Epicinium

Epicinium

Really fun strategy game with an environmental twist. This premise has you doubting between going all-in for the win and playing more conservatively to preserve the environment. I played beta for the past two years and the final version is even more polished! Server issues on launch day aside, great game and I certainly recommend it.

Extra fun when playing with friends, the AI is a decent matchup for beginners but can be predictable at times.

Update: Even better with the map editor and workshop update. You can now play with your friends on maps that you created yourself.

Real player with 54.1 hrs in game


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I would rate this:

Overall - 7/10

Strategy - 10/10

Graphics - 7/10

Originality - 9/10

Replay ability - 4/10

This game is great fun and it seemingly has the perfect balance of R.N.G. and strategy. I have never found myself in a spot where bad R.N.G. couldn’t have been avoided. Playing with friends is great if you can, but the AI are a good challenge. (The AI NeuralNewt on hard can put up a great fight.) This game isn’t really complete yet, I heard of some additions and maybe a campaign being added later on but the game as it is is fantastic- in concept. As I said don’t let its retro graphics fool you. It can drag out and be a bit and become, well, less nuanced to state it simply, and after playing it for a while, both through playing many rounds and/or long games.

Real player with 46.6 hrs in game

Epicinium on Steam

Base Wars

Base Wars

Base Wars is a unique strategy concept, it feels mechanically similar to RTS games like Age of Empires and Starcraft but packaged in a turn based format. I’d describe it as chess without a grid.

I’ve been following development for a couple years and the game is actively getting updates every month or two. As of 1.0 the core gameplay is great. Online games are easy to set up and the map editor is very in-depth. There are some missing extras like a full singleplayer campaign and a replay system, but those are claimed to be coming soon.

Real player with 8.8 hrs in game


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Base Wars on Steam

CHESS with LASERS

CHESS with LASERS

I was a beta tester for the game during the summer, and felt it was really going somewhere. It turned out beyond my expectations! The game kept upgrading, both graphic-wise and strategy-wise, as the developer added new pieces and maps each time more complex and fun. Also, the addition of the level editor makes the game all the more replayable.

**You should definitely buy the game, even only to support the developer.

To make it short, the game is awesome!**

Real player with 24.2 hrs in game


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If you like to play chess and have some sci-fri of it, you have come to the correct place, this game have chess with laser that spice thing up.

Here at this game you can use different type of piece for your own each strategy.

What more you can create your own custom map and play with your friend to have some fun.

Real player with 9.7 hrs in game

CHESS with LASERS on Steam

Parkalien: a ludo in the space

Parkalien: a ludo in the space

Fun ludo game with a twist. Silly characters and simple to navigate and enjoy. Traps turn this game more into a Mario Kart like experience in which you start by having fun and end up losing all of your friends. Thumbs up from me!

Real player with 1.4 hrs in game

It is a very good ludo, it is very entertaining, especially with friends and it is very dynamic. I fully recommend it.

Real player with 1.4 hrs in game

Parkalien: a ludo in the space on Steam

Armello

Armello

I always come back to this game when I have time on my hands, and I’m itching for a good dice/card game. Which this game has both! I love that no matter wwhich character you use, there is always a chance to win. dlc characters are less ‘pay to win’ and more of exploring different playstyles over multiple games. there are some very pretty dice that’re so satisfying to hear/use in game.

Real player with 171.7 hrs in game

I recommend the game but I have to put a negative review because the multiplayer doesn’t allow users to reconnect once we get disconnected for a few seconds. Therefore if we have connection issues for a few seconds. we loose our games, can’t move the character. Such a shame.

