Railway Empire DLC round-up
TL;DR – The Railway Empire DLC is fairly extensive, and so I thought it deserved it’s own round-up review. There are 9 pieces of DLC (not counting the soundtrack), which…
Strategy Games
Railway Empire
TL;DR – Railway Empire is probably my favourite railroad management game since the excellent Sid Meier’s railroads. It has it’s flaws, but has plenty of content, is approachable and generally…
Evil Genius 2
TL;DR – Evil Genius 2 is not as good as the first game, but that doesn’t make it a bad game. It’s just a bit more sluggish and resource intensive…
Jagged Alliance: Rage
TL;DR – Jagged Alliance: Rage is a game that struggles against itself with an unnatural level of vigour. At it’s core, it is an enjoyable turn based strategy game with…
Call to Arms
TL;DR - Call to Arms is a quasi-successor to the Men of War RTT/RTS series, which boasts a few genuinely impressive additions alongside one or two smaller changes that frankly…
Warhammer 40,000 – Dawn of War: Soulstorm
TL;DR - Dawn of War: Soulstorm (DoW:SS) is one of my, if not my favourite RTS game of all time which is saying something considering I've beaten around 100 of…
XCOM: Chimera Squad
TL;DR - XCOM: Chimera Squad is an enjoyable and accessible version of the latest iteration of the XCOM series, with a focus on linear progression and defined characters as opposed…
Wargroove
TL;DR - Wargroove is an enjoyable spiritual successor to the Advance Wars series that features some twists on the formula which make it different enough to justify buying. While the…
The Bluecoats: North & South (2020)
TL;DR - The Bluecoats: North & South is a fun little TBS/RTS/FPS hybrid, yes you read that right! While each layer might be shallow, the overall combination results in a…
8-Bit Invaders
TL;DR - 8-Bit Invaders is a great little RTS game and a fitting end point for the short-lived "8-Bit X" trilogy. While the gameplay might be a tad simplistic the…