Cymanti, a Polytopian based bug tribe arrives to the acclaimed wargame The Battle of Polytopia. Prepare yourself to become a bug in this new DLC where you will walk on algae and squash your enemies right in the town square. It’s a buggy Modern Gamer this week with new reviewer Julio Trejo!
Finding a good turn-based strategy game along the lines of XCOM isn’t easy, and becomes nearly impossible if you also want horror. But Stirring Abyss breaks those trends with an underwater Lovecraft adventure that hits all the right notes for horror and strategy.
Set in prohibition-era Chicago, Empire of Sin combines the turn-based strategy of XCOM with the empire building of Civilization. It’s a fun title, but waters down the fun gangster combat part of the game with a pretty complex and completely unnecessary business management simulation.
Seeped in the Legend of King Arthur and dripping with atmosphere, Pendragon challenges players to rally to their king’s side in a unique title that balances story progression with turn-based combat. It’s time to get medieval on your enemies.
Hey all you Modern Gamers fans! This your hostess with the mostest back in action with another game review. Like cards? Like magic? Need to go on a pilgrimage but can go too far? Hey this is the perfect way to start the new season with this too hot to handle game called Blind Prophet. Imagine a desolate world covered in sand and broken down ancient (yet advanced) machines. You are a prophet that’s dressed in Buddhist clothes, with a mechanical arm. A small child offers to guild and greets you with “Namaste.” He tells you to open your map, … Continue reading Lead Your Followers on an Epic Pilgrimage in Nowhere Prophet
Rouge Summoner challenges you to create your army to fight in a series of puzzle-like battles where your newly minted minions will go head to head against some powerful enemies.
Played in artistic black and white, with bright crimson red for blood, Othercide is one of the most unique and fascinating turn-based strategy games that we have come across in years. Armchair commanders will definitely want to check this one out.
John Wick Hex takes the strategic chess-like dance of death that the Keanu Reeves character is known for and puts it front and center in an extreme tactical strategy game that is as much about time management and counting seconds as it is about raw destruction and murderous mayhem.
The wild west just got a little bit more deadly with Desperados III, a gorgeous small-scale tactical RTS that will challenge your motley crew of misfits to employ their unique skills while conquering seemingly impossible odds over an epic campaign.
Pirates Outlaws takes the much-loved pirate genre and creates a deck-building, competitive card game around it. Although it could do with a little more polish, Pirates Outlaws has more than enough swagger to make for a fun adventure.