Real player with 164.1 hrs in game

Armello on Steam

Hide and Shoot

Hide and Shoot

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कूड़ा

Lixo

ਕੂੜਾ ਕਰਕਟ

Gunoi

qamama

Sorp

отбросы

Աղբը

Ihe mkpofu

Otaota

আবর্জনা

Dramhaíl

Смеће

spazzatura

Garari

ごみ

Smeće

Sampah

боклук

Qashinka

垃圾

찌꺼기

Basura

Takataka

ຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອ

Sopor

purgamentum init

Affald

Afval

Ѓубре

Rubo

ขยะ

Çöp

Zibil

Roska

Сміття

Des ordures

Müll

Rác

Σκουπίδια

Søppel

Fatra

Zinyalala

Sbwriel

Ōpala

Idọti

Udoti

Śmieci

Just in case I wasn’t clear enough, let me translate that into English:

Garbage

Highlights:

Bad mobile port

Design style straight out of 1995

Clunky interface

Real player with 56.9 hrs in game

Hide and Shoot on Steam

The Rooster’s Chess

The Rooster’s Chess

Not even worth the time to install.

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No single player mode of any kind.

No players in the multiplayer que during prime time hours (2 days in a row).

Waited 4 hours a day on two different days and didn’t see a single other person logged into the game to even attempt playing against.

Also the menu interface is horrible and the in-game purchases are overpriced cosmetics for things like ugly background images.


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Real player with 8.3 hrs in game

this game is now broken. it used to be cool but now it starts in a broken state which only lets you place with the ai opponent. i used to play this with my son and uncle, no more

Real player with 2.3 hrs in game

The Rooster's Chess on Steam

Abridged

Abridged

My new favorite virtual board game!

Played locally with friends and we all had a blast!

Real player with 24.9 hrs in game

There is no doubt in my mind that this will be the future of strategy board games.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1646660

Real player with 2.3 hrs in game

Abridged on Steam

Austen Translation

Austen Translation

This is a cute, casual game inspired by Jane Austen’s works and the culture of her time. Each game is fairly quick to play (about 10-15 minutes), which turned me off at first, but then I decided I liked that since I can play it even if I don’t have much time. I love the graphic style, and the game play is amusing. It did take me a few tries before I really got the hang of it, so don’t get discouraged it you’re confused at first.

I was a little worried about replay value, but the game has more variety than you’d expect at first glance. Each game has the socialites attending four events, each of which is briefly described. The events are selected at random, so you can play several games in a row without much overlap. (There are some random variables in the descriptions also, where the names and preferences of different bachelors are inserted.) I’ve played probably two dozen times or more and there are some events I’ve only seen once or twice.

Real player with 61.4 hrs in game

Greatest Regency-era YAWHG-like in the Galaxy!

Alright, so you’ve played The YAWHG or Monster Prom and want more of the same, right? Well, sorry to disappoint, but this game is far fancier and schmancier than anything else EVER. One might say, all other games are NOCD.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if one wishes to make an Austen homage, one better get the language right. And by turf n' thunder, Austen Translation accomplishes this and more. The geniuses at Worthing & Moncrieff parrot Miss Austen’s prose, pacing, style, themes, memes, AND manage to get the historical details spot on.

Real player with 28.0 hrs in game

Austen Translation on Steam

Chess Evolved Online

Chess Evolved Online

The developer is clearly insane, and there are numerous horrific flaws that I assume will never be fixed ever. The good news is that it takes a while for the true gravity of those flaws to start affecting you, and until then you can enjoy this game a lot.

Here is a small sampling of some of the terrors of the past, although they may be gone*, they surely portend of more great sorrow in the future:

1. Turn one checkmate was once possible. Yes it is as bad as it sounds. Although it could be staved off by simply covering ever square within a 3 square radius of your king.

Real player with 752.7 hrs in game

Chess Evolved Online is an extremely frustrating game to play, and not for the right reasons. While it has an incredibly compelling base for a game and that is fun for a long time, you eventually get to a level where, at the highest rankings (I am currently in the top 50 as of this review, rank ~4400), you are forced to play only the most boring stally armies or lose a lot of rating because of effective RNG where other armies hard-counter your pieces.

So while I am giving this game a positive review out of support for being much better than most games out there, it still feels dreadful to play due to developer incompetence.

Real player with 565.3 hrs in game

Chess Evolved Online on Steam