With Civ being a long standing series, it is at the end not surprising that some civ fans grow up being developers, who take some inspiration from Civ for their own games. Examples of such games are ZOR or Elaborate Lands, and now another civ-fanatic has come forward to present his own game: The Settlements. This game is… Read More »
Our user AntSou noticed that there is still something going on with Civ6. It seems that the development branch for QA testing got a new update, which means another patch is in the making! Discuss these news with us here.
RockPaperShotgun has published an article called “How Oxide survived the “nightmare” of making a simultaneous-turn 4X game”. This article is obviously about Ara: History Untold, and the devs talk about how it was complcated to organize and prioritize the not-really-turnbased game, including resolution of conflicts and land occupation. If you are curious how 4X game dev pros have… Read More »
Today “Star Trek: Infinite” got released. Most people knowing any Paradox games and Star Trek probably looked at this game and said that it is Stellaris with a Star Trek cover. According to current reviews, from e.g. PCGamer or RockPaperShotgun, this seems to be true, in the best sense. Star Trek: Infinite seems to capture the Trek-atmosphere, including… Read More »
After having already made a great effort with art for the release of Humankind, SEGA has now again commissioned great art for the release of Total War: Pharaoh. This time SEGA gives us a range of sand sculptures, from the Sphinx to the pyramids over status of the pharaohs. Check out this article by PCGamesN for more pictures,… Read More »
TurnBasedLovers has released another article and accompanying video called “Top Best NEW Upcoming Turn-Based RPGs And Strategy Games of October 2023”,It seems indeed that October is quite a month for strategy enthusiasts. dotAGE has been released already, Total War: Pharaoh just came out today, Hexarchy should be of special interest to Civ fans, and the new GalCiv4 addon… Read More »
A new indie game has been released, which has gotten a bit of traction on Steam and on the gaming media, and is also interesting for us. This game is a turn-based city builder, where you’re fighting for your survival against an upcoming apocalpyse. There is a prophecy which predicts doom on your tribe, and you must build… Read More »
Our moderator blake has for a long time worked on a passion project, the conversion of Civ2 into Heroes Of Might And Magic 2. His mod is now available, and is probably the most extensive Civ2 mod out there. Obviously all units, techs and buildings change, but he also modified the interface, the leaders, the city screen, and… Read More »