Seven years. That’s how long it took for SCUM to graduate from Steam Early Access (launched in 2018) to its 1.0 “full release” in June 2025. As a long-time prisoner on SCUM’s island (over 3000 …
Game Reviews
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There is certain romanticism, if I may say so, about the Cold War era that keeps drawing in strategy game developers. The threat of a “Cold War going hot” spurred numerous books and movies, and …
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Sins of a Solar Empire 2 (SoSE 2) arrives as a long-awaited sequel to the groundbreaking 2008 original that successfully fused real-time strategy and 4X gaming genres. Developed by Ironclad Games and published by Stardock …
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Time for a Buff Master of Magic is a fantasy turn-based, 4x strategy game that came out all the way back in 1994. It was developed by Simtex, the studio that has also brought us …
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Nuclear War Simulator is a hard-core simulation of nuclear warfare, providing the player with the possibility to plan and execute scenarios resembling to an actual all-out nuclear war. It was designed to primarily showcase the …
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Songs of Conquest Screenshots Songs of Conquests is a turn-based strategy game that combines elements of an RPG, tactical combat and kingdom management in one. Genre as such does not really have a specific name, …
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Distant Worlds 2 was developed by CodeForce and published by Slitherine, who were kind enough to provide me with a review code. I must say that I happily jumped at the opportunity to test it, …
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Upon hearing that there is a sequel on the horizon for Distant Worlds, a 4x strategy game that allowed the player to take control over a galactic species on both galactic and down-to-earth, small scout …
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Order of Battle: Allies Resurgent is the second chapter of a trilogy of DLCs featuring World War II from the Allied perspective. The new campaign depicts battles in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and finally in …
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HD Remaster of Commandos 2 caught me off guard; I had no idea about it being in development, but nonetheless it was a very pleasant surprise. When you get to be an older gamer, you …