Elite: Dangerous Review
Elite: Dangerous is the birth child of the founder of the Space Sim genre, David Braben. The original game called “Elite” changed the lives of many gamers when it was released in 1984 on the BBC...
View ArticleSid Meier’s Starships Review
March 12, 2015 saw the release of Sid Meier’s Starships on PC, Mac, and iOS by Firaxis and 2K Games. The game is a continuation of the story from Civilization: Beyond Earth but a different genre of...
View ArticleWorlds of Magic Review
Back in 2013, Lucid Dreamers and Wastelands Interactive teamed up with just one goal in mind: to create Worlds of Magic, a true successor to the classic 1994 fantasy 4X game, Master of Magic. Two long...
View ArticleEtherium Review
Etherium, developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive, was released on March 25, 2015. The game is a straight-forward RTS that offers 3 factions, multiplayer and single...
View ArticleVoid Destroyer Review
Kickstarter has thrown up some games over the years from “bedroom” developers that 10 years ago we would never have seen. Void Destroyer is one of these games having been written solely by developer...
View ArticleStarDrive 2 Review
StarDrive 2, from developer Zero Sum Games and publisher Iceberg Interactive, has now been released roughly 2 years after its late 2013 unofficial announcement. With StarDrive barely six months out of...
View ArticleStar Ruler 2 Review
Star Ruler 2 was released on March 27, 2015 by Blind Mind Studios. The game is a 4X/RTS hybrid that tries to reinvent many of the traditional concepts of the 4X genre by having a unique diplomacy...
View ArticleAge of Wonders 3: Eternal Lords Review
After releasing Golden Realms, a very successful and well-received expansion for their Age of Wonders 3 franchise, it would have been easy for developer Triumph Studios to switch development to...
View ArticleGalactic Civilizations III Review
Galactic Civilizations III was released on May 14, 2015, developed and published by Stardock Entertainment. GalCiv 3 is a turn-based space 4X strategy games that has a focus on planetary management,...
View ArticleGalactic Inheritors Review
Seeing these italicised letters at the start of a review is never a good sign, but like past games that have received this dubious honour Galactic Inheritors is no exception. During our First...
View ArticleSorcerer King Review
While Stardock Entertainment has had great success with their more traditional 4X titles, Fallen Enchantress and its follow-up Legendary Heroes, they still had a desire to create a new fantasy game...
View ArticleSatellite Reign Review
Bullfrog Productions was without a doubt one of my favorite game development studios of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their innovative mechanics allowed them to bring new genres to life despite the...
View ArticleCivilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide Review
Firaxis Games and 2K Games released the expansion Rising Tide for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth on October 8th, 2015. The expansion aimed to add aquatic cities and revamp the diplomacy system...
View ArticleThea: The Awakening Review
Winter is a time often filled with surprises and wonderful gifts. I am pleased to report that I’ve received a fantastic surprise of my own. Thea: The Awakening, from developer MuHa Games, is my...
View ArticleStarDrive 2: Sector Zero Review
Nearly a year after the release of StarDrive 2, its first DLC, Sector Zero, has now arrived. While some DLCs take a subtle approach and add small things here and there, Sector Zero boldly places its...
View ArticlePolaris Sector Review
If you’ve paid a visit to our forums, you may have read or seen images about a game called Remember Tomorrow or Galaxia: Remember Tomorrow. It was originally based on a space 4X game that was released...
View ArticleStellaris First Impressions
Paradox Interactive has released Stellaris on May 9, 2016. The game was developed by their in-house studio at Paradox Development Studio. The game is a pausable real-time space 4X Grand Strategy game....
View ArticleTotal War: WARHAMMER Review
Until recently, I’d not played a “Total War” game in nearly 15 years. Medieval: Total War was the first and only game in this hugely successful franchise that I’d owned prior to this year. While I...
View ArticleStellaris Review
Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive released their first foray into the realm of space strategy with Stellaris on May 9, 2016. The game is a real-time pausable Grand Strategy space 4X...
View ArticleMaster of Orion: Conquer the Stars Review
WG Labs (Wargaming.net’s publisher brand) released NGD Studios reimagining of the all time classic space 4X game Master of Orion on August 25, 2016. The game is a turn-based space 4X strategy game...
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