Fort Triumph Preview
A couple of years ago, we spoke of Fort Triumph as its Kickstarter was successfully funded in 2017. We were excited about its X-COM meets Heroes of Might and Magic gameplay and vowed to keep an eye on it. Since then, Fort Triumph has seen 24 updates on its Kickstarter page and it’s now available […]
Dominus Galaxia Preview
This week’s less eXplored game is a lesser-known 4X game made by just a few people. Lead developer Jeff Graw of Starchart Interactive is doing his best to prepare Dominus Galaxia for a likely Kickstarter campaign, so I thought it’d be a great time to take a look at it and offer some video and […]
Trials of Fire Preview
This week’s Less eXplored game is Trials of Fire. Trials of Fire (ToF) is a narrative-driven, turn-based roguelike with card-based combat. It’s set in a post-cataclysmic world where your party of heroes is tasked with surviving the desolate wastelands in order to make a positive impact on an increasingly bleak world. In your search of […]
Leader Bidding in Star Base Orion
Welcome to THE FIRST entry in the Mechanical Wonders series! These articles pluck a single game mechanic from a specific game and talk about why the mechanic is noteworthy. Maybe it does something innovative and awesome that others can learn from. Maybe it does something cool but so subtle you never realized it. Maybe it […]
eXploring Star Dynasties' Alpha
Does Crusader Kings 2 meets Master of Orion sound intriguing to you? Well then you’ll want to see this! Star Dynasties is exactly what you’d expect from a marriage like that and it’s already in an eXtremely promising state. Rob took a bit of a dive in to this diamond in the rough recently and […]
Sword of the Stars’ Research Tree
Sword of the Stars was an-under-the-radar 4X for many, which is a true shame. There are quite a few ways in which Kerberos tried to break the 4X-genre mold and I wish more developers were trying something similar. However, it’s the game’s technology tree that stood out to me as a gameplay mechanic I’d like […]
What Was “The Golden Age” of 4X?
Welcome to our second “Throwback Thursday”, where we repost some of our greatest articles and thought pieces. Next up, Troy’s look back on what the “Golden Age” of 4X really was. This article was originally published on October 19th, 2019. With the recent acquisition of the Master of Magic property by Slitherine (and now, December […]
Interview with John Lumpkin on Terra Invicta & More!
Join Rob and Drexy as they sit down with Johnny Lumpkin, the Creative Director of Pavonis Interactive, the developers behind the Long War mods for XCOM 1/2 and now the upcoming Terra Invicta, a Grand Strategy game about an alien invasion. Terra Invicta is on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW. This podcast is brought to you in […]
Slitherine Games Contest!
Want a chance to win one of Slitherine’s fantastic games? Listen to this short podcast to learn how to earn your chance!
Review: Crusader Kings 3
Join Rob, (the!) DasTactic, Ben, and Drexy for a discussion on what they all think of Crusader Kings 3, its user interface, its potential future, and what needs some developer love. Are you playing CK3? Let us know below!