Trollskog
I love citybuilders, and I love fantasy and folktales, so when the developer asked me if I wanted to try this game, I had to say: Ï never heard of it, let me look it up…".
So I did look it up, and I liked what I saw. I played it, and saw that this game has some great potential! If you like city builders, love the old-school fantasy city builders like Warcraft then go ahead and pick it up.
Fair warning! This game is still in development, has some bugs and is still light on the gameplay! One bug is not shutting down, hence it shows me having played the game for 68 hours xD!
– Real player with 69.4 hrs in game
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Edited as of May 20th, 2021. (Graphics and GUI update)
Bugs / QOL
You can build inside the enemies land
Villagers randomly get stuck on things.
Allow us to select more units, in longer and more massive games this can become a problem.
Traders have problems working and moving sometimes.
Suggestions:
Allow us to “call factions to war” or something like that, This would be depending on how high their relations are with us.
Allow us to expand our tree mining border.
Themed tiles (Mountain, Tundra)
– Real player with 10.2 hrs in game
Empires of the Undergrowth
One of my favorite indie games. While only in early access, it easily has several hours worth of content already.
Four colony types are available as of posting, with more to be released in the future, each with its own unique features. The ereptor, gene thief ants, a fictional species that allows the player to mix in other ant species and their abilities; the fusca, black ants, which act as an introductory species with basic worker and soldier roles; the rufa, wood ants, which split their soldiers between defensive and offensive roles; the atta, leaf cutter ants, which have a unique resource system involving gathering, food production, and waste disposal, as well as four castes to make resources and combat more dynamic.
– Real player with 683.7 hrs in game
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This game is great and is most likely to be enjoyed by fans of the real time strategy genre. Currently there are 4 levels each with a challenge mode and many difficulty settings which you will tackle as you control two different species of ant colony. The ants must collect food to grow their colony which can in itself have various different methods applied such as the strategic placement of tiles for upgrading purposes to the ratio of worker ants to warrior ants so that they can defeat the many hungry predators around them which seek to devour their queen! For those who like a challenge you will get quite a bit of enjoyment and playtime from tackling the hardest versions of these levels as for others this will be a shorter 2-3 hour experience which will be enjoyable nonetheless. inbetween these levels you will visit your formicariam (ANT TANK) where your success in these levels provides resources for your main colony which is a species of ant that can take the genes from other ant species and have their queen produce them within the colony. This formicarium colony itself has two challenges to face which are kind of like a hoard mode. If you finish all of this content and are still eager for more there are a handfull of other modes which may entertain for awhile such as the demo levels (earlier levels with a more basic concept), arena mode (a mode where you can pit various creatures found in the game against each other) and Freeplay mode (where you start a colony on one of two maps with many options for you to tweak for a customised experience which is scored upon the defeat of your colony) and finally the hungry spider level which sees you take control of the one of the ants most deadly predators THE WOLF SPIDER! (This is a slight genre flip as you control the one spider which grows and levels as you defeat enemies working your way up to bringing down other huge predators.) I very highly reccomend this game and support the development team who are constantly keeping the community around the game informed on what they are working on next.
– Real player with 281.9 hrs in game
Magnery Reign
Magnery Reign gives you the opportunity to feel like a city manager, and subsequently create your own country. This is not an easy task, because it will not be a calm walk in the park: bandits, soldiers of other countries and even enemy robots will prevent you from calmly going about your business.
At first, you will have a small village at the end of the world, which is part of one of the countries, few people and nothing at all resources.
However, even such a small and poor settlement will still try to rob the bandits greedy for profit.
You will need to show strategic thinking and not only create a variety of weapons for your people, but also build defensive structures or even send armored vehicles, under the control of your fighters, to strengthen the bandits and the capitals of countries that imagine themselves to be the kings of this world.
When your settlement gets the right to be called a city, then political games will be added to the problems that were before, because your settlement is not the only one on the map. Someone wants to trade with you, and someone wants to get your wealth by force.
Therefore, it will be vital not only to strengthen defensive positions, but also to develop relations with countries and other settlements.
By developing further, gaining experience and strengthening your position in the political arena, you will be able to declare your independence and become the head of your own country.
You will be able not only to reach a new level of relations with other countries, but also to a new level of destruction, because now you have access to the resources of not only your city and its regions, but also the resources of your entire country.
And how you dispose of them depends only on you!
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The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition
i have owned and played, at some point, all the settlers series over the years (settlers online included despite the very toxic community) and this one and the first are by far the two i have enjoyed playing most. unlike most games of this sort, this one is not overly complex and holds you to play at a nice easy rhythm.
for many this would be a great introduction into the genre.
i cannot say the same about the rest of the series as 7 is just a whole new direction compared to the rest of the series and i personally dislike it as it cannot be played leisurely, 6 was fine but i didn’t find is as enjoyable as this. the original will always remain my favourite as it was back in the days before internet and disk drives and amiga 500’s. missions that could take days even a week to finish just to get the password for the next quest. watching those little carriers between flags was mesmerising and damn frustrating :D
– Real player with 168.3 hrs in game
I thought a very long time, do i should recommend this game or not. Finally i decided to write review - a negative one.
On this review purpose, let’s strip the name of the game from “the settlers” because it’s a lie in this case and just leave “heritage of the kings”.
In short HOTK is decent RTS where our target is to build nice economy which will allow us to build an army, and conquer our opponents , but a lot of things in this game are just done bad, Ubisoft decided to not write an AI ( which is essential for games like this) so now we only can beat scenarios where AI is totally scripted, but if you want to test your skills in real battle, you won’t be able to(because multiplayer is of course dead).
