Let’s eXplore Solium Infernum: The Demo
Rob looks at the reboot of this classic: a you’re-the-bad-guy strategy game where you’re trying to rule Hell. Their official description: “Solium Infernum is a grand strategy game of politics, intrigue, and betrayal, set in the ultimate arena of Hell. Each player takes on the role of a powerful fallen Archfiend, sinister overlords of the […]
eXploring Songs of Conquest: A Reinvention of Heroes of Might and Magic
Let’s just rip the bandaid off: Have you played Heroes of Might and Magic 3? I know. I hear your groans. At this point, it’s thoroughly cliche for touchstone games to get trotted out and compared to any new 4x or 4x-adjacent. Any game that starts with little people in loincloths discovering farming is compared […]
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance Review
Introduction Terminator 2 holds a special place in my memories and an RTS set in the universe definitely piqued my interest. Unfortunately, Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is set in arguably the worst timeline of the Terminator movies, which is saying something for a franchise that revolves around an AI blowing up the world 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 […]
Imperator: Rome 2.0 Review
As a devout Paradox cultist, I am thrilled each time there is a new release. Whether it is an entirely new game or just a new DLC, I know that I am going to lose hours of my life to it. The time that I put into these titles almost always promises to be worth […]
City of Gangsters Preview
City of Gangsters is a turn-based mafia management game set in the U.S. during the time of prohibition. The game focuses on the relationships between the people who live in a single city, influencing each other and the player. By treating people you meet with respect and trading with them, you gain useful favours that […]
Obsidian Prince Preview
Obsidian Prince, by Unleash the Giraffe, is a traditional roguelike set in a voxel world with a very particular sense of humor. It features most of the usual characteristics of a traditional roguelike with permadeath, turn based combat, and control of a single character. The player guides this single character through either the endless dungeon of […]
Dyson Sphere Program Early Access Review
I spent dozens of hours perfecting my logistical systems in the gem that is Factorio and I’d gladly spend dozens more doing it again. For a title that I’d originally thought sounded like one that I’d never have much of an interest in, it made a liar out of me within only moments of starting […]
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. […]
Fantasy General II: Evolution
Fantasy General II has a distinct lack of dull moments. Whether you’re playing as the Norse-inspired barbarians or the necromancy-fueled Empire, the sheer amount of content leaves you unable to disengage. Though I was initially unsure of how interested I was, thanks in part to its uninspired title, I was quickly converted into a fan […]