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CLASS: eXpositions

eXplorminate | Explore First, Ask Questions Later

I often go hiking, map and compass in hand, starting at Point A and figuring out how to get to Point B. Done right, off the beaten path, it unlocks great vistas and a genuine sense of escape.

CLASS: Exploration

Not the SteamFest | Folk Emerging

This is an article series dedicated to the smaller developers, some of whom may not have managed to get onto the SteamFest.

CLASS: preview

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.

CLASS: Reviews

Solium Infernum Review

When Solium Infernum was first announced, I confess to being excited without being particularly informed. I didn’t read any of the coverage, and consequently, I imagined a traditional 4X set in Hell. The prospect of interesting factions, units, and mechanics captured my imagination, and I jumped at the chance to review the game. 

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CLASS: 4X, Podcast, Rpg

The beauty of the internet is that people half a world apart can connect over just about anything. In our case, it is having a lovely chat about games with the man, the myth, the

Andy BBB
June 16, 2026

CLASS: 4X, early access, eXploration, games in development

Editor Note: This is an eXploration, because the game is still in early access. Introducing HoMM: Olden Era – sellout? Fluke? Lucky? Good effort? Worth playing? Join our resident expert Boho as he jumps into

boho
May 31, 2026

CLASS: 4X, eXamination, released games, Reviews, Stickied

16 years in the making. (Almost) 60 hours in the playing. 16 hours to write this review. 16 minutes for you to read it. Just 1 question – is this game worth playing?
Andy BBB
May 22, 2026

CLASS: 4X, eXcursions

It’s a Terminal World… A Brief History. TUI‑based strategy games are the scrappy masterminds of the terminal world. The kind of titles that look you dead in the eye with a blinking cursor and say,

Sidius
May 13, 2026

CLASS: 4X, eXcursions

Welcome Aboard the Tiqqun, Administrator — Please Ignore the Screaming Alarms! IXION is what happens when a city‑builder, a survival sim, and a sci‑fi tragedy walk into a bar and decide humanity deserves one more

Sidius
May 9, 2026