– Real player with 97.1 hrs in game
Gord
Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn as they venture deep into forbidden lands. Complete quests that shape their personalities, impact their wellbeing, and decide the fate of their community. Ensure the survival of your populace in a grim fantasy world inspired by Slavic folklore.
Erect palisades, develop structures, and grow your gord from a humble settlement to a formidable fortress. However, expansion won’t be easy! Your population is constantly at risk from enemy tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk in the surrounding woods.
Venture outside the walls of your settlement with Gord’s AI-driven quest system, ensuring a huge variety of challenges to take on. The Scenario’s main objectives will guide your gameplay, while versatile side quests and random encounters will send you off into the wilderness to hunt down legendary creatures, uncover secrets about the Ancients, or vanquish a nasty scourge. Expect the unexpected.
Set the stage by choosing from a wide range of Scenario options, and try to emerge victorious. Take it easy or set an impossible challenge; almost anything can be adjusted! Choose from a variety of primary objectives, select the level size, the intensity of raids, the environment you’ll play in, the types of enemies you’ll face, starting resources, and even the severity of weather. Of course, don’t forget the Horrors.
A healthy populace is the key to survival in Gord. Every aspect of your settlers’ lives - from illness and hunger to the death of their kin - can impact each subject’s Sanity and Burden levels. Keep a close eye on them, as once they reach a critical point your subject will suffer from a breakdown or even flee your rule.
Please the Gods with your prayers and they may give you access to their spellcasting abilities. Incantations vary in nature - some are offensive while others are defensive - but they all help to tip the battlefield in your favor. Conceal areas from your enemies, gain control over threatening beasts, or turn an unholy rage against all who dare to oppose you.
The Chronicle explains the history of the Gord universe that blends real-world Slavic mythology with dark fantasy. Pages torn from The Chronicle will be scattered throughout the game’s landscapes, giving dedicated players an additional challenge of discovery. Collecting as many pages as possible will provide insight into the origins of the Gods, ancient factions, and the mystical Whisperers.
Northgard
There aren’t many RTS game nowadays. So, this one is like… a rare gem. One of the most brilliant contemporary RTS out there.
The objective is simply to win, by which means though is entirely up to you. You can choose a mercantile clan and obliterate your enemies from the map or a war-mongering one and wins the wisdom victory, for example. It’s possible, but not ideal, but again we have to make do with what we have. The game offers like so many clans to choose from (many of which are DLCs though). Your town hall, the main building, regularly generates your population. One at a time. You construct a building and assign a worker to it. You explore the map, each zone in tile with designated resource(s). You colonize a tile and construct a building you see fit. During winter each year, you suffer production penalty. And everything moves along the passage of time until one clan rises to supremacy, or everyone else falls. Oh, and all the while some special events occur: Kraken attacks, abnormally harsh winter, annoying earthquake, etc. One of the best things about this game is that you don’t have to micromanage your resources and workers so meticulously. The town hall only produces one person at a time and each production building can hold but a few assigned workers, so everything is easy to put under control.
– Real player with 636.7 hrs in game
gave 250 hours of my life to get an extra chromosome very worth
– Real player with 263.0 hrs in game
Knights and Merchants
Great Nostalgia, as I played the original game ~2000 when I was a kid. If you already played this game, you can’t do much wrong buying it again, it contains both campaigns (The Shattered Kingdom [TSK] & The Peasants Rebellion [TPR]) which should take ~50hrs of raw speedrunning if you still know the concept of the game.
There is a problem though: This is NOT the original game from 2000! It’s a remake with a hell of new bugs and changes (esp. if you played TSK and didn’t own the Gold Edition)
Some things I noticed:
– Real player with 148.3 hrs in game
If The Settlers and Dark Souls had a love child, it would be Knights and Merchants.
I never got to play this when it was originally released in 1998, and I regret it, but the mistake has now been rectified!
K&M is an old school RTS/city economy builder hybrid. The concept is simple, the graphics a little dated, but still good enough, the sounds are simple and your minions make cute little comments when ordered to do something. The UI is easy to understand and on the surface, it seems a simple game.
– Real player with 140.4 hrs in game
Mythos: Slavic Builder
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Before the missionaries came to the Slavic lands to start writing down the known history, there was the Age of Mythos:
Forests, valleys and fields are full of creatures from Slavic beliefs. Even though they may look like monsters, you don’t have to fight them all. Make proper offerings to them and you will gain powerful allies.
Give your workers a roof over their heads and a good supper and they will build a thriving settlement for you. Do not disappoint your subjects, because dissatisfied people may leave you.
A long spear and a sharp sword will always be useful - your settlement is threatened by monsters, other tribes, Vikings or even demons from distant lands.
Follow Slavic traditions to earn points that you may spend on special blessings from the gods - the warlike Perun, the generous Mokosh and the mysterious Veles.
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Dungeoncraft
I like It! Still very early but has great promise! TRY THE DEMO FIRST FOR COMPATABILITY ISSUES!!!
– Real player with 13.4 hrs in game
Has been abandoned for at least two years at the time of writing this. Avoid like the plague.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Infectra
This is a good game, but it has potential to become an even greater game.
Here are some of the Pros and Cons when you buy this game
Pros
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Fun and Challenging Levels
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Strategy is needed to complete the levels
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Good Cutscenes
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Good Graphics
Cons
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Maximum of four buildings can be built at any one time
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Sometimes it requires more luck than strategy to complete the levels because of the building queue system.
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The Ion Cannon is unusable in some of the levels because by the time you get to use it, nearly all the infected have destroyed either the control gates or barriers and powerplants.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Great quality, smooth visuals and challenging missions - all wrapped in a cool storyline.
Instant recommendation, just a must have.
I hate power plants though xD
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game