Need For Conquest
TL;DR:
The visuals may be basic, but the AI is very well done, which creates tension-filled moments as you try to decide where to allocate your limited troops. You need patience and attention to accomplish anything, which makes things rewarding and addictive (serious case of “one more turn” syndrome for me).
Full review
I’m a veteran strategy game player (my favorites include Civilization, Total War, Company of Heroes and Age of Empires). I was asked to try out Need for Conquest by the developer, who I know personally. I thought I would only check out the game for an hour or two, but then the most unexpected thing happened – I got hooked! This simple Risk clone gave me the biggest “one more turn” syndrome since I played Civilization. I have put off meals and personal hygiene just so I could find out what would happen next turn: Will I finally be able to complete my conquest of South America (and get a nice draft bonus)? Will my defenses in Indochina hold? Will my two AI neighbors fight each other or will they turn their attention to my not-quite-well-defended eastern border? You get the picture. My playtime is now at 60+ hours.
– Real player with 78.0 hrs in game
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A stock basic RISK like game, whose strength, I imagine, is in the variety of the maps.
I played one game, and while the AI was pretty weak, everything worked. The controls were pretty solid, and the music and sound effects were fine. There was no animation.
Obviously it cannot be a total RISK clone. This game does not have cards to collect, or turn ins, and there is no plus to taking out a fellow player. The game does seem to be trying to work new ideas in to the mix, for example some territories can have a resource called Stones that gives armies in that territory armor. Not sure how that works into the game yet, but it does show creativity.
– Real player with 7.5 hrs in game
Unite
Unite is a two-player board game based on Lines of Action (a game created in the 1960’s). Players take turns moving (with some unique rules for movement), trying to connect their pieces. The single-player mode provides 7 difficulty levels against the AI. Or play online against an opponent over the network. Choose from 4 different board types.
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Bongo Arena
Full play through here once it uploads I’ll show each build I use pause if you need to copy it: https://youtu.be/Z4e-eJHih1M
This is actually insanely difficult at parts and takes a lot of thought to prioritize abilities or even figure out the game at the start since there’s no tutorial. MAJOR DRAW BACK though I’m not sure if this is attended but the achievement numbers don’t match up to the levels so even if you beat them all you won’t get the achievements. Really neat though gets wild when you get to the silver area and the knights are smacking your people to narnia.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
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BOT.vinnik Chess: Opening Traps
Moves a bunch of pieces around the board very quickly without giving you much time to take in what is happening on the board, nor explaining why, tells you it’s a popular move (which one? all of them? black or white?). Then demands you “Find the BEST move!”. Well that depends doesn’t it? What am I trying to achieve? So I start moving what ‘I think’ is the best move. Nope, that was wrong and it doesn’t mind telling you in no uncertain terms. I try another. Wrong again! Only this time i’m being patronised. WTH?! Instead of berating me for getting it wrong, tell me what my objective is and explain why moving a certain piece is preferable over moving another. I might actually learn something useful within Chess and not what a waste of oxygen I am.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Cool game !
It is a great way to test your chess knowledge,
in my case it was a fun way to learn all the opening traps!
If you like chess this is a must have,
Very recommended!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
ChessLocke
does what it says on the tin. fun puzzle experience.
I could do with like…. 20% more(?) XP early on, but not a deal big deal.
– Real player with 29.3 hrs in game
rly cool but a bit easy. guess it’s meant for people that are about 1200 rated in chess max (for the hard mode). which is cool with me. very accessible.
– Real player with 13.8 hrs in game
Super Power: Rising of A.I.
Did you dream for defeating super villains with your endless super power? Realize it in Super Power: Rising of A.I. and immerse yourself in this 360 degree view. The future belongs to smart warriors and trough training, you will be one of them.
In this super smart city of the year 2068, you, a nobody, need to fight all your way up to the next generation of super fighters, armored and blade in hand. After defeating the enemy, you will be qualified to master superpowers, Use your moves to trigger your four super skills to defeat AI robots with your super power.
