Let’s eXplore The Pegasus Expedition
Join Rob as he takes a look at the narrative 4X, The Pegasus Expedition, as it enters Early Access tomorrow, October 20th. This one is going to fly under some 4X fans’ radars, but it absolutely shouldn’t. There’s a lot of fun to be had here. Even better, Kalla Gameworks recently announced a roadmap for […]
Before You Buy Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova
Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova is the latest iteration of a three-decade-long series of 4X strategy games. More than a year after its initial launch as an Epic exclusive, covered here and on this podcast, it has finally been released onto Steam as a standalone expansion (and as a DLC to the base game over on […]
Fabled Lands Early Access Preview
Fabled Lands, by Prime Games, is a tactical turn-based RPG based on the Fabled Lands gamebooks released in the 1980s and again in the 2010s. In it you operate as a lone character who explores and pursues quests in a dangerous but still familiar fantasy setting. The player takes the role of a new traveler […]
Terra Invicta Early Access eXamination
I’ve been around the block when it comes to complex games, I played Eve Online for years, I’ve enjoyed losing at Dwarf Fortress, and I’m a veteran of X-COM old & new. Despite this gaming background, I still found Terra Invicta difficult to get to grips with at first – and I don’t mean that […]
Five Reasons You Might Like Scorchlands (and Three Snags)
Scorchlands can best be described as a relaxed city-builder with puzzle elements with a hint of the recent hit, Dorfromantik, and a little Factorio sprinkled in. The player spends his time dropping buildings on hexagonal tiles across a colorful map, each producing a certain resource that needs to be refined to progress in the game […]
Before You Buy Timberborn
Timberborn is a city-builder with survival-oriented gameplay. While many similar games are banished to dusty corners of Steam libraries after just a few hours, it has some unique features that help it stand out like stackable buildings, realistic water physics, and…beavers. But a question immediately presents itself – “Why beavers?” City-builders have a long history […]
Before You Buy Shadows of Forbidden Gods
Shadows of the Forbidden God (Steam Link) is a strong contender for the most “Evil” strategy game if such an award was to be given away. While the player takes the role of a dark god in the hope of running the world into the ground and bringing an era of darkness, the forces of […]
Empires of the Undergrowth eXcursion
Ants Are Us As we go deeper into the year, it seems more and more that this is the year of RTS passion projects, with several new and old developers trying their hand at rejuvenating the genre after a decade of relative silence. Empires of the Undergrowth is one such game, undertaking the timeless pursuit […]
An Early Access Preview of Iron Oath
Iron Oath by Curious Panda Games is a tactical turn-based strategy game that sees you manage a team of mercenaries involved in completing jobs while pursuing the individual who betrayed your company and left most of your team for dead. Overview You play the non-represented leader of a mercenary company with up to 15 mercenaries […]
Dune: Spice Wars Early Access eXamination
Introduction Dune: Spice Wars is a leisurely RTS game that successfully integrates 4X elements into a complex tactical experience that rewards quick thinking over quick reflexes. The task that the team at Shiro Games took upon themselves seems daunting: develop a game based on not only a beloved book and film franchise but also a […]
