so on. But Battlezone was the only one that hit me in the heart. That’s because I WAS the shooter, and every enemy projectile was a take on my life, and not the life of some idiot I was looking down on.
This game is Battlezone on crack cocaine.
– Real player with 14.1 hrs in game
woefully obsolete/misinformed; fun simple game that has a tendency to be reduced to combing the map for collectibles while kiting enemies.
Ladders are broken.
Walk into them while looking up.
This review was negative because I consistently encountered ladders that would not let me climb them. Though I did encounter one of those “camera-lock and teleported away” glitches (from an enemy exploding too close this time, not a ladder), I made it to level 3 in one sitting.
The game is fun and hearkens back to th’old days (of which I wasn’t a part). There are collectibles and weapons strewn about the level. One of those collecitbles - Robodudes - is dynamic, as in they run around the level. Grab them when you see them.
– Real player with 7.0 hrs in game
Mortal box
overall it’s a pretty good game.
it’s quite simple every player haves a target to chase, as well it’s the target of someone else. like a catching mice kind of gameplay in 6 faces of a cube.
there are some power-up based on math. that may benefit you or harm you harm you. it could be hard to understand this kind of perks but once you get used to it it’s pretty easy.
the AI it’s ok. but the main mode it’s to play it with 2 friends
so does worth the price? yeah, it’s a pretty simple game but for 2 dollar it’s worth.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Quite an interesting game, simple and funny :)
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Her Majesty’s Ship
First, this game is not FTL on wooden ships. This game is a real-time management/strategy game with no tactical pause. The game is very similar to FTL but has a more MACRO approach to crew management then the Micro approach that FTL had.
I really enjoy this game and it is a great game. My game preferences run towards turn-based and tactical pause games. I really do not like RTS games whatsoever.
Although this game is a real-time strategy game at its core, it is very manageable and approachable. This game has captivated me.
– Real player with 64.0 hrs in game
Her Majesty’s Ship - Troubled Waters but hopefully smoother sailing on the horizon
I am recommending this title mainly because I really like the idea behind it - managing a ship of the Royal Navy in detailed fashion - but have reservations in doing so.
The game is all too brief at this point and I have noted that other players have requested an endless mode, a correction I heartily endorse and support.
Combat is rather too simplistic and does seem dependent upon RNG factors, outside of already having a vessel well-stocked with powder and eventually a complement of marines.
– Real player with 38.4 hrs in game
Starlight: Defence Command
This is such an addictive tower defence game with some features I’ve never seen for this genre of game before. I was invited to be an alpha tester on this game. It’s got an 80’s Tron vibe for me, but with some epic music and sound effects. Very configurable towers, and more interest that a kind of repetitive TD app game, with proper missions rather than just the same level over and over.
One of my favourite aspects is that the levels have a kind of “fixed” duration (if you make it to the end of the level that is..) I like this because I’m one of those people who is motivated through my procrastination by playing games …okay I’ll just play Level 1 for 20 minutes…then laundry for 20 minutes…level 1 again…then something else I need to do in the real world. This really suits my preferred playing style for a game.
– Real player with 44.0 hrs in game
This is a more cerebral TD game in a genre that leans towards kuwaii aesthetics. Tower customization is probably the most detailed I have seen and it is pretty satisfying when you dial in an effective tower strategy. There is leveling up, so it is worth replaying early maps and it gives you a chance to try alternate methods. The story is interesting and told in text and can be ignored if you don’t care about it.
Developer responded to a minor issue I noticed within 24 hours. Definitely worth trying out if you like TD.
– Real player with 28.1 hrs in game
Hard Minus Classic Redux
Very funny like old Hard Minus also cool music. Game is not so easy so be prepared.
Now there is classic map pack making this product 11/10;
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game
Worth it
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game