Archons of Doom
This can be a fast paced game, but if you are very crafty you can slow it down and make it yours, but you will have to have worked on your skill with your spells and any objects you may find.
You can think you are winning and then BAM you are lost! Very good challenging game play by the enemy Archons, they’ll trick you and surprise you with their antics!
A very very addictive game. You lose so you want to try again, you win so you want to better your score. Very repeat playable. I Beta tested this but there were times I loaded this up just to play it anyway as it is that good!
– Real player with 306.7 hrs in game
This is in the top 10 games of any turn-based game on the market. I is in my top 20 of all turn-based game I’ve played, ever. It takes a while to hone one’s skills, but that is the fun of the game. I was fortunate to beta-test the game and subsequently I learned a bunch about the mechanics. However, the finished and polished game is even more challenging, despite me knowing several of the maps.
We can also create our own Archons! Having played around 175 hours when this specific feature was added, I thought, “oh, I’ll mop up with my hand-designed Archon along with a hand-picked team. Nah. Wrong. This game is challenging. There is always another Archon with minions that counter your advantages.
– Real player with 187.1 hrs in game
The Elm Game
An abstract board game for two players - human or AI - that is easy to learn yet hard to master, played on a tree stump with beautiful procedurally generated backgrounds.
CPU PLAYER
There are three CPU players to choose from. Or ignore them and play against another fellow human. You can also sit back and watch the computer play against itself (helpful for learning the game).
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The Fly is the easiest AI, meant for casual players or beginners.
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The Beetle is a more advanced AI for people who want a challenge.
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The Snail is the hardest AI, meant for highly professional players.
FEATURES
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Local multiplayer / Remote play together
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Single-player vs. computer with three difficulty levels
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Steam achievements
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Simple controls suited for mouse, controller and touch input
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Quick reference describing the rules, controls and some tips for beginners
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Randomly generated backgrounds
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Runs on low end hardware
GAMEPLAY
The players Black and White take turns. Each turn a player chooses to either place a stone on any free point of the board or to change the color of any trapped stone. A stone is trapped if two or three stones of different color lie next to it. The game ends when there is no free point left and whoever has the most stones on the board wins.
ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue
It’s a genuine work of passion presenting the cybersecurity world and profession in a gamified way. It can be used as a training tool for sure, but it’s even more than that. Personally, I think it’s a great strategy game. It’s an experience allowing you to hone the intelligent strategy of the always target prioritizing mind. The graphics and music is gorgeous. The mechanics and features sometimes contain a few bugs, but the developers of the game are generally responsive to bug reports over Discord. Your opinions and ideas can shape the game as well, as you can request a feature too.
– Real player with 236.1 hrs in game
I have over 20+ years in the IT field and 15+ years in Information Security or Cyber Security. Experience from desktop support, server support, setting up networks, configuring firewalls and hours upon hours of standing on server room floors when a configuration change went sideways. Now I work in Risk Management and Governance Risk Compliance implementing the NIST RMF and now CSF. I have also worked as an IT Auditor and Security Controls Assessor.
I haven’t read too many of the comments but I would understand if reviewers first impressions of the game as “overly simplistic” or “not reality”. And I cannot argue the first point but I would not discount the game as learning tool. What this game provides, at it’s essence, and captures is the constant challenge or struggle the IT industry faces on a day to day basis. IE patch management; social engineering; SDLC; etc.
– Real player with 111.2 hrs in game
Mouse Hunter
I bought the game with $1.50 and that was a mistake.
I take purchasing this game as a life lesson to not impulse buy stupid games.
The only reason I would recommend purchasing this would be if you want to annoy your neighbours by putting this sound track on full and leaving the house
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Mouser Hunter is a masterpiece of video game narrative. Nothing else even comes close nowadays. The story is bold, and almost always “fun”. It is harrowing, forcing the player to confront feet in a way most video games have never done.
In a medium where everything is John Wick, Mouser Hunter is Schindler’s List. And just like that film, there were times when I wasn’t sure I could keep going. It is a relentless emotional assault that I suspect will force even the most vanilla gamer to feel emotion.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game