Our Favorite 4X Games in Development in 2022
Spellforce: Conquest of Eo The latest title in the Spellforce series looks to be the perfect blend of 4X and tactical RPG goodness. With perhaps a stronger focus on RPG elements, but still clearly inspired by fantasy 4X games and the Heroes of Might and Magic series, Spellforce: Conquest of Eo aims to challenge heavyweights […]
4Xperiences with Age of Wonders 4
Four Things You Should Know After My First 50 Hours With Age of Wonders 4 Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios were kind enough to let me play Age of Wonders 4 in its entirety these past few weeks. Aside from multiplayer, nothing was off-limits. Here are my impressions of the nearly complete version of this […]
ZEPHON Preview
The fifth demo for ZEPHON (Steam Link) was the first time I played the game. I had some idea of what to expect since I had played a fair amount of the developer’s previous game, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War. I hadn’t expected the game to wear its predecessor’s influences on its sleeve […]
Revival: Recolonization Early Access Review
A millennium after mankind’s near-extinction, a few sleeping “Emissaries” of the old world rise from the ashes of the apocalypse in an attempt to reunite humanity and begin again. Revival: Recolonization, developed by HeroCraft PC, retells the familiar story of Civilization, but set on an Earth that’s now alien and starring a humanity that can […]
2024X: Part Two
After releasing my first article, 2024X: A Golden Age of 4X (eXplorminate link), I soon realized I was missing much of what will make 2024X a great year outside of new releases. Quite frankly, some of the best parts of 2024X will be the continued support some already great games will be getting this year. […]
Door Kickers 2 Preview
“Charges placed.” “Overwatch has a target. Waiting to fire.” “Tango in sight.” My squad has been deployed to prevent a hostage execution outside a convenience store. Every part of my plan is executed simultaneously: breaching charges rip through the fence out the back, the sniper drops their target, and the rest of my squad move […]
February 2021 Steam Game Festival: Omar’s Picks
Steam’s Game Demo Festivals over the past year have been one of the better additions to Steam in the past few years, by giving smaller developers a chance to showcase their games and generate interest. It also means a lot of cool free games to try out! As such, let me take you through Omar’s […]
February 2021 Steam Game Festival: Jesse’s Picks
For the Steam Winter Festival, I tried out seven demos, with two of them standing out as exceptional and made their way onto my wishlist. A few more ended up being interesting but clearly needed some work for them to be worth exploring, while a few ended up being interesting but clearly not for me. […]
Star Dynasties Early Access Preview and Q&A
Star Dynasties is a turn-based role-playing game when you take on the role of a ruler in a feudal space empire. Each turn, you’ll take a limited number of actions, ranging from managing diplomacy, managing your planets, open or covert warfare, or managing your personal life, and more. The happier, larger, and wealthier you and […]
Alliance of the Sacred Suns Preview
It feels like all I have been talking about recently is Stellaris, given its omission on eXplorminate’s Top 10 4X Games of All Time List (*cough* MoO is overrated *cough*). Now you might be thinking, this article is not about Stellaris. And dear reader, you are correct! Instead, I’ll be taking you on a behind-the-scenes […]